How the disabled are ripped off

Really? I assumed there'd be specs for each limit.

When I complained to my council (with a video showing how ridiculously my car jumped about at 20mph) to the council, I was actually told I shouldn't be going 20mph in a 20 zone. I was told 10mph was a more appropriate speed. I said "change the speed limit signs to 10 then" and she said "we're not allowed." The mind boggles.

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Tough Guy no. 1265
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contrary to popular belief the "speed limit" is not a target figure.

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charles

Did he ask about installing them?

I'd say that the vast majority of VAT returns are DIYed. Small business people are part of the "general population", too, y'know.

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Adrian

I've never fathomed out why something which mounts to an obstruction or fault in the road can contribute to road safety. You don't get safety oil slicks to slow you down so why have 'safety bumps'?

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cl

I never managed to master that knack.

Reply to
ARW

Tell that to the safety camera teams who have targets to meet.

Reply to
ARW

Indeed, funny how I've never heard of anyone getting done for 20mph in 20 limit.

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Tough Guy no. 1265

I've "flown" a parachute a few times.

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Tough Guy no. 1265

What's worse are the chicanes, or "traffic calming". They do not calm, they annoy. People are swerving round them, squeezing through when there isn't quite room, etc. The worst one is in my town on a blind bend on a hill. And guess who they give priority to? The cars going uphill. This means in winter you get cars sliding downhill on ice round a corner into an unsuspecting pedestrian who's stood in the middle of the road on the jutting out pavement, or the car coming uphill expecting them to yield. I warned the council it was a deathtrap, and do you know what reason they gave for the priority? "We don't want to have to make people do hill starts". I told them a hill start was in the driving test, and they refused to reply. I can't wait until there's a fatality, I'll go to court and tell them the council are liable, and were given ample warning.

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Tough Guy no. 1265

You don't throw yourself at the ground.

Reply to
Jim Thomas

Isaac Newton does that bit for you.

Reply to
Adrian

Why not?

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Tough Guy no. 1265

So they'll be put in social housing, or private rented accommodation. This will increase pressure on the lower end of the market, and the pressure will translate upwards.

Or do you imagine that we have half a million properties sitting empty, every year, just awaiting the migrants?

You can be quite sure that they won't be expected to live in tents.

Of course, and that's a big factor. But take the immigrants out of the equation and the pressure is much less.

Bill

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Bill Wright

What? I think you're trying to bushit your way out of this now.

So people in wheelchairs never fly? Geddout.

Bill

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Bill Wright

No, that's usually because of changing patterns of trade, out of town supermarkets, ridiculous parking restrictions used as a means of getting revenue, refusal of older proprietors to change with the times, outrageous rate demands, etc.

Bill

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Bill Wright

He didn?t do any flying.

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Jim Thomas

Because it works much better to do it the right way.

It's only carrier landings where the pilot does anything like throw the plane at the ground and they don't miss, they hit it where they need to hit it instead.

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Jim Thomas

If you sell less stuff, you need to make more profit on each item. I think your problem is that you think everyone is out to get you. Why do disabled people think this way? From what I've seen most folk go out of their way to help you lot.

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Tough Guy no. 1265

As my Irish friend used to cry out triumphantly when he didn't have a collision, despite being very drunk, "Missed it entoirely!"

Bill

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Bill Wright

I can tell you that you do if you are stood on a ridge and you hear a whooshing sound so you look round and a hang glider is just about to hit you.

Bill

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Bill Wright

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