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by StressedDave
Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:31 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: BBC article on driver awareness courses
Replies: 14
Views: 16912

Re: BBC article on driver awareness courses

It's interesting in that he said he wasn't really given sufficient scare data to make him consider his actions in the first place. The only deterrent he saw was the 'four hours of his life he isn't going to get back'. Trouble is, I've got a lot of photos from my previous life. There's plenty of nast...
by StressedDave
Wed Jun 22, 2016 3:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The EU - Leave or Remain?
Replies: 189
Views: 822787

Re: The EU - Leave or Remain?

I despise the EU, but I feel that being a member, we'll have a better chance of improving it and changing things, as it's much easier to change things from internally. If only we had any power to do that - we have a single vote so can be outgunned by the French and Germans (or indeed a couple of th...
by StressedDave
Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:04 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Censorship and derailment
Replies: 90
Views: 70885

Re: Censorship and derailment

Without trying to read Alisdair's mind, I think another possible reason for closing the thread was that it was on the cusp of turning nasty about your posts on cyclists and other user's interpretations of it. No fault on any part, but there's nothing like a good bitch fight to wreck any thread.
by StressedDave
Sat Jun 18, 2016 7:37 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Censorship and derailment
Replies: 90
Views: 70885

Re: Censorship and derailment

Only from Wales (a trip curtailed by illness) - Scotland was sooooo last month :racing:
by StressedDave
Sat Jun 18, 2016 5:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Censorship and derailment
Replies: 90
Views: 70885

Re: Censorship and derailment

Especially in Wales and Scotland...
by StressedDave
Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:17 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The state of roads.
Replies: 87
Views: 68050

Re: The state of roads.

The cyclist the other day was going with the flow of traffic, but decided he could make better progress by cycling at speed on the pavement. Fortunately, I based my driving plan around the premise that not only was he inconsiderate, he was likely to be a really poor rider with no spatial awareness ...
by StressedDave
Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The state of roads.
Replies: 87
Views: 68050

Re: The state of roads.

No, I'm just trying not to swear...
by StressedDave
Thu Jun 16, 2016 2:42 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The state of roads.
Replies: 87
Views: 68050

Re: The state of roads.

The cyclist the other day was going with the flow of traffic, but decided he could make better progress by cycling at speed on the pavement. Fortunately, I based my driving plan around the premise that not only was he inconsiderate, he was likely to be a really poor rider with no spatial awareness ...
by StressedDave
Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:23 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The state of roads.
Replies: 87
Views: 68050

Re: The state of roads.

I think you'll find in central Cambridge that the roads are three inches wide and the rest is given over to cyclists, many of whom will quite happily cycle against traffic.
by StressedDave
Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:54 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The state of roads.
Replies: 87
Views: 68050

Re: The state of roads.

I don't believe that Bristol could ever be described as civilised...

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