Two questions for Bib or anyone that knows
Discussion
deeen said:
But if there is no-one else near the roundabout, he IS endangering no-one. Drifties round a perfectly empty rbt at 20 - 30 mph must be one of the safest forms of fun known to man... i get SO ANNOYED with folk who dont like to see other ppl enjoying themselves!
Hmmmm
let me think about endangering no one! 1. 'Safest forms of fun known to man'. until it goes wrong and you end up leaving bits of debris from your vehicle/road side furniture around to endanger other roads users because there are no witnesses to report your 'safest form of fun known to man'
2. When you seriously get it wrong and become the hazard yourself! What about those that have to come and remove your debris and you from it because of your funtime
up. (still, thats what you pay your taxes for and it matters not that you tie up valuable resources that cannot then attend other more serious incidents because they are having to unravel you from your unecessary mistake ) 3. Highly experienced 'drifters' never get it wrong though do they?
4 I get so ANNOYED with people who think no further than the end of their nose
>> Edited by gone on Thursday 20th May 13:05
gone said:
deeen said:
But if there is no-one else near the roundabout, he IS endangering no-one. Drifties round a perfectly empty rbt at 20 - 30 mph must be one of the safest forms of fun known to man... i get SO ANNOYED with folk who dont like to see other ppl enjoying themselves!
Hmmmm
1. 'Safest forms of fun known to man'. until it goes wrong and you end up leaving bits of debris from your vehicle/road side furniture around to endanger other roads users because there are no witnesses to report your 'safest form of fun known to man'
Debris from what, unless you are doing some serious high speed stuff the most that will happen is you'll face the wrong way.
As said before this will all be with no other traffic so troubles no-one.
gone said:
2. When you seriously get it wrong and become the hazard yourself! What about those that have to come and remove your debris and you from it because of your funtime
As above
gone said:
3. Highly experienced 'drifters' never get it wrong though do they?
Who said that, but as before the most that will happen is you be facing the wrong way for a short moment
gone said:
4 I get so ANNOYED with people who think no further than the end of their nose
Not sure I follow?
What's your view on motorbikes that do lap after lap of islands in an attempt to get their knee down?
Edited as I missed a close quote off the end
>> Edited by woodytvr on Thursday 20th May 13:15
woodytvr said:
gone said:
4 I get so ANNOYED with people who think no further than the end of their nose
Not sure I follow?
Well, Just a bit of fun at the time can and very often does turn into a debacle of destruction. You cannot cater for safety in a public environment when you are out of full control travelling sideways. There are not many roundabouts that do not have other hazards close to their vicinity such as bollards, lamp posts and kerbs.
You rely on luck if you wipe out, not to hit any of these! When performing these spectacular manouvres, most people do not think of the consequences of them not doing it right because 'Its never going to happen to me'
woodytvr said:
What's your view on motorbikes that do lap after lap of islands in an attempt to get their knee down?
One lap with knee down in the wrong circumstances is likely to attract at least an FPT from me. It is not necessary on a public Road! Leave this sort of stuff for the track
>> Edited by gone on Thursday 20th May 13:35
mr gone- "debacle of destruction"? Drifting a fairly light car at 20 - 30 mph on an empty rbt? Give us some examples from your years in the force? Have you found some tyre marks on a kerb, or some squashed blades of grass, or something?
Lots of things that are not necessary are still fun.
Dont you find the cement mixer on someone's bumper in the thread i suggested you look at even slightly more worrying?
>> Edited by deeen on Thursday 20th May 13:45
Lots of things that are not necessary are still fun.
Dont you find the cement mixer on someone's bumper in the thread i suggested you look at even slightly more worrying?
>> Edited by deeen on Thursday 20th May 13:45
deeen said:
one of the safest forms of fun known to man... i get SO ANNOYED with folk who dont like to see other ppl enjoying themselves!
Does this involve a mag from the top shelf, some lube, and a mirror?.....cos then I definately dont want to see people enjoying themselves!....
As for 20mph slidy slidy, careful of the curbs....no probs....there are cars out there that are about to fall apart that are a much greater risk than this!
>> Edited by Munter on Thursday 20th May 15:30
woodytvr said:
Gone, lol I've just realised, your a copper.
Its just a rumour really
woodytvr said:
So with regards to the question about bikes, note: I don't currently have one but there are a lot that gather round an island near me and they often fall off. What would the FPT be for?
Absolutely anything I could make stick at the time if necessary
Mostly failure to maintain proper control!
Excess noise!
drivng without due care or consideration! to name but a few
>> Edited by gone on Thursday 20th May 23:24
gone said:
Gone, lol I've just realised, your a copper.
Its just a rumour really
woodytvr said:
So with regards to the question about bikes, note: I don't currently have one but there are a lot that gather round an island near me and they often fall off. What would the FPT be for?
Absolutely anything I could make stick at the time if necessary
Mostly failure to maintain proper control!
Excess noise!
drivng without due care or consideration! to name but a few
>> Edited by gone on Thursday 20th May 23:24
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