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Winter tyres
On 04/02/2019 09:48, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:07:38 GMT, TMS320 wrote: On 03/02/2019 16:02, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10:57:58 AM UTC, TMS320 wrote: [] What I was trying to say about winter tyres is that the tyre industry is currently busy trying to flog them. They do appear to offer better traction in snow and are probably an insurance for people in essential services (once the jack-knifed lorries have been cleared and everybody else has decided to stay at home). But there are likely to be a lot of "enthusiasts", that only have 2 days a year to go out to play to justify the outlay. If you are in the way it will annoy them. There were (car) tyre tracks across a roundabout near me on Sat a.m. It's just a winter playground to some of the nutters around here. I now use winter tyres all year round (for the last three or four years), the grip in the cold and wet is astonishing, it enables much shorter stopping distances, which makes them worth every penny. |
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Winter tyres
On 05/02/2019 19:31, MrCheerful wrote:
On 04/02/2019 09:48, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:07:38 GMT, TMS320 wrote: On 03/02/2019 16:02, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10:57:58 AM UTC, TMS320 wrote: [] What I was trying to say about winter tyres is that the tyre industry is currently busy trying to flog them. They do appear to offer better traction in snow and are probably an insurance for people in essential services (once the jack-knifed lorries have been cleared and everybody else has decided to stay at home). But there are likely to be a lot of "enthusiasts", that only have 2 days a year to go out to play to justify the outlay. If you are in the way it will annoy them. There were (car) tyre tracks across a roundabout near me on Sat a.m. It's just a winter playground to some of the nutters around here. I now use winter tyres all year round (for the last three or four years), the grip in the cold and wet is astonishing, it enables much shorter stopping distances, which makes them worth every penny. The propaganda shows a small gain in stopping distances, not "much" shorter distances. Anyway, how come you are driving in a fashion where you notice? Perhaps it supports my point. |
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Winter tyres
On Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 7:31:08 PM UTC, MrCheerful wrote:
On 04/02/2019 09:48, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 09:07:38 GMT, TMS320 wrote: On 03/02/2019 16:02, Simon Jester wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 10:57:58 AM UTC, TMS320 wrote: [] What I was trying to say about winter tyres is that the tyre industry is currently busy trying to flog them. They do appear to offer better traction in snow and are probably an insurance for people in essential services (once the jack-knifed lorries have been cleared and everybody else has decided to stay at home). But there are likely to be a lot of "enthusiasts", that only have 2 days a year to go out to play to justify the outlay. If you are in the way it will annoy them. There were (car) tyre tracks across a roundabout near me on Sat a.m. It's just a winter playground to some of the nutters around here. I now use winter tyres all year round (for the last three or four years), Since you passed your driving test, you mean. the grip in the cold and wet is astonishing, it enables much shorter stopping distances, which makes them worth every penny. When you gain experience you will learn hazard perception and not need this. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On 05/02/2019 09:03, Peter Keller wrote:
On 05/02/2019 01:49, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: wrote: On Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:05:08 AM UTC, GB wrote: On 04/02/2019 10:14, wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:36:19 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote: On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-) I do that every time I pass a cyclist. I leave a couple of metres. Is that not what the Highway Code recommends? It's about 50 years since I last studied it in any detail. Two metres is fine. QUOTE: According to the new law to protect cyclists, the driver needs to leave a minimum distance from a cyclist when overtaking or travelling alongside the bike or they could receive a fine. This would be £100 and three points on the licence for being too close to a bike on the road. So, how close is too close? According to experts, the recommended distance between car and cyclist is 1.5 metres. If you are caught within this distance, then you face the potential of a fine and points on your licence, to the same value as speeding. This has replaced the previous recommendation in the Highway Code which merely said that drivers should leave 'plenty of room' when overtaking someone on a bike. ENDS. https://www.petrolprices.com/news/dr...st-leads-fine/ Should not a problem as most cyclists are on the footpath anyway. Waiting for your blood-dripping sharpened battleaxe. Who uses a blunt battleaxe? |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 12:51:06 PM UTC, GB wrote:
On 05/02/2019 09:03, Peter Keller wrote: On 05/02/2019 01:49, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: wrote: On Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:05:08 AM UTC, GB wrote: On 04/02/2019 10:14, wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:36:19 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote: On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-) I do that every time I pass a cyclist. I leave a couple of metres. Is that not what the Highway Code recommends? It's about 50 years since I last studied it in any detail. Two metres is fine. QUOTE: According to the new law to protect cyclists, the driver needs to leave a minimum distance from a cyclist when overtaking or travelling alongside the bike or they could receive a fine. This would be £100 and three points on the licence for being too close to a bike on the road. So, how close is too close? According to experts, the recommended distance between car and cyclist is 1.5 metres. If you are caught within this distance, then you face the potential of a fine and points on your licence, to the same value as speeding. This has replaced the previous recommendation in the Highway Code which merely said that drivers should leave 'plenty of room' when overtaking someone on a bike. ENDS. https://www.petrolprices.com/news/dr...st-leads-fine/ Should not a problem as most cyclists are on the footpath anyway. Waiting for your blood-dripping sharpened battleaxe. Who uses a blunt battleaxe? Executioner's axes were usually blunt instruments that crushed the victims neck and tore the head from the body by brute force. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
Simon Jester wrote:
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 12:51:06 PM UTC, GB wrote: On 05/02/2019 09:03, Peter Keller wrote: On 05/02/2019 01:49, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: wrote: On Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:05:08 AM UTC, GB wrote: On 04/02/2019 10:14, wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:36:19 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote: On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-) I do that every time I pass a cyclist. I leave a couple of metres. Is that not what the Highway Code recommends? It's about 50 years since I last studied it in any detail. Two metres is fine. QUOTE: According to the new law to protect cyclists, the driver needs to leave a minimum distance from a cyclist when overtaking or travelling alongside the bike or they could receive a fine. This would be £100 and three points on the licence for being too close to a bike on the road. So, how close is too close? According to experts, the recommended distance between car and cyclist is 1.5 metres. If you are caught within this distance, then you face the potential of a fine and points on your licence, to the same value as speeding. This has replaced the previous recommendation in the Highway Code which merely said that drivers should leave 'plenty of room' when overtaking someone on a bike. ENDS. https://www.petrolprices.com/news/dr...st-leads-fine/ Should not a problem as most cyclists are on the footpath anyway. Waiting for your blood-dripping sharpened battleaxe. Who uses a blunt battleaxe? Executioner's axes were usually blunt instruments that crushed the victims neck and tore the head from the body by brute force. Pillock. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 6:45:41 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Simon Jester wrote: On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 12:51:06 PM UTC, GB wrote: On 05/02/2019 09:03, Peter Keller wrote: On 05/02/2019 01:49, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: wrote: On Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:05:08 AM UTC, GB wrote: On 04/02/2019 10:14, wrote: On Sunday, February 3, 2019 at 7:36:19 PM UTC, Rob Morley wrote: On a brighter note, the other day I saw an Audi go right to the other side of the road to pass a cyclist. :-) I do that every time I pass a cyclist. I leave a couple of metres. Is that not what the Highway Code recommends? It's about 50 years since I last studied it in any detail. Two metres is fine. QUOTE: According to the new law to protect cyclists, the driver needs to leave a minimum distance from a cyclist when overtaking or travelling alongside the bike or they could receive a fine. This would be £100 and three points on the licence for being too close to a bike on the road. So, how close is too close? According to experts, the recommended distance between car and cyclist is 1.5 metres. If you are caught within this distance, then you face the potential of a fine and points on your licence, to the same value as speeding. This has replaced the previous recommendation in the Highway Code which merely said that drivers should leave 'plenty of room' when overtaking someone on a bike. ENDS. https://www.petrolprices.com/news/dr...st-leads-fine/ Should not a problem as most cyclists are on the footpath anyway. Waiting for your blood-dripping sharpened battleaxe. Who uses a blunt battleaxe? Executioner's axes were usually blunt instruments that crushed the victims neck and tore the head from the body by brute force. Pillock. ? |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:15:47 GMT, Simon Jester
wrote: On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 6:45:41 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 12:51:06 PM UTC, GB wrote: [a lot of snipping] Executioner's axes were usually blunt instruments that crushed the victims neck and tore the head from the body by brute force. Pillock. ? Maybe it's one of his supposed "rational thoughts"? -- Bah, and indeed, Humbug. |
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Why are pavements not gritted?
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 8:30:18 PM UTC, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:15:47 GMT, Simon Jester wrote: On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 6:45:41 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: Simon Jester wrote: On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 12:51:06 PM UTC, GB wrote: [a lot of snipping] His Royal shortness JNugent of Bedlam does not allow snipping on His newsgroup. Unless it suits Him, of course. |
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