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From: Derek C on 2 Jul 2010 20:41 Apparently some Lexus (offshoot of Toyota) models have a fault that may cause the engine to stall or run erratically. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/01/toyota-faces-lexus-safety-recall A recall is being arranged to fix the fault. I just thought I would get in before Doug comes out with another 'killer car' posting! Derek C
From: Doug on 3 Jul 2010 02:16 On 3 July, 01:41, Derek C <del.copel...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Apparently some Lexus (offshoot of Toyota) models have a fault that > may cause the engine to stall or run erratically. > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/01/toyota-faces-lexus-saf.... > > A recall is being arranged to fix the fault. > > I just thought I would get in before Doug comes out with another > 'killer car' posting! > Thanks but I had spotted it and realised that there are now so many faulty cars on our roads that it must be obvious to everyone by now and the serious danger they present to vulnerable road users like myself all too obvious.. -- . UK Radical Campaigns. http://www.zing.icom43.net A driving licence is a licence to kill.
From: Derek C on 3 Jul 2010 02:36 On Jul 3, 7:16 am, Doug <smi...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > On 3 July, 01:41, Derek C <del.copel...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote:> Apparently some Lexus (offshoot of Toyota) models have a fault that > > may cause the engine to stall or run erratically. > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/01/toyota-faces-lexus-saf... > > > A recall is being arranged to fix the fault. > > > I just thought I would get in before Doug comes out with another > > 'killer car' posting! > > Thanks but I had spotted it and realised that there are now so many > faulty cars on our roads that it must be obvious to everyone by now > and the serious danger they present to vulnerable road users like > myself all too obvious.. > Why? Is there a danger that your illegal electric bike might run into the back of a Lexus if the engine stalls? That would be your fault anyway!
From: Ian Jackson on 4 Jul 2010 12:47 In message <dd816738-3f6a-49f2-acd0-862d37344bb8(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>, Stephen Bagwell <stephenb1963uk(a)gmail.com> writes > > >Anyone see Police Stop on ITV 4 today? > >An erratic cyclist on a bike with a "Chopper" seat and extended forks >went through a temporary traffic light on red and as he rode over the >cable it tipped the bike up. Digressing slightly, do temporary traffic lights - the type erected by contractors mending the roads - have any legal force? These days, it seems that no roadworks are complete without all the paraphernalia of a set of lights and diesel generator. Often, the only real obstruction to the two-way flow of traffic is the presence of the generator itself (which is invariably parked on the carriageway), and countless traffic cones guarding the whole project. There's a 50/50 chance that the infrared/radar sensors (placed at each end of the roadworks to indicate the approach and presence of vehicles) are not working or, if they are, then they are pointing anywhere but where they are likely to be able to detect anything as small as a normal family car. As a result, you can be kept waiting for several minutes before the lights turn green for you, which is particularly annoying when there is completely clear visibility through and past the roadworks (especially if the lights are only, say, 10 or 15 yards apart), and it is obvious that there is no 'real' reason why you should not proceed through them. [Whenever possible, why oh why can't they simply can't put up the 'give way to oncoming traffic' signs, as used at 'chicanes'?] In such circumstances, are temporary traffic lights essentially advisory, or do they have the same standing in law as 'normal' lights? -- Ian
From: Nick Finnigan on 4 Jul 2010 14:46
Ian Jackson wrote: >> cable it tipped the bike up. > > Digressing slightly, do temporary traffic lights - the type erected by > contractors mending the roads - have any legal force? Yes. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20023113.htm#35 > In such circumstances, are temporary traffic lights essentially > advisory, or do they have the same standing in law as 'normal' lights? They have the same standing in real life as 'normal' speed limits. |