Heads up - Chimaera is first car caught in car sharing lane!

[im]

In case you don't frequent the General Gassing forum, this thread:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Leads to this 'funny' article in todays Daily Wail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/new...

[Johno]

I hope it's highly modded and fully de-catted as well, should keep the eco mentalists amused for months and some fuel for Top Gear . . ..

Let's not mention the attention to road signs etc though

[RossMac]

damn. The Reverent Caesar Salad just made a comment but looks like the Mail has a vetting procedure for comments. Pooh

[John.T.]

I'm thinking it COULD be me, however, i do NOT remember tripping onto the 606 from the 62.

Time will tell eh.......LOL

[Ballistic Banana]

There was two people he probably had his caddy in the boot

BB

[Paulo.dicanio]

After reading the replies to that report, it amazes me how many people get on their high horse and resort to apparent stereotypes about a TVR owners.
The lunacy of the scheme is very evident in the photo, total gridlock yet nobody using the empty lane?? However people were looking to defend the scheme I suspect largely because the person was driving a relatively affordable sports car?

John .T if that was you- well done for using some common sense. (even if you unwittingly have to wear a fine)

[nikman]

This lane is as mad as the M4 bus lane. It will only cause added havoc with no benefit to anyone except those collecting the fines.

[Chassis 33]

The article said:

Anyone trying to get around the system by putting inflatable dolls in passenger seats could be caught by infrared "skin-counting" cameras that detect the number of vehicle occupants and send tickets to offenders.

Given the heat soak in the TVR cabin, I doubt this will worry us

Regards
Iain

[lifebegins@400]

You're going to offset the £30 quid to an extent by the fuel you saved from not sitting idling! - as previously mentioned some of the comments on the DM site are just classic - another opportunity for Mr and Mrs Angry of Middle England to vent their fury on another terrible injustice of modern Britain.......................

[Chassis 33]

My comment hasn't been published. s.

REgards
Iain

[John.T.]

It wasn't me.......i've checked my route and i wasn't on that bit!!

£30 i saved which i can now spend on fuel for 100 miles of tarmac terrorism.

[MADMAX2]

my comment wasnt published either!

thought it was a £60 fine thats 200 miles of tarmac madness!!!!!!!

[ads]

I have just tried posting a comment. we'll see if it is published.
Also if you have a look at the last picture it looks like he might have been coming on to the motorway from a slip road, so maybe looking to get in to the next lane. I say this because of the broken white lines next to him.

[ianwayne]

I'm not sure everyone realises that this is an EXTRA lane that was constructed at a cost of over £5 million. Unlike some of the other traffic constrictions where an existing lane has a change of use.

[VictorMeldrew]

In most cars 2+ people would be what, 50% occupancy. The Chim has how many seats?

Isn't it also a bit of an indictment that the signage specifically allows for motorcycles - and empty busses? How else would you have a bus with only one occupant?

[mdotrutherford]

Damn those TVR owners