Seems a tad harsh to me ...

Wiv a bread knife anna soldering iron

 

Being out of town, does not mean that no one else was there.

In this case it may well have just been the plod with the hairdryers

 

I'm lucky because I can compare it to places where I've worked and
we've got it pretty fucking good.

 

I waited until after my op before posting to ukrm. I was too busy
getting sorted out for a 9am appointment with the knife to post here
when I'd checked in.

 

Maybe, but speed was involved.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cab

Speed, possibly.

Speeding? As in exceeding the speed limit? In thick fog, 40MPH can be
suicidal. But is perfectly legal (from a "speeding" viewpoint) in a 70
limit.

So, no. It wasn't "speeding" that caused these deaths. It was fucking
terrible driving.

 

I can think of one or two scenarios involving other road users (given
inappropriate speed for the situation - but then that *should* be
treated as DD whatever the actual speed) , but are you arguing for
some kind of speed/weight/frontal area ratio to be applied to limits
(ignoring those already relating to some HGVs)?

 

You should not be done for DD unless the prosecutiion can point to
someone who was actually endangered by your riding.

 

Fair enough, but does there actually have to be a collision or will a
'near miss' (perhaps because of the other road user managing to take
evasive action) do?

 

A sensible point, except the person monitoring your speed would be the
one to be endangered

And any resultant damage/blood guts that is viewed by an innocent passer
by may make them scarred for life (hence injured)

 

Can't fault the logic. Just can't see it being factored in to speed
limits (on roads rather then particular vehicles), or the enforcment
of them. A pity really.
<pats sports 125>

 

I don't think it's been out of print, or at least unavailable - a new
demand arises when each wave of LOTR sweeps the nations.

 

Don't move to Spain. They've introduced a charge for mountain rescue,
apparently it's steep.

 

That'd be no good. Some drivers have conniptions when they see couriers
nipping in and out of gaps. Perspective is a dangerous thing.

 

hah - I've never seen you post anything funny before.

Well done.

 

"Sergei Prokofiev, defending, said his client had not used the money to
fund a luxurious lifestyle but to buy her children clothes."

I wonder if her brief knocked her up a tune.

 

Good point. Unlikely to be an 'expert witness' about to give an
unbiased opinion.

It does raise the question of how the 'precautionary principle' should
or should not be applied in respect of road traffic law. Interesting
to apply the 'nobody was actually hurt' argument to other fields of
public protection. This would probably receive a great deal of support
in principle from most of UKRM. It could, however, relegate some
pollution, HSW and food safety legislation in to the 'closing the
stable door after the horse has bolted' category.

 

OK - that's twice in one day: who are you and what have you done with
the real "Grimly Curmodgeon".

 

Hap hap hap hap hap happy feet
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/1030/breaking41.htm

 

I think he's peaked now, though.