Taxi drivers

Sniper8052 wrote:
David Hansen wrote:
On 16 Mar 2005 12:12:04 +0000 (GMT) someone who may be
(Alan Braggins) wrote this:-


A colleague has said he finds that holding a heavy U-lock in his
right
hand makes oncoming drivers tend to remember their wing mirrors and
the tendancy of cyclists to wobble when passed too closely.


A motorcycle chain lock, worn in the style of a bandolier on a
Mexican desperado. Far more effective than a Sam Browne belt at
keeping motorists within the law.


Refer to my posting of a few months ago

Yes, that was a class story, I keep thinking of it regularly it made me
chuckle so much.

In article , Sniper8052 wrote:
David Hansen wrote:
(Alan Braggins) wrote this:-

A colleague has said he finds that holding a heavy U-lock in his right
hand makes oncoming drivers tend to remember their wing mirrors and
the tendancy of cyclists to wobble when passed too closely.

A motorcycle chain lock, worn in the style of a bandolier on a
Mexican desperado. Far more effective than a Sam Browne belt at
keeping motorists within the law.

Refer to my posting of a few months ago

"(n) the weapon sometimes known as a "manrikigusari" or "kusari" , being
a length of rope, cord, wire or chain fastened at each end to a hard
weight or hand grip;" ?

Ah, no, this one - http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?
selm=tnVdd.131819%24BI5.107109%40fe2.news.blueyond er.co.uk

The technology does exist and is in use...by taxis in Tokyo. The camera
and all the electronics fit on the windscreen behind the rear view
mirror. IIRC they record the past 3-4minutes on RAM, not tape so
they're reasonably robust. They've been credited with improving the
driving of the taxi drivers and making insurance claims easier, fault
being easier to apportion. I think theTV programme reported that they
are available or soon to be in the Japanese equivalents of Halfords or
KwikFit.

AndyM