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Jenners owner and billionaire Anders Holch was caught speeding at 82mph in a 60 zone by Highlands cops, according to a BBC series. The Danish tycoon said to be Scotland’s richest man got hit with a fine after police clocked him speeding near the Achinduich, 40 miles north of Inverness.
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In October, Harry Mach was arrested for “being a pedestrian” on the pedestrianised street, as he stood and blocked incoming cars. He only had charges against him dropped recently, after pleading not guilty to “unlawfully obstructing free passage on the road”.
A month later, 66-year-old Lucy Hall was shouted at by a car driver for acting as a “human bollard” and demonstrate how many drivers illegally used the road. However, the police came to the site and forcibly removed her… again, a legal pedestrian on the pedestrianised street to allow drivers to illegally drive through.
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https://road.cc/content/news/norwich-residents-reclaim-pedestrianised-street-301037
Shouldn't that be in the "rubbish policing" thread (if we have one)?
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Edinburgh crime: Driver caught speeding on London Road while more than double the drink-drive limit
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An update (of sorts) on my personal injury claim. Having admitted liability the other party's insurer has went radio silent- no response with a settlement and the deadline is tomorrow. Apparently the next step will be a court action. Given it's pretty clear-cut and that they've already admitted fault I don't know why they're dragging their heels tbh. I'm hoping it's not the cost of the bike!
Ever get so pissed by drivists you realise you've made yourself look like a numpty? Coming down Broughton Street to Canonmills yesterday afternoon the lights went green just as I was approaching the junction at the Tesco, so I merged from the cycle lane into the main flow - no bother right, I'll be going at the speed of traffic down the hill. As I start to brake for the next set of lights, the car I merged in front of - a wee red hatchback with learner plates - revs and rips past close enough I just about hit their mirror with my knee, so I guess they weren't happy some Bloody Cyclist had the temerity to go in front of their mighty motorcar.
Anyway, as I sailed past five seconds later(because of course they immediately ran into the back of the same queue I was braking for) I got off what I thought was a nice pithy bellow; "Learning from who you daft ****? I'd get your money back!", and then when the smug glow faded a few minutes later on the cycle path I realised I was going past quick enough that I'd be lucky if they heard more than two words of it, and to anyone else I'd just look like a loon spouting nonsense hah.
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Spokesperson blames admin errors for case reaching court after archbishop caught doing 25mph in 20mph zone
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Went over to Perth and Kinross today for a spin. Quite Misty beyond Inverkeithing. Fairly high number of maniac drivers in Fife and PKC.
I think a little to do with the roads being less urban, some are up and down like Jim Baxter Hill O Beath and others long and flat and frankly dangerous Mr Shankly. in better news there is about a mile of truly brilliant bike lane near Crossgates.
A salutary reminder to not allow myself to be bullied into the door zone, just had a cab-over lorry chuck his open right in front of me at head height, if I hadn't already been edging out to dissuade a cabbie from overtaking between the rows of vehicles on either side I don't think my swerve would have been enough to stop me faceplanting into it - and based on the way the driver got out, kicked in the side of the head as well.
When I was a teenager I’d never heard of the “door zone” and probably relied on the good sense of drivers about door opening. Don’t think I was being innocent/naive - not so many people owned cars then and I think were (generally) more cautious/considerate.
I still remember the shock and annoyance I felt when a lorry door was flung open above my head!
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Adil Iqbal, 22, from Accrington, Lancashire, who was allegedly driving a BMW, was arrested at the scene and initially charged with three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
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https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/car-overturns-busy-edinburgh-road-26935429
‘Car overturns’ seems to a lot about Rubbish Cars too!
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A section of a busy East Lothian road is closed, after a lorry rolled over on the carriageway.
The one-vehicle crash, involving a HGV,
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You wouldn’t believe it but just got hit by another car turning right on Prestonpans High St. Fortunately it was a low speed collision and the bike looks fine. I’ve got a few cuts and grazes but nothing more serious as far as I can tell
Struth. Glad ok also bike
jeez mcairney. maybe you should move?!
Not again! Glad you seem to be okay.
Aye moving somewhere where the driver's eyes aren't painted on would be nice!
Just had the bike checked out and it's mainly cosmetic damage, most expensive thing to fix will be the scraped to buggery shifters at £300 for a set!
Thankfully me and the Bianchi will ride another day though this might retire it to winter bike duties (I'm still waiting on the insurance being sorted out on my previous crash in January!)
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Civil servants refused the request but were so concerned they reported the matter to the Cabinet Office. Braverman instead turned to a political aide to try and arrange the course without revealing her identity.
Completing the course would have meant the Home Secretary avoided points on her licence.
The requests were refused, the Sunday Times reported, and Braverman later chose to avoid the course completely and accepted three penalty points on her driving licence.
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David Ward, the executive president of the Towards Zero Foundation, which campaigns to reduce road deaths across the world, said politicians were “normalising” breaches in road safety.
He said: “There is a worrying trend, whether its Rishi Sunak’s failure to put on a seatbelt or now Suella Braverman, when senior politicians really ought to be setting a better example.”
He added: “Going on a course in public is part of the penalty – by trying to somehow make it private, she was in effect trying to mitigate the impact. This makes it doubly complacent.”
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“The speed and violence of this crash is simply horrific, and the Range Rover was reduced to a mangled heap of metal,” the judge said.
“I have no doubt you were showing off to your passengers – showing off your powerful car but also what you thought of as your superior driving skills.
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Lost my cool at a van driver this morning who beeped me all the way down the Mound for having the temerity to not use the murder-strip
Asked him why he wasn't beeping the van in front and all the other cars, because they were the ones holding him up. He did get out in a fit of rage, luckily I was able to scarper
So sick of this. Just feel like destroying all cars now, starting with the big ones
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I feel your sickness.
I wasn't very happy in Corstorphine earlier when trying to take an allowed right turn down Featherhall Avenue. Traffic was heavy but still moving and I was looking for a bit of courtesy to allow me to get there. Cue loads of drivers (10+) ignoring me, but of course a driver carrying out the illegal driving of coming out the junction was flashed out before the flasher sped up to stop me going. Finally in what seemed an age a black cab let me through.
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Davidson, 69, was caught travelling at 36mph in the 30mph zone while behind the wheel of a Mercedes.
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https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23550327.jim-davidson-appeals-driving-ban-speeding-southampton/
Of course that report is rather bland!
Video!!!
https://twitter.com/scottishpatterr/status/1662833355518246914
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Drink *and* drugs. On my commute route to and from work.
We share the roads with these people, the reason why I need to text my partner I've got to work safely every day.
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https://twitter.com/echaelfechillo/status/1663481464145555456
A driver taking their huge SUV onto the North Meadow Walk cycle path at Hope Park Crescent. Not a works van or a Council car, just some random person driving in the Meadows.
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