1/4 of all cars and 1/5 of all taxis stopped..

[M@H]

..are deemed dangerous and could cause accidents due to bald typres, defective brakes, and other mechanical problems (Radio 1 News this morning)


..so 1 in 4 cars around us on the motorway shouldn't be there

Discuss
Matt..

[lrussell5]

...which is why I want ABS on my Tamora

[mondeoman]

Bet you can't spot them with "safety" cameras can you????

Another good argument for more plod on the road, applying discretion and keeping everyone SAFE. And that way you'll catch more car thieves, Road Tax dodgers, uninsured drivers etc etc etc. Oh sorry, that doesn't raise revenue does it?? But it would, cos you can fine them just as easily.....

[mondeoman]

and what they didn't say was 8/10 cars shouldn't be there because they're driven by NUMPTIES!!

[lrussell5]

driving test should be at least 3 times as long and more comprehensive (motorway, night, skid control, observation and anticipation all currently ignored), with the punter paying for it. would stop a lot of today's appalling drivers EVER getting licensed and killing people.

[JMGS4]

Hear hear, stop the barstewards and scrap their lumps of metal on the spot. Here in Germany they often close a section of motorway at night and feed EVERYONE through a check (usually at a services) trucks, vans, coaches and cars and they usually end up with a hundred or so vehicles which are not allowed to move on. They then have to open the m-way again as there's no room left at the services!

[M@H]

I find it staggering that these figures were released yet there is no public outcry.. .I mean, 1 in 4 cars on the road would effectively fail an MOT on safety grounds !! sh!t

[lrussell5]

saw a statistic once that said 1 in 3 were ringers!!

[ap_smith]

Yeah, but 1/4 of the car owning population aren't going to cry out to ban their own cars, are they?

[Bonce]

quote:
I find it staggering that these figures were released yet there is no public outcry.. .I mean, 1 in 4 cars on the road would effectively fail an MOT on safety grounds !! sh!t

Hold your horses!

It was actually 1 in 4 cars that the inspectors stopped to look at because they looked old or poorly maintained. That's NOT the same as 1 in 4 cars on the road. I know that most of my non-pistonhead friends and acquaintances treat the annual service/MOT as the safety inspection and assume that the car is fit to drive for the rest of the year. Pi$$es me off no end.

That said, I think it's a poor state of affairs that this is tolerated and driving quickly in a well maintained car isn't.

[alanp]

They obviously didnt stop any minicabs in Luton or the figures would have been much higher!

[mel]

quote:
Hold your horses!

It was actually 1 in 4 cars that the inspectors stopped to look at because they looked old or poorly maintained. That's NOT the same as 1 in 4 cars on the road.

Trust Bonce never let the truth get in the way of a good story mate.

[M@H]

quote:

quote:
Hold your horses!

It was actually 1 in 4 cars that the inspectors stopped to look at because they looked old or poorly maintained. That's NOT the same as 1 in 4 cars on the road.

Trust Bonce never let the truth get in the way of a good story mate.

Trust the good ole BBC to sensationalise it more like !!

[Steve Harrison]

Yeah, see my thread:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=13106&f=57&h=0

They start off with a sensationalist headline to get everybody fired up and then spout a load of sh1t.