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Calls to reduce the A34 to a 50mph limit, Yet more namby pamby nonsense |
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Mar 7 2012, 06:44 PM
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QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 7 2012, 06:30 PM) Oh really? Well you carry on my good fellow. I do applaud your enthusiasm for not making any points whatsoever. I've already made my point: I thought you were jumping to conclusions. For someone who likes to think they are c0ck o' the walk, jack the lad, everyone's favourite clown, etc, you dunnarf get serious sometimes!
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Mar 7 2012, 07:26 PM
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I never jump to conclusions. It's a far, far longer jump than any human could possibly make, let alone a podgy guy with glasses. And I think none of those things. And serious? Only occasionally, normally when food is involved.
TALKING OF....one thing I do think is that I am quite...hungry? I've not been fed properly for about a week now - due to spending more money on my car and no money on food. You can see why I am forced to go to therapy.
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Mar 7 2012, 07:35 PM
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I am. I use L'Oréal.
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Mar 7 2012, 07:50 PM
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I would like to. I liked being the youngest rider on a Street Triple R in the UK, at least I was when I had mine, it was a nice feeling, making these middle aged people on their R6's and stuff thinking they're cool, getting outshined by a whipper snapper. Or whipperschappy.
But alas finance is ongoing... like I mentioned before I would settle for an 04-05 Gixxer 6 or some other sports bike with radial brakes, FI (easier to tune and fit quickshifters) and adjustable suspension but my car is eating all my money at the moment. Om nom nom.
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Mar 7 2012, 08:29 PM
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QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 7 2012, 01:02 PM) Oh noes.
Speed was probably not the cause of the accident. Early in the morning, probably fell asleep. If didn't fall asleep, he was towing a trailer, probably had a puncture. White Van drivers... I never jump to conclusions.
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Mar 7 2012, 08:58 PM
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I made an assumption.
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Mar 7 2012, 09:29 PM
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****, I clicked it thinking it wasn't what I thought it was, but it was. You got me edit: dam with an n at the end is censored? What is this, russia?
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Mar 7 2012, 09:32 PM
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QUOTE (Downlander @ Mar 7 2012, 08:59 PM) Isn't there an ignore facility on this forum? I can't seem to find it. The blindingly short reply is testament to a 'I have to respond, but not be my usual self' reply. Sorry if that's an assumption or a conclusion. Ignore not required...
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Mar 7 2012, 09:41 PM
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QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Mar 7 2012, 09:29 PM) ****, I clicked it thinking it wasn't what I thought it was, but it was. You got me edit: dam with an n at the end is censored? What is this, russia? I'm sorry, let me make it up to you: Click Here
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Mar 7 2012, 10:16 PM
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Oh cool, actually didn't know that. Andy, trick me once, jokes on me, but you didn't get me that time. I wisened up.
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Mar 8 2012, 02:34 AM
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Adrian were you aware of the laws put in place in which some national A roads (similar to the A4) were reduced from a national (eg 60) to a 50? And you were area that in these areas, no measurable drop in collisions were recorded... (I had the source but I losteded it when I cleared my browser history after looking at questionable material sorry I forgot) Of course this is not on a dual carridgeway but stands to reason that in the real world reducing speed limits doesn't really work..and by logical extension, as dual carridgeways and motorways are safer than single carridgeway roads statistically (you love statistics) - the push to put the speed limit to 50 makes no sense. Of course the 12 seconds a mile you gain doing 60 would be so helpful...by my calculations, covering the 25,000 miles I am about to complete in a year at the wheel of my little veedub, at 60mph....that's 416 hours and approximately 40 minutes (technically it's about 40.77777777777777777777 minutes but hey, who's counting? Me - that's right. And I'm tired) Doing that at 50mph....that's 500 hours. Conveniently So over the course of a year by doing 60mph, I, someone of probable average miles within the business community, save 84 hours. That's 3 and a half days.. which could be hundreds of thousands of pounds in some companies case...could be the different between being at the birth of your child or not *COUGH* difference between being overworked and stressed or having enough days holiday for a romantic weekend away...to Bournemouth (I don't get some people). Seriously those mathematically calculations took way, way longer than I want to admit to..but they all should be right. Just interesting I think.
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Mar 8 2012, 12:29 PM
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Mar 8 2012, 12:25 PM) Sorry, but if I see that one more time I shall thcweam! I don't see the issue; he was talking about reduced speed-limits on some A roads.
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Mar 8 2012, 12:54 PM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Mar 8 2012, 12:29 PM) I don't see the issue; he was talking about reduced speed-limits on some A roads. The issue, as far as I can tell, is whether one can spell "carriageway" or not. It's not my issue so don't shoot the messenger. You can, however, correct me if I am wrong on this assumption though.
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