The New Year

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The New Year

Postby Triquet » Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:03 pm

Happy New Year to one and all!

What are we going to do this year? Shall we just gripe about driiving standards / speed limits / road markings / potholes (take your pick)? Or shall we do something? Ideas on a postcard please ..... :soap:

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Re: The New Year

Postby Another Bill » Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:18 am

Triquet wrote:Happy New Year to one and all!

What are we going to do this year? Shall we just gripe about driiving standards / speed limits / road markings / potholes (take your pick)? Or shall we do something? Ideas on a postcard please ..... :soap:


HNY indeed.

Personally I’m thinking about my first Half Marathon (fully qualified oap), and happy to discuss with others to do likewise. On the assumption there’s no takers, happy to remain silent on pedestrian road markings, and might even engage in other responses. :)
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Re: The New Year

Postby vanman » Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:51 am

What are we going to do this year? Shall we just gripe about driiving standards / speed limits / road markings / potholes (take your pick)? Or shall we do something? Ideas on a postcard please ..... :soap: [/quote]

Might even get out and drive (provided the wheels stay on) :lol:

Perhaps Newbury again, if enough interested. Won't be till the longer days come in. Unless someone else would like to set up a day??

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Re: The New Year

Postby RiK » Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:21 am

Probably do a bit of driving myself, and most likely nick a fair few dodgy drivers whilst I'm at it too.. :D
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Re: The New Year

Postby vanman » Wed Jan 08, 2025 12:52 pm

RiK wrote:Probably do a bit of driving myself, and most likely nick a fair few dodgy drivers whilst I'm at it too.. :D


Ah, pleasure driving, if only. :hit:

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Re: The New Year

Postby waremark » Wed Jan 08, 2025 5:29 pm

RiK wrote:Probably do a bit of driving myself, and most likely nick a fair few dodgy drivers whilst I'm at it too.. :D

Interesting that. I have the impression that nicking dodgy drivers has been de-prioritized leaving the camera boys as the only police involvement with drivers unless the drivers actually crash, don't wear seat belts or hand hold phones. What sort of bad driving would cause you to nick someone?

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Re: The New Year

Postby Another Bill » Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:44 pm

RiK wrote:Probably do a bit of driving myself, and most likely nick a fair few dodgy drivers whilst I'm at it too.. :D

I’ve no doubt that the novelty wears off. But speaking for myself, I can imagine getting great satisfaction from the nicking of dodgy drivers. At least until such times as I get knocked off my pedestal and get nicked myself but touch wood, hasn’t happened since my one and only speeding ticket, 67 in a temporary 50mph on motorway in 1994, handed over in person by two actual traffic officers. Main ‘informal’ feedback was they might have let me off with a warning, if I’d spotted them in the mirror sooner than I did!

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Re: The New Year

Postby RiK » Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:16 am

waremark wrote:
RiK wrote:Probably do a bit of driving myself, and most likely nick a fair few dodgy drivers whilst I'm at it too.. :D

Interesting that. I have the impression that nicking dodgy drivers has been de-prioritized leaving the camera boys as the only police involvement with drivers unless the drivers actually crash, don't wear seat belts or hand hold phones. What sort of bad driving would cause you to nick someone?


We'll I'm using 'dodgy' as quite a catch-all for sure, but suffice to say there are plenty of reasons to stop someone, and over the holiday period and as a team it was pretty varied, way too many for drink/drug drive, driving without due care & attention/reasonable consideration for other road users, numerous vehicles seized for no insurance, had one for no tax. There's plenty of dodgy driving too be had, just sadly nowhere near enough resources to catch 'em all!
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