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From: Road_Hog on 22 Sep 2008 10:15 "Brimstone" <brimstone520-ng03(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:8f6dnSheioL7PUrVnZ2dnUVZ8tDinZ2d(a)bt.com... > What's wrong with allowing a small safety margin for the older, less > common vehicles and a bigger safety margin for more modern vehicles, > especially as so many people haven't got a clues as to what the represent > in real life (hence so many people drive so close to the vehicle in > front). > Because it isn't accurate or representative of the real world.
From: Road_Hog on 22 Sep 2008 10:32 "M............" <mmmmmmtheobvious(a)freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message news:jetz1j2gggq5$.1nizckjz7u98c$.dlg(a)40tude.net... > Following up to Road_Hog > >> we would take the oldest/slowest worst braking car (lowest >> common denominator) > > how is the "old banger" etc the "lowest common denominator"? I never used the words "old banger" that is your description, I used the more accurate and definitive adjectives of, oldest/slowest - worst braking.
From: Road_Hog on 22 Sep 2008 10:44 "M............" <mmmmmmtheobvious(a)freedomnames.co.uk> wrote in message news:12fsnz0bn6kif$.w4wjuq2zjrps.dlg(a)40tude.net... > Following up to Road_Hog > >>> how is the "old banger" etc the "lowest common denominator"? >> >> I never used the words "old banger" that is your description, I used the >> more accurate and definitive adjectives of, oldest/slowest - worst >> braking. > > I know you didnt, thats why I put it in quotes and added "etc", it was the > LCD i was worried about. Why were you worried about it, in this case it merely means the weakest link in the chain, and to set the standard by that.
From: Mark W on 22 Sep 2008 11:28 > But what you're forgetting is that a Moggy Thou is utterly atypical on > today's roads. Of course they're still permitted - and long may the FBHVC That's 'Morry Thou' as in 'Didn't have the money round to buy a....'
From: OG on 22 Sep 2008 12:33
"Road_Hog" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:gb898g$83a$1(a)aioe.org... > > PS Get yourself and use a news reader that adds quotes. The problem is with using Outlook Express to respond to a post made using google groups. I have the same problem and use Thunderbird to reply to GG users. (I'm looking at OE quotefix now but I'm not sure I'll stick with it). |