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Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13886 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 ![]() ![]() |
Better late than neverI'm surprised that their use isn't illegal there already. Here in Australia it varies by state, but basically unless it's in a cradle you can't use it- even when stopped on the side of a road (although i'm not aware of anyone being prosecuted for that. It's not unusual to see cars pulling over to the side of the road & someone on their phone when you go past them). But if you're using it while stopped in traffic- you're nicked. It also applies to laptops, tablets, DVD/media players & smart watches. Personally i don't think they should be allowed to be used even hands free- i don't know what it is about phones but people seem to give all their attention to the phone conversation and not what they should b concentrating on- driving. Having use a few new cars recently i have to say i hate with a passion these new entertainment/navigation systems- where instead of having a button for each major function you've got a couple of buttons (if that) to select all the hundreds (thousands?) of possible functions, or even worse a touch screen that still uses a few touch points to select, select, select, select, select then eventually adjust what you're after. Unless they're fully voice controller i think they're actually worse than phones (unless people are texting, the most moronic thing to do while driving). Grant Darwin NT |
Sirius B ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24922 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 ![]() |
Having use a few new cars recently i have to say i hate with a passion these new entertainment/navigation systems- where instead of having a button for each major function you've got a couple of buttons (if that) to select all the hundreds (thousands?) of possible functions, or even worse a touch screen that still uses a few touch points to select, select, select, select, select then eventually adjust what you're after.Tested until battery died Just look at all the electrics in those. WTH do you switch off that you don't use? & can you? |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19494 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
Missing the point: Man in Germany drives to driving test BERLIN (AP) — A man in Germany has discovered the hard way that it’s best to get a driving license first before trying to use it. |
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Oh them low bridges. The eye-watering cost of repairs on one of Melbourne’s most notorious truck traps has been revealed for the first time. It’s the infamous bridge that has become notorious for truck crashes, hoarded its own fan pages and developed into a longstanding – albeit affectionate – joke for Victorians.Cheers. |
Sirius B ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24922 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 ![]() |
I certainly would have. Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket.Kissed by a guardian angel |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13886 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 ![]() ![]() |
I certainly would have.Waste of money i reckon- he used up all of his luck getting out of that alive, let alone with just a few scratches.Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket. Grant Darwin NT |
Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3390 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket. I would say if he was a cat, he just used up 8 of his 9 lives. |
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Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket. Or is that the deadly joke? That his driving was so bad that it was a lottery as to whether he was still in this world... And such drivers are schedule harassed, sleep deprived, bored mindless hypnotic, and unhealthily waiting for their heart attack or stroke from all the Greasy Joe's rushed food stops... And... We give them 48 tonnes at 100 kmh... All on less than the minimum wage... ...! Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24922 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 ![]() |
Get your facts straight. No HGV 1 driver is on "minimum wage" Secondly - 48 Tons? Really? What is the maximum weight a HGV can carry? |
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Very good to know to not know everything! By God, any omniscience must be bored out of their existence!! :-P :-) So... What's the deal with the expensive dearth of drivers and drivers quitting the job for a better life? Too many unpaid hours?... Stay safe folks, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
![]() Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21573 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 ![]() ![]() |
Serious question: What is the energy content of 44 tonnes @ 100 kmh? How much TNT is that equivalent to? Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19494 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
Serious question: I can't be bothered to work it out but Kinetic Energy = ½ mass * velocity². don't forget the units are joules, kilogrammes and metres/second The energy released in an explosion of 1 gram of TNT is approximately 4000 Joules |
rob smith ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22675 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 ![]() ![]() |
Simple Truck - lots.... Or TNT - enough for a loud bang Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Sirius B ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24922 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 ![]() |
So... What's the deal with the expensive dearth of drivers and drivers quitting the job for a better life?No. 1: Lack of facilities. 2: Treatment. 3: Safety. 4: Bureaucratic bovine excrement (see Police & Enforcement thread). 5: Unreasonable deadlines 6: Away from home too long. 7: Cost & dCPC last straw as to why many said to hell with it. Too many more to list. It never has been about pay or hours. When working LGV, often hit £20-£24k p/a. HGV 2/1 £28-£34k p/a Personally, often caused issues with managers. Actual employment was for 7.5 ton driver, however many times HGV2/1 short & got allocated their runs. Phone blew up as I never turned up (reason 2). Edit This has been ongoing LONG before Brexit & Covid. Makes one think does it not? |
Dr Who Fan ![]() Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3390 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 ![]() |
Southwest Airlines passenger jumps from taxiing plane at Phoenix airport The passenger, identified only as a 30-year-old man, exited the plane from a galley door at the back of the aircraft and briefly locked himself inside a fire station on the tarmac, according to FOX 10 in Phoenix. |
Sirius B ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24922 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 ![]() |
The incident was the latest in a surge in unruly air passengers since the pandemic started.Karen missed her flight so decided... |
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Serious question:Maybe this dashcam footage and pictures will answer your question. Cheers. |
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[Truck crashes into the back of traffic, killing people...] Unfortunately, that is a scenario that is forever repeated... Can anything be done to avoid that other than taking freight off the general roads?... Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31126 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 ![]() ![]() |
[Truck crashes into the back of traffic, killing people...] Isn't the point of autonomous vehicles to prevent that? |
W-K 666 ![]() Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19494 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 ![]() ![]() |
[Truck crashes into the back of traffic, killing people...] You are not going to get general freight on to the railways or even water transport in some cases. The calculations on the break even point between road and rail, and there are differing methods to calculate this, would indicate the minimum distance is about 400 km. And for that to happen the freight has to be untouched and in one container for the whole journey. Also in some cases the distance traveled would increase as the freight might have to go 'backwards' to and from the nearest rail terminals. |
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