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From: The Peeler on 30 Jun 2010 08:05 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:57:41 +0100, "mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > >"bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message >news:890om3FmhjU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> Most of the higher-risk roads are in north-west England, Yorkshire and the >> Humber and the East Midlands, while Scotland has the highest risk rating >> of all the regions. >> >> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100630/tuk-one-in-10-uk-roads-are-high-risk-6323e80.html > >There are several of these so-called 'high risk' type of roads near me. One >of them has blind bends. These blind bends mean that when there is oncoming >traffic, overtaking drivers cannot always see oncoming traffic ahead. Why are drivers overtaking on blind bends? Hoping for a Darwin Award (TM)?
From: bod on 30 Jun 2010 08:09 The Peeler wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:02:11 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> > wrote: > >> The Peeler wrote: >>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:38:44 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Most of the higher-risk roads are in north-west England, Yorkshire and >>>> the Humber and the East Midlands, while Scotland has the highest risk >>>> rating of all the regions. >>> They drink, you know. >>> >>> >> And their whippets do as well. > > If you had to work 18 hours a day down pit, you'd drink too. > > If I had to work those sort of hours down a pit, I think I'd top myself.....after a bloody good drinking session, of course. Bod
From: mileburner on 30 Jun 2010 08:13 "The Peeler" <peelingthe(a)invalid.admin> wrote in message news:lmcm265dls43mpg5gq159pji56l0dok7j2(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:57:41 +0100, "mileburner" > <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > >> >>"bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message >>news:890om3FmhjU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>> Most of the higher-risk roads are in north-west England, Yorkshire and >>> the >>> Humber and the East Midlands, while Scotland has the highest risk rating >>> of all the regions. >>> >>> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100630/tuk-one-in-10-uk-roads-are-high-risk-6323e80.html >> >>There are several of these so-called 'high risk' type of roads near me. >>One >>of them has blind bends. These blind bends mean that when there is >>oncoming >>traffic, overtaking drivers cannot always see oncoming traffic ahead. > > Why are drivers overtaking on blind bends? > Hoping for a Darwin Award (TM)? Usually because the car in front is observing the speed limit. Sometimes it is due to slow moving farm vehicles.
From: Adrian on 30 Jun 2010 08:14 The Peeler <peelingthe(a)invalid.admin> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>There are several of these so-called 'high risk' type of roads near me. >>One of them has blind bends. These blind bends mean that when there is >>oncoming traffic, overtaking drivers cannot always see oncoming traffic >>ahead. > Why are drivers overtaking on blind bends? Hoping for a Darwin Award > (TM)? Quite.
From: The Peeler on 30 Jun 2010 08:15
On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:09:58 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >The Peeler wrote: >> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:02:11 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> >> wrote: >> >>> The Peeler wrote: >>>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:38:44 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Most of the higher-risk roads are in north-west England, Yorkshire and >>>>> the Humber and the East Midlands, while Scotland has the highest risk >>>>> rating of all the regions. >>>> They drink, you know. >>>> >>>> >>> And their whippets do as well. >> >> If you had to work 18 hours a day down pit, you'd drink too. > > > > > > If I had to work those sort of hours down a pit, I think I'd top >myself.....after a bloody good drinking session, of course. Sheer luxury. When I were a lad... |