One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
Discussion
yellowjack said:
nonsequitur said:
Football team seems to be doing rather well.
The one time I saw Bournemouth play (other than "on the telly" games) was 1990. It was Wolves visiting, and I was on a course at Bovington with a Wolves fan. We turned up quite close to kick-off and bought tickets on the turnstile, and were about to end up in the "wrong" end of the ground. We were escorted by a policeman through the tunnel under the stand to the away end. It was the weekend before Leeds fans kicked off in Bournemouth for (I believe) an FA Cup game. The ground looked a lot different back then.The only other time I saw footie in Bournemouth's (new) ground was the 2008 Hampshire Senior Cup final where Farnborough lost 1-0 to Basingstoke Town. One end of the ground was still open back then, and I remember thinking "it'll be nice when it's finished". AFC Bournemouth have certainly come a long way since then...
Last night I was coming back from Gatwick, and joined the M25 in the Heathrow direction. Several gantries were showing a left-pointing 'move over' arrow above lanes 3 and 4, then this changed to a red 'X' above 3 and 4. Plenty of vehicles simply continued in those two closed lanes under a series of 'X' signs.. Some drivers even weaved across to lane 2 under the gantry and then popped back out into the closed lanes as soon as they were past.
Knobs galore.
Knobs galore.
karma mechanic said:
Last night I was coming back from Gatwick, and joined the M25 in the Heathrow direction. Several gantries were showing a left-pointing 'move over' arrow above lanes 3 and 4, then this changed to a red 'X' above 3 and 4. Plenty of vehicles simply continued in those two closed lanes under a series of 'X' signs.. Some drivers even weaved across to lane 2 under the gantry and then popped back out into the closed lanes as soon as they were past.
Knobs galore.
‘Smart motorways’ with stupid motorists. That’s irony.Knobs galore.
Nanook said:
Shakermaker said:
Nanook said:
Liquid Knight said:
There's a white Corsa in my village with the VXR Nurbergring body kit, exhaust, wheels and stickers on even though it's a 1.4 diesel. The owner drives it like a complete tool as well.
Wouldn't surprise me if the VXR bits were from a stolen car. If I were a Police officer would certainly pull any vehicle like that over.
And say what?Wouldn't surprise me if the VXR bits were from a stolen car. If I were a Police officer would certainly pull any vehicle like that over.
What are you scared off?
I fail to see why a police officer shouldn't ask.
Mandalore said:
Stolen goods is stolen goods. Be it a Rolex, a Mobile Phone or a Bodykit.
What are you scared off?
I fail to see why a police officer shouldn't ask.
Yes, but they would need reasonable grounds to stop them first - but if they are driving like a tool, that would be good. I haven't seen it reported in the past that someone was pulled over for "suspicion of using stolen parts" and it sounds like the kind of topic that would stir up debate on a motoring forum What are you scared off?
I fail to see why a police officer shouldn't ask.
M5 JCT 25- 53 PLATE ST220 Mondeo last night driving right up the chuff of anyone in lane 3 (some were hogging the lane)
Then he drive at over 100mph, get to 1m sign for jct 25 gets over slams his brakes on and sits behind a lorry for the last mile!
I went passed him and got over by the 300 yard marker.
Then he drive at over 100mph, get to 1m sign for jct 25 gets over slams his brakes on and sits behind a lorry for the last mile!
I went passed him and got over by the 300 yard marker.
People who drive straight ahead from the Right Turn Only lane.
People who want to drive straight ahead from the Right Turn Only lane, get stuck behind somebody turning right, and then force their way into the LH lane.
People who indicate half-way through the manoeuvre.
People who change lanes every 5 seconds.
People who want to drive straight ahead from the Right Turn Only lane, get stuck behind somebody turning right, and then force their way into the LH lane.
People who indicate half-way through the manoeuvre.
People who change lanes every 5 seconds.
New one I'm seeing on my morning commute. On the junction where I join the M62 eastbound, the left lane of the slip road joins the motorway and forms lane one and the motorway going from 3 to 4 lanes.
People have taken to cutting across the hatched area at the junction as well as lane two of the slip road in order to get ahead a little and into the new lane one.
People have taken to cutting across the hatched area at the junction as well as lane two of the slip road in order to get ahead a little and into the new lane one.
Now I don't mind horses and living in ruralshire, I'm used to seeing them. Luckily virtually all of the local riders around here wear normal horse riding kit, maybe a bright jacket but nothing on the scale of the picture above.
If you are a horse driver and you feel the need to blatantly impersonate a mounted police officer, in order to get the response required from motorists without your skittish hoofed hobby going uncontrollably sideways into a hedge, then perhaps that animal is not suitable for use on a public road.
The average motorist doesn't like being lied to when you pretend to be police when you aren't, and I'm sure the police don't like being impersonated because not only is it against the law, it reduces the effectiveness of real mounted police when drivers assume they're just riders from the local yard out for an afternoon jolly.
Nanook said:
Mandalore said:
Stolen goods is stolen goods. Be it a Rolex, a Mobile Phone or a Bodykit.
What are you scared off?
I fail to see why a police officer shouldn't ask.
Right, but you don't know if they're stolen goods. And if you start pulling people over, when they've done nothing wrong, to accuse them of theft, based on your bias, that's probably not going to work out too well.What are you scared off?
I fail to see why a police officer shouldn't ask.
If they get caught with stolen good or whatever else it's their fault for drawing attention to themselves by driving like a tool my original premise.
Why not join in the fun? Next time you're out on the road look out for things that make you think...
"If I were a Police officer I would pull you over".
...that'd make a pretty good thread topic.
Nanook said:
Muddle238 said:
Now I don't mind horses and living in ruralshire, I'm used to seeing them. Luckily virtually all of the local riders around here wear normal horse riding kit, maybe a bright jacket but nothing on the scale of the picture above.
If you are a horse driver and you feel the need to blatantly impersonate a mounted police officer, in order to get the response required from motorists without your skittish hoofed hobby going uncontrollably sideways into a hedge, then perhaps that animal is not suitable for use on a public road.
The average motorist doesn't like being lied to when you pretend to be police when you aren't, and I'm sure the police don't like being impersonated because not only is it against the law, it reduces the effectiveness of real mounted police when drivers assume they're just riders from the local yard out for an afternoon jolly.
All well and good posing as police if it makes drivers slow down, however the consequences are that the next time the drivers see a hi-vis horse they won't bother slowing as much, remembering the previous occasion when they discovered upon closer inspection/passing that it was infact not a police horse nor a police officer riding it. So they won't take as much care. Then one day it'll be a genuine police rider/horse, out doing a job and not just someone out for a jolly.
Essentially, my argument is that if you must dress up a horse in that much hi-vis, firstly either consider whether it's even wise to take that horse on a road and secondly if it is, dress it in hi-vis that doesn't impersonate police. Day-glo pink for instance, probably more likely to stand out than flourescent yellow given the number of people and things dressed in yellow hi-vis nowadays.
Nanook said:
ashleyman said:
I'm not against horses at all but in modern society why do they need to be on the road at all?
Call me a job but I really don't understand what purpose they have other than being a hobby these days.
You're a job.Call me a job but I really don't understand what purpose they have other than being a hobby these days.
Yes, it's a hobby. Same as many people ride bikes, or even drive cars for fun.
Nanook said:
ashleyman said:
I'm not against horses at all but in modern society why do they need to be on the road at all?
Call me a job but I really don't understand what purpose they have other than being a hobby these days.
You're a job.Call me a job but I really don't understand what purpose they have other than being a hobby these days.
Yes, it's a hobby. Same as many people ride bikes, or even drive cars for fun.
Shakermaker said:
Yes, but they would need reasonable grounds to stop them first - but if they are driving like a tool, that would be good. I haven't seen it reported in the past that someone was pulled over for "suspicion of using stolen parts" and it sounds like the kind of topic that would stir up debate on a motoring forum
I thought uk police can stop anyone just to check documents?Nanook said:
You're a job.
Yes, it's a hobby. Same as many people ride bikes, or even drive cars for fun.
Yes, it's a hobby. Same as many people ride bikes, or even drive cars for fun.
It was supposed to say knob! Oh well.Muddle238 said:
I've got several horse riding friends, they say that it's necessary to ride along the road to reach certain bridle ways and such like. I say anything less than a B-road is fair game for horses, however A and B roads really carry a little too much traffic in my view for the safe incorporation of horses. We live down a country lane/track, lots of horses down here, can't complain as I'd rather them here than on the main road for everyone's well being.
Yeah, I have multiple family members that have a stable and multiple horses each. With my relatives I don't understand why they would have them, they don't need to use them for work or for farm tasks, they got them for nothing but fun / wanting to have them. The difference is they don't ride on the roads, they use their land or use a trailer to take the horse to somewhere to ride.I'm not complaining, I just don't understand why we see them being ridden on roads. They're not necessary. I understand we ride bikes and drive cars for work, we also ride bikes and drive cars for fun. I know people ride horses for fun, just don't understand why it needs to be on the road.
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