Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]
Discussion
Halmyre said:
Can't they be prosecuted using ANPR or speed camera footage?
The main argument against illegal spacing is that cameras cant read them. Therefore if they admit that ANPR can read them, they lose their main argument for this 'crime'.Personally I think the ANPR can and does read them, but then no one follows up on problematic plates, and to do so is a bit missing the point.
Some plates however are truly misrepresented, with G's turned into 6's etc etc. These should flag up on the system, and someone should manually follow up on them, and the plate should be seized and the car forced off the road until the owner sorts their life out.
northwest monkey said:
Alton Towers gets fined £5m for the Smiler accident.
Where does the £5m go?
There isn't a central 'fine' pot. This fine will probably end up as part of the funding for the H&SE and/or other institutions who's role is to oversee and legislate public safety issues. Some of it may also go towards the compensation paid to victims either directly or indirectly.Where does the £5m go?
The LIBOR fine funds ended up getting dispersed across numerous culture and social projects. A WW1 airfield near me (Cock Clarks, near Maldon if you're interested in such things) got £1m from this to fund the refurbishment of an original Hanger and other bits.
How do you measure a laptop screen? The answer doesn't seem to be with a ruler or tape measure....
In the spec of my laptop it says I have a 15.6" screen, it doesn't.
The whole laptop isn't even 15" wide so how can the screen be classed as more than that? It's actually got a useable 13.5".
In the spec of my laptop it says I have a 15.6" screen, it doesn't.
The whole laptop isn't even 15" wide so how can the screen be classed as more than that? It's actually got a useable 13.5".
berlintaxi said:
walm said:
northwest monkey said:
Alton Towers gets fined £5m for the Smiler accident.
Where does the £5m go?
Guessing but some to the victims and some to HSE?Where does the £5m go?
ambuletz said:
why do they have the ring-shaped frame around ladders of buildings? and why is it (usually) only ever put at the very top of the ladder? (usually the top 3-4metres.
How are you meant to climb down that when they've blocked off the bottom with some sort of cross section? Or is it my eyes that are deceiving me?All that jazz said:
ambuletz said:
why do they have the ring-shaped frame around ladders of buildings? and why is it (usually) only ever put at the very top of the ladder? (usually the top 3-4metres.
How are you meant to climb down that when they've blocked off the bottom with some sort of cross section? Or is it my eyes that are deceiving me?Bluedot said:
I think the bottom of these 'cages' are normally locked to stop people, without a key, climbing all the way up.
Great until there's a fire in the building and you're trapped on the top floor so off you go to the ladder to discover the bottom is locked and you can't climb down. All that jazz said:
Bluedot said:
I think the bottom of these 'cages' are normally locked to stop people, without a key, climbing all the way up.
Great until there's a fire in the building and you're trapped on the top floor so off you go to the ladder to discover the bottom is locked and you can't climb down. Brake fluid is recommended to be changed every 2 years because it absorbs water and so could in theory "boil" and I presume the brakes don't work anymore!
But, in normal every day use, does this ever happen?
My old man has just had his changed in his 2007 Civic and it was still on the original from the factory. He only bothered to change it as I said he should have got it done ages ago and his brakes could fail, etc,etc but, unless you were really working them on a track or mountain roads, would they fail??
He asked the garage to change the coolant as well but they tested it and said it was fine. Again, this hasn't been touched since it left the factory 9.5 years ago!
But, its often recommended to change every 3-4 years??
But, in normal every day use, does this ever happen?
My old man has just had his changed in his 2007 Civic and it was still on the original from the factory. He only bothered to change it as I said he should have got it done ages ago and his brakes could fail, etc,etc but, unless you were really working them on a track or mountain roads, would they fail??
He asked the garage to change the coolant as well but they tested it and said it was fine. Again, this hasn't been touched since it left the factory 9.5 years ago!
But, its often recommended to change every 3-4 years??
Brake fluid (generally) is hygroscopic, so it takes on water. I think the water comes from condensation during temperature changes in brake operation, but I'm not sure. I haven't changed the fluid in my classic for years (longer than your example) other than through topping it up when I had to change the rear cylinder seals, though I might do it soon. Same for my daily driver, that hasn't been done for some time.
oceanview said:
Brake fluid is recommended to be changed every 2 years because it absorbs water and so could in theory "boil" and I presume the brakes don't work anymore!
But, in normal every day use, does this ever happen?
My old man has just had his changed in his 2007 Civic and it was still on the original from the factory. He only bothered to change it as I said he should have got it done ages ago and his brakes could fail, etc,etc but, unless you were really working them on a track or mountain roads, would they fail??
He asked the garage to change the coolant as well but they tested it and said it was fine. Again, this hasn't been touched since it left the factory 9.5 years ago!
But, its often recommended to change every 3-4 years??
Old brake fluid just has reduced performance and can cause internal corrosion, it does depend on the type of fluid though, there are different types.But, in normal every day use, does this ever happen?
My old man has just had his changed in his 2007 Civic and it was still on the original from the factory. He only bothered to change it as I said he should have got it done ages ago and his brakes could fail, etc,etc but, unless you were really working them on a track or mountain roads, would they fail??
He asked the garage to change the coolant as well but they tested it and said it was fine. Again, this hasn't been touched since it left the factory 9.5 years ago!
But, its often recommended to change every 3-4 years??
Similar story with antifreeze, blue turns acidic with age, I don't what red (OAT) does, but it lasts a lot longer.
Something I noticed on the motorway the other day which I haven't seen for a while. You used to get goods vehicles and coaches with round speed stickers on the back. There would be several on the same vehicle eg 50, 70, 90. What were/are they for ? Seem to be prevalent on foreign vehicles.
Shakermaker said:
So the Rosetta probe mission has ended after 12 years today.
Do the scientists working on it focus solely on that mission for 12 years or do they have multiple projects on the go?
Mostly just that, and there'll be another 20 years of analysis to come - obviously the computing specialists whose only job was writing code for it etc will move on now, but a lot of the rest will keep going. Do the scientists working on it focus solely on that mission for 12 years or do they have multiple projects on the go?
Speed 3 said:
Something I noticed on the motorway the other day which I haven't seen for a while. You used to get goods vehicles and coaches with round speed stickers on the back. There would be several on the same vehicle eg 50, 70, 90. What were/are they for ? Seem to be prevalent on foreign vehicles.
It's the average age of the pensioners on the coach, so you know how rude they are going to be at the next service station.talksthetorque said:
Speed 3 said:
Something I noticed on the motorway the other day which I haven't seen for a while. You used to get goods vehicles and coaches with round speed stickers on the back. There would be several on the same vehicle eg 50, 70, 90. What were/are they for ? Seem to be prevalent on foreign vehicles.
It's the average age of the pensioners on the coach, so you know how rude they are going to be at the next service station.
I suspect it's speed on single carriageway roads, dual carriageways and then motorways.
During weekend roadwork closures of major trunk roads/arterial routes, are the emergency services informed and if so are they still obliged to use the designated "blue routes" (if such a thing exists?)?
Only reason I ask is that this weekend a section of the Avon Ring-road is closed. The approach to closure is via a stretch of dual carriageway > roundabout exits closed > back up the way you came. All afternoon all we've heard is emergency vehicle sirens stuck in the queue of traffic, trying to get through to essentially go back the way they came?
Only reason I ask is that this weekend a section of the Avon Ring-road is closed. The approach to closure is via a stretch of dual carriageway > roundabout exits closed > back up the way you came. All afternoon all we've heard is emergency vehicle sirens stuck in the queue of traffic, trying to get through to essentially go back the way they came?
Edited by BristolRich on Sunday 2nd October 09:50
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