http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Police unveil pedal-powered patrol car" en Sun, 17 May 2026 20:22:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7240 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:17:29 +0000 spytfyre 7240@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"All teams, both senior and junior, must have a responsible adult as ‘Pusher’."</p> <p>Pssst - hey kid... wanna buy some batteries? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7239 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:14:54 +0000 chdot 7239@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"It's battery assisted"</p> <p>How are they going to sort the scrutineering for that in the <a href="http://www.britishpedalcargp.co.uk">British Pedal Car Grand Prix</a>?</p> <p>Think someone has their wires crossed...</p> <p>"<a href="http://www.rlds.co.uk/British_Pedal_Car_Grand_Prix_TECHNICAL_SPECIFICATIONS_for_2010">PEDAL CAR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS for 2010</p> <p>Basic Characteristics</p> <p>The cars shall be single seaters, driven solely by leg* power</a>."</p> <p>(* Disabled entries: We will consider alternative to leg power, please contact us.)</p> <p>and, curiously -</p> <p>"<a href="http://www.rlds.co.uk/British_Pedal_Car_Grand_Prix_Terms_and_Conditions_for_2010">All teams, both senior and junior, must have a responsible adult as ‘Pusher’</a>."</p> <p>** Though I expect they weren't thinking of batteries, more like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4626960784">arm power -</p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4626960784_6fcb62d2c4.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7236 Fri, 21 May 2010 14:51:22 +0000 Dave 7236@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Would deal with the perceived problem of recumbents and velo mobiles being out of the visual perception of drivers. No driver in the world misses and flashing blue light and reflective blue trim! </em></p> <p>Actually I'm not sure it would. For starters, a remarkable number of high-viz vehicles are crashed into (perhaps because looking at something and not being able to see it is not always the cause of accidents that it's made out to be).</p> <p>Secondly, people already don't crash into the many low bikes on the road and that hasn't made any impression on the idea that they are death traps, because "common sense" != reality.</p> <p>However yes, I do want one! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7234 Fri, 21 May 2010 14:18:58 +0000 recombodna 7234@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Very Bugsy Malone. Bet it'd be good for catching 'bad guys'.</p> <p>Good on lily Allen ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7231 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:51:08 +0000 steveo 7231@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thats quite cool actually, i can haz? </p> <p>Would deal with the perceived problem of recumbents and velo mobiles being out of the visual perception of drivers. No driver in the world misses and flashing blue light and reflective blue trim! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7228 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:26:41 +0000 spytfyre 7228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>OK, the world as we know it is dying from pollution, more and more species are becoming extinct, a meteor or solar flare could wipe us out at any second and Lily Allen won three Ivor Novello song writing awards... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7226 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:07:48 +0000 cb 7226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ok, make me feel bad why don't you! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7225 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:01:38 +0000 spytfyre 7225@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes but it was a school project during lunch breaks etc and:<br /> "PC Waller will race his mean machine in the British Pedal Car Grand Prix in Ringwood on July 11." </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7224 Fri, 21 May 2010 12:57:38 +0000 cb 7224@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Officers believe building their new five-gear vehicle, which has a top a speed of 20mph"</p> <p>It's battery assisted so they'd be breaking the law if they went that fast under electric power.</p> <p>But, seriously, what *are* they thinking? What bit of this is a good idea?</p> <p>(Noticed yesterday - by reading over someone's shoulder - that this story made it into the London Metro, but not the Edinburgh one). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=832#post-7222 Fri, 21 May 2010 12:41:57 +0000 chdot 7222@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://web.orange.co.uk/images/ice/quirkies/pedal_power_policing_rex.jpg"></p> <p><a href="http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Police_unveil_pedal_powered_patrol_car?sid=f8a70dc4ddd6" rel="nofollow">http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Police_unveil_pedal_powered_patrol_car?sid=f8a70dc4ddd6</a> </p> <p>Spotted by shetlandic </p>