snowy

This is incorrect. HGVs are limited to 50 on single carriageways, and are restricted access to specific roads in london according to the time of day. The rest of the post is just not really thought through.

Timely that the RAC published research that 81% of drivers say they see people 'excessively speeding' on all types of roads: https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/excessive-speeding-now-commonplace-on-uk-roads/

Kirkdale was restricted for the installation of a new really long substation electricity cable. The roadworks were removed yesterday. Up by Kelvin Grove was a water leak that was right above a large gas pipe. I think that's gone now too.

Ebikes are already legally limited to 15.5mph at which point the motor cuts out. If you see someone coasting at 30 then they're riding an illegal e-motorbike. that's not an e-bike its classed as a motorbike and needs the same level of insurance / license/ helmet / adherence with speed limits etc. The ability to limit speed on ebikes is a great thing and i can't see why anyone would disagree with the same technology being applied to motor vehicles so they are forced to follow relevant speed limits too.

Ah you two are sweet.

You are suggesting its stolen! And besides, you can't really contradict that you agree the fountain appears to be careless driving as the driver left the scene...

The owner of a vehicle isn't responsible for the use of the vehicle- otherwise lease hire firms would be financially viable for any costs of a collision. the registered keeper can deny they were driving (and therefore not responsible) and cannot be compelled to say who was. Doing that can result in a £ fine and/or points for the registered keeper, but invariably at a much lower level than would be given to a named driver responsible. its like you're just realising that license plates are for vehicles not individual drivers... Glad on your final point, that you are now agreeing with the OP and Leeming that it was careless driving (leaving the scene of an incident) and dangerous driving (aggravated taking without consent).

A vehicle isn't insured, a driver is. Given the driver ran away we don't know if they were insured, whether the car was theirs etc which is why that blog says that the tax payer will have to bear the costs of the repairs to a memorial thats been there, unharmed, on a pedestrian island since the late 19th century, plus the costs of the emergency services etc Which also answers the question from Rockets as to whether it "was dangerous or careless driving':Leaving a scene of a collision is one of the definitions of careless driving. Regarding dangerous driving, and the report that it was a car, the first post in this thread says "Presumably the vehicle that did this must have been travelling with some force when it mounted the kerb and sent the stone blocks flying: significant weight or speed or both. Supposedly this is a 20mph zone." which i guess is answered too - so counting as dangerous driving. On your second slightly bizarre 'but bikes/scooter' point, that's why a hierarchy of road users exists. I'm not quite sure an escooter would do that amount of damage to a marble statue.

According to this local community website, it was hit by a car. The driver then fled: https://norwoodforum.org/node/3436 "There is some doubt that the costs of repair and reinstatement can be met from any motor insurance policy - the driver of the car concerned is said to have left the scene" "We have also asked for the road safety aspects for southbound traffic from Norwood Road/Robson Road traffic lights be reconsidered. Two lanes merge into one lane here and there are longstanding problems of speeding traffic on Norwood High Street and the rest of the West Norwood gyratory"

anyway, keep posting laughably iill informed, inaccurate and ill conceived posts and I will keep laughing at them.

Calm down Lynn!

Timely reminder that Rockets defines anti car organisations as: The Department for Transport The National Highways Agency The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety The National Police Chiefs’ Council The AA who all don't use the word accident. Lol, so common and frequent that Rockets can't differentiate between the two...

Great.

Hire bikes already have registration numbers and you need to provide ID to hire them when you set up an account.

No, many (mine included) has a specific first party property and third party liability sections. Even LCC offers full insurance for something like £10 - year as the damage caused by cyclists is so minimal. Also the precedent set by the Russell vs Smith court case will probably blow your mind

Simon Heffer The Telegraph Cycling The anti-cycling bingo card practically writes itself. What is the UK and Farage supporter saying? It's behind a firewall?.I bet license plates, something unresearched about insurance (which you're covered by home contents insurance), road tax, war on motorists etc? i'm unsure of his background as a road and traffic management expert, does he explan what makes his view more valuable?

Or will find any point to latch on to. A quick back of a fag packet calculation is that 1 family car in a year has the same emissions as 18 square metres of that Indian sandstone.

But apparently no punctuation.

That's lovely dear, but nothing to do with the conversation we're having - signaling- which is a should not a must. And you understand the legal difference don't you.

Please please go and re read the Highway Code if you're a driver. There are distinct differences in what it says cyclists/ horse riders should do from what vehicle drivers must do.

So this is a long winded way of saying yes, you do think your opinion is better than theirs and don't understand risk management.

So this is a long winded way of saying yes, you do think your opinion is better than theirs.

So we've reached the nub of it - you think that your opinion is better than that of the DfT etc.

Blinkered organisations according to you are: The Department for Transport The National Highways Agency The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety The National Police Chiefs’ Council The AA

Actually it’s pronounced “jaslight” - you’ve been saying it wrong the whole time.