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by jont-
Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lighting...
Replies: 29
Views: 175717

Re: Lighting...

I know that even at the front DRLs are not same as headlights and hence do **not meet legal requirements in bad weather. But the reality is that’s what people will use and they’re a lot better than nothing, if only the other end lit up too. While better than nothing, I still don't understand why we...
by jont-
Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: End of 20mph growth?
Replies: 11
Views: 35212

Re: End of 20mph growth?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67634965 "Despite only 7% of 2,226 responses in a recent consultation endorsing the move, Labour, Green, and Liberal Democrat representatives on the committee supported the change, arguing it would help save lives ." I do wonder what the po...
by jont-
Sun Dec 03, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Lighting...
Replies: 29
Views: 175717

Lighting...

So can anyone explain why if doing 80mph on a clear dry sunny road is so dangerous that it's worthy of enforcement/reeducation, there's absolutely no effort to prosecute all the morons driving around in fog with no lights or just DRLs on? Tell me that's not more dangerous :roll: :evil: :soap: :soap:...
by jont-
Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Silence
Replies: 21
Views: 57082

Re: The Silence

I was thinking of something in parallel rather than a replacement. Maybe Facebook could act as a conduit to find us more members. You can link a website from the description of a group, or the Intro section of a page. Parallel discussion seems a very good way of reducing critical mass even further....
by jont-
Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:20 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: Manual EV's?!
Replies: 15
Views: 29745

Re: Manual EV's?!

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/hyundai/ioniq-5-n-electric-hatchback-2023/478kw-84-kwh-5dr-auto/first-drive What makes it unique, then? Hyundai has thrown the kitchen sink at the electronics to make it not just rapid, but engaging to drive in new and interesting ways we hadn’t previously though...
by jont-
Sun Oct 29, 2023 4:04 pm
Forum: In The News
Topic: Manual EV's?!
Replies: 15
Views: 29745

Re: Manual EV's?!

Not sure what it will mean when it's done entirely in software and there's no engine noise to tell you what's going on anyway. Seems more of a gimmic looking for a problem to solve.
by jont-
Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:37 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 20mph alternatives
Replies: 56
Views: 237395

Re: 20mph alternatives

Ah, the inevitable straw man of being hit by a car is dragged out. Wouldn't it be better if you weren't hit at all? :hit: Trouble is that drivers and riders aren't always great at keeping their side of the bargain. I'm not sure we've tried much (other than reducing speed limits :roll: ) to stop them.
by jont-
Mon Oct 16, 2023 2:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 20mph alternatives
Replies: 56
Views: 237395

Re: 20mph alternatives

Ah, the inevitable straw man of being hit by a car is dragged out. Wouldn't it be better if you weren't hit at all? :hit:
by jont-
Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:25 am
Forum: In The News
Topic: End of 20mph growth?
Replies: 11
Views: 35212

End of 20mph growth?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66965714 Personally I doubt anything will change with respect to the (in)sanity of these schemes. "Review guidance on 20mph speed limits in England, to prevent their use in "areas where it's not appropriate"" Having dealt with councils previ...
by jont-
Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:26 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: 20mph alternatives
Replies: 56
Views: 237395

Re: 20mph alternatives

I have the data from a 2018 speed survey that showed 85th percentile speeds in the mid to high 30s most of the day, over 40s early morning and late evening. Not sure whether the (then) parish council missed an opportunity to use that data to ask police to consider prioritising us for enforcement vi...

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