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[fossyant]

I think camera wearing is starting to have an effect, I recently had a Nissan Warrior driver start to give me a mouthful until he noticed my helmet camera(it is very obvious), he shut up and drove away.

It's a Mitsubishi Warrior...

Ps I've had similarly stupid driving, but when they see an angry cyclist, with no bell, horn or camera shouting at them, then they stop and shut up. My Lycra must scare them.

 

[BSRU]

It's a Mitsubishi Warrior...

Ps I've had similarly stupid driving, but when they see an angry cyclist, with no bell, horn or camera shouting at them, then they stop and shut up. My Lycra must scare them.

Yes Mitsubishi Warrior, plenty of them about and most seem to be driven by builders .

 

[Cycling Dan]

I saw a cop car outside the shop on the way home today - wonder if they have police protection because of all the death threats?

Or checking on the safety of passing cyclists.

 

[Kookas]

Or checking on the safety of passing cyclists.

I hope they're safe, and that this whole thing has struck the fear into him. I actually pass over the junction where it happened on a daily basis, so now I'm always wary of spotting a van with that number plate in case it does something stupid.

 

[fossyant]

Yes Mitsubishi Warrior, plenty of them about and most seem to be driven by builders .

Sorry mate, I do like cars and stuff too. I have a sin. That said I buy a car and keep it as long as I can.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Personally I like the outcome for the thug so far..... Karma is a bitch and a URL it seems

 

[BSRU]

That said I buy a car and keep it as long as I can.

My whole family is like that, my current car is 13 years old(I've had it 8 years) and it will be replaced when fixing it to pass an MOT becomes no longer financial sense. So far it as never failed an MOT or needed any expensive repairs, probably due to cycling to work.

 

[swee'pea99]

My whole family is like that, my current car is 13 years old(I've had it 8 years) and it will be replaced when fixing it to pass an MOT becomes no longer financial sense. So far it as never failed an MOT or needed any expensive repairs, probably due to cycling to work.

You can tell your kids it's the environmentally-sound solution too, which it is. Even though modern cars are less polluting, the environmental impact of manufacture means that keeping a car on the road for the maximum possible lifespan is the green way to go.

 

[User482]

You can tell your kids it's the environmentally-sound solution too, which it is. Even though modern cars are less polluting, the environmental impact of manufacture means that keeping a car on the road for the maximum possible lifespan is the green way to go.

That's not true unless you do a low annual mileage - the emissions associated with the production of a new vehicle are dwarfed by the emissions from using it. So for an average mileage, you're better off buying a newer, more efficient car.

 

[swee'pea99]

That's not true unless you do a low annual mileage - the emissions associated with the production of a new vehicle are dwarfed by the emissions from using it. So for an average mileage, you're better off buying a newer, more efficient car.

It's not just emissions though, is it? 'Associated emissions' are only a part - and a small part at that - of the total overall environmental impact of a new car's production (whereas emissions represent virtually the whole of any 'in use' car's environmental impact.)

"Dear EarthTalk: Is it better to drive an older, well-maintained car that gets about 25 miles per gallon, or to buy a new car that gets about 35 miles per gallon? – Edward Peabody, via e-mail
It definitely makes more sense from a green perspective to keep your old car running and well-maintained as long as you can—especially if it’s getting such good mileage. There are significant environmental costs to both manufacturing a new automobile and adding your old car to the ever-growing collective junk heap."
http://environment.about.com/od/environmentfriendlyautos/a/new_old_cars.htm

 

[User482]

It's not just emissions though, is it? 'Associated emissions' are only a part - and a small part at that - of the total overall environmental impact of a new car's production (whereas emissions represent virtually the whole of any 'in use' car's environmental impact.)

"Dear EarthTalk: Is it better to drive an older, well-maintained car that gets about 25 miles per gallon, or to buy a new car that gets about 35 miles per gallon? – Edward Peabody, via e-mail
It definitely makes more sense from a green perspective to keep your old car running and well-maintained as long as you can—especially if it’s getting such good mileage. There are significant environmental costs to both manufacturing a new automobile and adding your old car to the ever-growing collective junk heap."
http://environment.about.com/od/environmentfriendlyautos/a/new_old_cars.htm

There are plenty of Life Cycle Assessments showing the exact opposite.

 

[BSRU]

That's not true unless you do a low annual mileage - the emissions associated with the production of a new vehicle are dwarfed by the emissions from using it. So for an average mileage, you're better off buying a newer, more efficient car.

My car only does a 1,000 miles a year, would be less if my better half would let me buy a bicycle trailer for shopping.

 

[swee'pea99]

There are plenty of Life Cycle Assessments showing the exact opposite.

Well, I wouldn't claim any kind of expertise...just going by what I've heard. I could be completely wrong. I generally am.

 

[Matthew_T]

I watched that License to Kill programme last night. The part about the sentences was just awful.

Serious injury by dangerous driving - 5 years max.
Death by dangerous driving - 14 years max.

A guy who was knocked off his motorbike after two cars were racing down a residential 30mph speed limit at 70mph had to have intensive treatment on his neck. Doctors said that he would be in a cast for 1 year and then still be recovering for the majority of his life.
The driver who hit him was sentenced to 2 years in jail even though he had a record of very dangerous street racing and had even videoed himself numerous times. The victim said "It is going to take me over 2 years to recover. In that time, the guy will already be out." "It is a joke. If I got hold of him I wouldnt be responsible for my actions."

Why are the penal systems in this country so diabolically offensive to victims?

 

[ComedyPilot]

I watched that License to Kill programme last night. The part about the sentences was just awful.

Serious injury by dangerous driving - 5 years max.
Death by dangerous driving - 14 years max.

A guy who was knocked off his motorbike after two cars were racing down a residential 30mph speed limit at 70mph had to have intensive treatment on his neck. Doctors said that he would be in a cast for 1 year and then still be recovering for the majority of his life.
The driver who hit him was sentenced to 2 years in jail even though he had a record of very dangerous street racing and had even videoed himself numerous times. The victim said "It is going to take me over 2 years to recover. In that time, the guy will already be out." "It is a joke. If I got hold of him I wouldnt be responsible for my actions."

Why are the penal systems in this country so diabolically offensive to victims?

Because the politicians that the majority of the (car driving) public vote for set low sentencing guidelines for the judiciary to act on.

Also, to a lot of criminals a prison cell with a roof over their head, 3 meals a day and a bed to lie on is a lot more than they have outside.

Zero deterrant, and a run-ragged police mean the streets belong to the dangerous/careless/drunk drivers, and it's a lottery to get by without being killed.