PeterPoddy – Member

Vans are all marked these days

smartarse

No they aren’t.
Enjoy your extra large portion of wrong. :D

I agree with a lot of what you say, but with your level of naivety all I can say is stay out of Wales. :wink:

nealglover – Member
To word it another way.

Nearly.
I suppose I should have said “in how many fatal RTAs is speed recorded as the primary cause”.
Then I would have avoided chrismac’s Jeremy Clarkson quote, which would have been nice as it was a lot less funny this time round.

MrSmith – Member

Maybe it should be ‘the best we could do considering my jingoism/nationalism and indifference to the noble cheeses available around the world’ ? :roll:

You’ve missed out the :wink: smiley, you should edit your post before everyone thinks you’re a colossal bell end. :-)

really?

Scroll down ’til his head is off the page.
That’s how I imagine most STWers to look like. :twisted:

ETA: you ruined it!

RESULT!!

If it’s got tits, I’m in! :D

davidjones15 – Member

Whatever the term is, I was generalising a bit. Interesting how some folk require precise language on one hand but are prepared to be less accurate when trying to get a prosecution, innit pc sbob? :wink:

You asked question.
I answered it.
You get the hump.
I suggest there’s no need.
You start winking at me.

Either you’re using some strange masonic greeting that I know nothing about, or you’re simple/trying not to lose face.

Equally confused either way tbh. :?

FeeFoo – Member

Morally : accept the fine and points.
Selfishly : weasel out of it if you can

This is something I have never understood.
If you accept what you are doing is morally wrong and would therefore “take it on the chin” as many posters have written, then why do it in the first place?
Is that not worse than someone who tries to avoid conviction for a victimless crime they do not agree with? :idea:

Meanwhile, getting back on topic…

OP: unless you have large funds to spare there is little chance of gaining anything by taking this to court, other than an increased fine and costs.
As Kenny Senior states, the minor inaccuracy of the van’s location would not be enough to get this thrown out.

davidjones15 – Member

What I meant was putting you in a higher risk of having a ban. Technicalities, eh? :roll:

You asked a question so I answered it, no need to be a cock about it. :roll:

PeterPoddy – Member

If you are getting tickets its for a reason.

Yep. Poor observation.

So you can spot a camera hidden in an unmarked trailer from 1,000m away, can you?
No, no you can’t.

dannyh – Member

There are two people at my work who have been whingeing recently about being caught speeding and the ‘inconvenience’ of it all. Try telling that to the family of someone who has been killed by a speeding driver.

Do you have any idea how many people are killed each year, by a car driver, because they were speeding?

davidjones15 – Member

Didn’t it used to be 30mph over for the automatic ban?

There has never been a speed that led to an automatic ban.

BenHouldsworth – Member

Igrf, these things don’t trigger if your under the speed limit so tough s**t, if your 32 in 30 then sorry but trying to blag it is no better than the whiplash folk who drive insurance up, just be responsible

He was caught by a van, which will contain a speed camera triggered by a human operator, and they are not infallible.
How you can equate driving above the speed limit, an offence that requires no victim with fraud that affects millions is quite puzzling.

Tom B – Member

Cheers bren. I’m no expert but don’t almost all speedos read about 10% under actual speed. So your 79mph from the police would have been showing over 85 on your speedo?

Common misconception.
They cannot under-read, but the accuracy varies a lot between different marques. I’ve had cars that read 1mph over all the way from 0-140mph, and others at the other end of the spectrum, 110% + 6.25mph.

Tom B – Member

I’m a speeding expert-i don’t speed. In 9 years and 160k miles i’ve never been prosecuted for speeding. Go figure….

I’ve never been prosecuted for anything either, because I’ve never broken any laws, especially speed limits.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

:roll:

Never show them you’re weakness.

It’s spelling.
HTH.

Great spot. 8)

Get an M5 or GTFO.

Rock shox suspension seatpost.

wysiwyg – Member

The Directors of Theoben Limited having reviewed the financial position of the Company have taken the decision to take the necessary steps to place the Company into Creditors Voluntary Liquidation.

oh i…

That is sad.
Not only do (did!) they make exquisite rifles, they are local to me and I used to make parts for them. :(

chakaping – Member

Might have been a woman buying a bike for her same-sex partner.

Who’s the sexist one now, eh?

This is the post I approve of most.

With the Pious, does the electric motor work as a brake, recovering energy to the battery and saving on pad/disc wear?

rexated – Member

I’ve gone weightweenie on a few builds, and yes it feels more skittish to start with (for given tyres but with say 5lb overall build difference), but you get used to it and start seeing benefits up and down.

I’ve spent most of my time riding a 25lb hardtail, although I have ridden a sub 20lb bike that really did feel skittish and maybe lacking in momentum, for want of a better term.
Maybe I just needed to give it more time (I couldn’t; it was a custom bike waiting to be picked up by the customer that the frame builder let me ride :oops: ).

molgrips – Member

When a car manufacturer saves weight on a car the Top Gear types are always going on about how the lower weight improves handling, never mind 0-60 times. It’s no different to bikes.

Do you think, like cars, there gets a point where a bike can be too light to “handle” well?

stumpy01 – Member

sbob, are you 9?

And is your Dad the strongest Dad of all the kids in the playground?

If you were old enough to drive, I could just imagine you in the outside lane of the A14 during rush hour; accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake – three feet from the car in front getting nowhere fast but using loads more fuel & wearing your brakes while going the same overall speed as the grandmothers on the inside lane. Awesome driving…

Congratulations on having no sense of humour and a complete lack of comprehension. :-)
Oh, and I’ll call bullshit on your pads lasting 120,000 miles.

Ps. try and avoid the A14 in rush hour. Then maybe you’ll be able to drive as efficiently as me. :idea:

Solo – Member

In the case of S/S, having a lot of cars that didn’t start again would see our roads littered with stranded drivers. So I’m fairly confident that S/S systems are quite well developed.

However, yes, I do have an idea about TSBs and other OEM re-works that filter down through to the dealer service network.

You see, I’ve spent 20 yrs designing cars for several OEMs. So, I’ve a fairly good idea of the development strategy and processes involved.
Thanks.

I’m confused, are you saying that recalls don’t happen and that the manufacturers always get it right, or are you agreeing with me?
Thanks. :wink:

drookitmunter – Member

Don’t listen to the “lighter is pointless” brigade. Lighter bike = more fun. Simple!

b r – Member

Can’t be true, you should go for a dump or pick your nose according to the STW gospel…

There is a massive difference between gram chasing and discovering your new bike is better than your 30% heavier old one, you ‘tards.

If you can pick four kilos of snot out your hooters I’d pay to see it.

But, as has already been pointed out, the OEMs have carried out all the analysis and testing needed to firstly ensure service life and reliability. So if you’re driving an S/S car, you should be fine.

OEMs don’t want loads of cars coming back to the dealer for warranty covered re-works of the stop / start on their cars. Not to mention the customer dissatisfaction that would erupt.

You seemingly have no idea of the sheer number of automotive recalls that occur, but then as most of these are done through routine servicing without the owner’s knowledge, why would you?

Just to clarify, she is very dead.

Nothing to do with OP, but my 03 Ibiza is on 202k miles….original clutch, exhaust, dual mass flywheel, turbo, battery…
And I gave up on the 10k service intervals at about 115k miles. I now get it serviced every 15k miles.
Front discs & pads were first replaced at 119k miles so hoping to get to 240k on this set.

Not exactly disposable…

That’s because you obviously drive like my Grandmother.

Just surprised me to be honest.
I’ve encountered racism between differing races on a few occasions, but never like the above.

I was walking through London with a friend who was talking about how great the city was (she knows I don’t like the place) with particular reference to how multicultural the place is, pointing out all the people of differing ethnicities and backgrounds.

Right as a (black) bus driver, who was arguing with a (partially black) pedestrian came out with:
“You’re not even properly black! Your mother must’ve been a slag!”

Such harmony in the capital!

Many moons ago I looked into making a geared belt drive bike. Basically a CVT that would maintain a consistant cadence.
Yes, I should have got out more.

You’ve just spent the money on a turbo, shocks and springs need replacing at increasingly frequent intervals (in direct proportion to the number of speed humps appearing on the roads), why not keep it?

Alternatively, spend half your money on a V8 M5 and use the remainder to cover the increased fuel costs!
They have a very spacious boot. :twisted:

ericemel – Member

Unsure – but I am getting 48mpg generally in town traffic in a car that does 0-60 in 7sec. I am not grumbling!

Out of interest, is that calculated or from the trip computer?

I ask as according to the trip computer on my M5, I was achieving over 25mpg, whereas according to the number of miles I was doing relative to the amount of fuel I was putting in, I was getting 16-19mpg.

Similarly, my mates motor does almost 60mpg, apparantly, while my Micra achieves only low 50s. Strange that my Micra needs less fuel to complete the same journey then…

One point to note, if the oil is fully synthetic, then the some of the [important to old engines] hydrocarbon chains have been removed through sever hydroprocessing this can effect seals and potentially cause leaks.

You’d have to be looking at some pretty old metal for this to be a problem, it’s certainly no issue on my MkII Micra, which is just stepping into adulthood. :D

Er should I not listen to the advice from the people who make the car? Engineers don’t know anything do they?

Engineers don’t run the car companies, accountants do. :idea:

molgrips – Member

in the Prius

Ahhh, it suddenly becomes clear. :lol:

Sui – Member

like i said if you are already using a premium brand oil then you are in effect using a longer life oil.

But the oil I use, which is about as good as you can get, won’t last molgrips’ quoted 18,000 miles.

Cars aren’t expected to last as long any more; gone are the days when I remember no-one in my street owning a new car.
Cars are now disposable.
Which is why molgrips is foolish to think that every new innovation introduced to modern cars is better/more reliable/more economical, which was my original point.

molgrips – Member

I get 18k between services.

I also don’t have to service my car regularly enough if I don’t want to.
:idea:

Sui – Member

um, well Oil, like fuel comes in all sorts of guises, some better, some not so much. Those that are generally more expensive are “that much better” and will generally last longer given the ocndiotions they work in at the performance they are supposed to. I can happily explain if you wish…?

Yes, please explain how the long life oils will out perform the ester based Silkolene Pro-S 5w-40 that I run in my Datsun.
I suppose you could reduce the shear effect on the carbon chains by decreasing the difference between the winter and normal ratings of the oil, but then you’d end up with an oil that either wouldn’t lubricate the engine when cold as efficiently or one that would fail to protect at the upper limits of the engines operating temperatures.
Over to you…