Search found 373 matches

by Triquet
Tue Jul 09, 2019 1:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Been a naughty boy?
Replies: 25
Views: 30055

Re: Been a naughty boy?

Let him (or her) who hasn't exceeded the speed limit during a brisk overtake cast the first stone :gear:
by Triquet
Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:22 pm
Forum: Advanced Driving - Cars
Topic: Block Changes - How Many Do You Miss?
Replies: 33
Views: 39804

Re: Block Changes - How Many Do You Miss?

Ah dear old J13, I use it regularly. It's a very long slip and shortly after the picture shown it widens out into four lanes (two South, two North possibly). But you can see the lights way back just as you come over the "hump". I quite often do this at night, with not much traffic so with ...
by Triquet
Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Terminally Embarrased
Replies: 14
Views: 19941

Terminally Embarrased

Oh God, I'm terminally embarrased, and maybe it's time to pack it in and catch the bus (Using my bus pass of course) Trundling down the A1 past Doncaster on Monday morning in the usual slow-moving cortege of traffic, 9:30 in the morning, clear conditions. I came (or rather big Saab) came into intima...
by Triquet
Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:28 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: Business
Replies: 0
Views: 32171

Business

Off we go again.

Occupied North Berkshire / Dover / Dunkirk / Antwerp tomorrow Monday 17/06
Then Tuesday 18/06 Antwerp - Lower Normandie. It'll take bloody ages but it it's all motorway. I just hope my tag is still working.

:car:
by Triquet
Sun May 26, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: This Website
Topic: Logged out?
Replies: 5
Views: 13915

Re: Logged out?

It happens now and then. I just have to remember who I am ... but it's very quiet at the moment ....
by Triquet
Fri May 10, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: A Very Good Read
Replies: 32
Views: 56094

Re: A Very Good Read

“wholesale rollout of this technology without infrastructure or maturity is reckless.”

Exactly. And IMHO early roll-out could lead to some very nasty incidents, followed by some very tortuous legal arguments.
by Triquet
Tue May 07, 2019 1:12 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: A Very Good Read
Replies: 32
Views: 56094

A Very Good Read

My daughter has just drawn my attention to this. It is well worth a read ....

https://www.businessweekly.co.uk/news/a ... y2OeMjoD1A

:racing:
by Triquet
Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sic Transit Gloria
Replies: 8
Views: 13230

Re: Sic Transit Gloria

Not governed, praise be ....
by Triquet
Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:55 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sic Transit Gloria
Replies: 8
Views: 13230

Sic Transit Gloria

Over the Easter Weekend we hired a nice big Transit to take a shed-load of stuff up to Peterbuggah for the Antiques Fair. It makes a change from Saabing about but a couple of little thoughts: a) Even with the big fat wing mirrors you get on a Tranny nowadays there is always some daft Herbert who wan...
by Triquet
Sun Mar 31, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: Speed limiters mandatory from 2022?
Replies: 63
Views: 98487

Re: Speed limiters mandatory from 2022?

I suspect that this system will first appear in all-electric (or possibly hybrid) cars where the electronics can be neatly integrated with the drive management systems and it will be "go" and "regenerative braking"

Go to advanced search