UK Drivers

Advanced Stop Line
If you're queuing to turn right, two cars in front are queueing in the box junction and to wait behind them means you would stop after the ASL inside the cycle box. You think you're probably not going to get through before the lights change but you might if there's a gap. Do you queue after the ASL and risk be... 9 Apr 2010 02:24

Why is the Queen be allowed to dissolve our Parliament?
tomcov wrote: .... Doug, I must thank you, on one of my rare days off (a public holiday), I have had some time to spend with the family. We have so much enjoyed your little rants & raves (espically my youngest who did not have to work yhis Sunday ) We have been running a book on what posts you w... 6 Apr 2010 04:16

Toyota crash data "skewed towards the over 55"
In the US. <http://www.businessinsider.com/a-deep-dive-into-toyota-sudden-acceleration-accident-stats-2010-3> ... 5 Apr 2010 08:20

Bridge damaged by lorry
Below is a recent example of a bridge being damaged by a lorry because the lorry was too tall. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8602729.stm This seems to be a common occurrence. I'm interested in knowing why this happens so often. Are all bridges marked with the maximum vehicle height that ca... 5 Apr 2010 17:17

The FT on F1
Article: "The Smart Money - studying from for the speculative enthusiast" (written just before Malaysia - I have been meaning to post for a week!) "The return of the red baron" Basically the article says "schumi" is a good each way bet with the other contenders Button and Hamilton. Now I'm used to the British pre... 16 Apr 2010 19:36

Scrappage scheme farce...
Sitting nose to tail on a disused airstrip, these cars form a tiny part of the massive backlog of vehicles destined for the scrap heap. The number standing idly on the runway has swelled to around 14,000 as mechanics struggle to cope with the popularity of the Government's scrappage scheme, which ended last week... 26 Apr 2010 08:05

storing drivers movements
In a recent thread, it was suggested that there was no reason to store people's movements in a database. So why, I wonder, is it being done? Police are secretly photographing up to 14 million motorists a day and storing their details for years, it has emerged. "Images of drivers and their front seat passenger... 9 Apr 2010 19:02

Another pavement motorist kills
And the motorists here have the barefaced cheek to keep banging on about cyclists on pavements! "Man dies as car hits Birmingham bus shelter A pedestrian was killed when a car crashed into a bus shelter in Birmingham. Emergency services were called to the scene in Stratford Road, Hall Green, on Friday morni... 6 Apr 2010 07:31

Kind offer to Doug (drag racing at Santa Pod)
Hey Doug I'm off to the Autotrader Easter Thunderball "Motorsport Extravaganza" at Santa Pod tomorrow to see some drag racing. I can pick you up in Catford in my 350 bhp 3-litre twin turbo gas-guzzler that does 2 gallons to the mile. We can both indulge in some frivolous hypermobility together and at the same... 3 Apr 2010 14:53

Manchester: Asians caused 93 forced car collisions to make 1.6min insurance claims
Mr. Benn wrote: "Nick Finnigan" <nix(a)genie.co.uk> wrote in message news:hp7ktc$ac4$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... Clearly written by a muslim. Who may well be as Asian as Cassius Clay. Information for the lefties: Cassius was a Southpaw? "Muslims represent 12% (9,795) of the prison po... 3 Apr 2010 17:05