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Is this madness? 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133994661393?hash=item1f32b44611:g:xjQAAOSwlYRh4bBG&autorefresh=true

I certainly wouldn't have paid that much.

I know, it's craft keg......

Part of a mixed gift box from Christmas. S'ok, but that's the best I can say about it.

Sorachi Ace hops are not my favourite. 

ps the radiator was not hot

Trouble is that it always seems to be the stupid ones who 'get away with their actions' whilst others suffer them.

23 hours ago, Grovenor said:

And ignoring it leading to excess speed is a hazard, given, I assume, this is just a PC test and not a driving simulator the software has no other way of checking that you will obey the sign.

But then surely, and unknown to the assessment criteria, the driver is the hazard?

Nothing has changed in respect of the sign, its position, form or function so the PC still thinks the sign is the hazard.

The 'driver's' actions and reactions to the sign within a static scene cannot be assessed by the software in a way that would influence the outcome of the hazard perception assessment of the candidate. 

23 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

The sign is a hazard because some motorists are stupid enough to drive into it.

Initially replied with text meant for another quote. 

4 hours ago, Darius43 said:

He’s just selling happiness.

I thought that was Simon Kohler......

You'd have had to have watched (at least some of) the recent 'Hornby a Model World' programmes 

Recently I had to do an online hazard perception test as part of a company fleet vehicle driving assessment.

Perhaps you how the type of thing, a scene where you're asked to click on hazards within a set time frame.

I was astounded at some of the things that had to be ticked as hazards to get 100%. One that particularly sticks in my mind was a roadside sign advising of a change to 30 mph. You had to actually  click 'on' the sign to register the correct answer.

Being aware and acting upon the mandatory speed limit is one thing, but why on earth is the sign itself, beyond it in the scene there were parked cars which I'd already identified as a hazard, onsidered to be a hazard?

26 minutes ago, Reorte said:

How do you feel about the idea of a bit of a grace period for a re-test, seeing as no-one's perfect? If you take enough tests every driver will fail one sooner or later, the odds of a good driver failing are much closer to zero than for a bad one but no-one will ever reach zero.

Interesting question, brought about perhaps because you misquote me. 

I say assessment for a very good reason, because there are no pass or fail criteria when simply assessing something. Yes the outcome of the assessment might be a recommendation to complete further and/or remedial training, based on the assessors findings. Maybe followed by a formal test to demonstrate the training has been effective. That gives the 'grace period' to which you refer?

My view is that drivers, amateur or professional, who have passed a test and then not learned from gained experience are those most likely to benefit from such an assessment.

S'pose it all depends on whether a driving licence is viewed by the holder as a retained right or an earned privilege?

14 hours ago, MrWolf said:

 

I think that he tried to say that he'd been fitted up by HMRC...

 

HMRC - Hornby Model Railway Collectors?

14 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

If you fail a re-test and you drive for a living, that's you out of work ..

 Isn't that the point?

If you drive for a living, you SHOULD (want to) meet the required standard either through your own pride in your job or periodic reassessment. If you have don't have the first and feel you've nothing to learn from the latter, to me that says an awful lot about your attitude to your job and others who rely on you meeting the required standard.

Or maybe I'm being just a tad old fashioned for the 2020's?

I'd happily take periodic refresher assessments; I suspect I'm in the minority!

Thanks both.

First time, I ticked the boxes for the ones to remove; it took a while as there were180 of them! 

I saw tge floaty icon, but it didn't  work when I tapped it.

Second time I thought s@d it and selected all, but no floaty icon......

Hence my query. When I can,  I'll try on a PC instead.

Hi,

Does anyone know how to delete multiple messages from PM inbox please?

It appears that I can select multiple messages but I can't find a 'delete selected' button.

I'm using rmweb on Android tablet if that is an influencing factor.

Rgds,

44 minutes ago, boxbrownie said:

That’s how I understand the new regs now, but as soon as I heard about them the first thing that I thought was there is going to be a lot more rear end shunts as cars suddenly slow and stop in the main road while signalling to turn left and the following vehicle just thought they were going to turn in and keep going, and yes I know people will say “ah but if they were driving observantly it shouldn’t happen”…..well that’s not the world most people live in.

I'll certainly be keeping my dashcam, for evidence of pedestrians distracted when on their phones or with ear phones in........

Yes that contributes to their vulnerability, but why yet again is it race to the lowest common denominator? 

Will people ever again take some responsibility for their own actions rather than it having to be someone else's fault?

8 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said:

That's very good of you - mine's a pint !  

You can have half, for only quoting (less than) half of my post

but NOT if you're driving.

2 hours ago, woodenhead said:

Then yesterday I found myself in a situation because of the new Highway regulations regarding pedestrians and cars.  I was turning left at a from a main road onto a side road following another vehicle who had turned right into the same side road.  There was a pedestrian with a child on a scooter waiting to cross, she waited for the first vehicle and then stepped out in front of me and I had to stop.  I gave a little pip on the horn to remind her that I was there (really was a soft pip not a full sound), she gave me a dirty look and carried on walking.   The wife then reminded me of the new regs and she had priority, my response was and what about that small child, its all very well her taking the chance that I would stop, but what message does that send to a toddler learning road safety - just step out son and expect the big car to just stop!

I had a similar incident at a mini roundabout, except I was the pedestrian and I did get a full on blast. The driver, approaching from behind and to my left, had also cut the roundabout, effectively going wrong side, I stood, stared and politely suggested the driver refresh their knowledge of the highway code on both counts. I was greeted with the response "F*** Off" to which I said "well there you go'; all this from a 'lady' driver......

Makes you think, doesn't it?

2 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

Indicators only give an indication.  How often have you seen somebody forget to cancel (and his auto cancel hasn't worked) still signalling left or right for quite some distance?  How safe is it to rely on indications given by other drivers? 

Indeed, that's exactly the point I was making - what's yours?

18 minutes ago, Titan said:

 

You can't see them when someone is turning right at a mini roundabout as the one flashing is on the opposite side of the car, so you are not going to see them no matter how good they are!

Assuming that drivers indicate at/on roundabouts.......

Or indicate left when leaving.

4 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Many headlamps seem excessively bright, even on dipped beam.

Many are badly adjusted by either:

1. Incorrect setting of the adjustable control or
2. The result of not fitting a replacement lamp correctly

Why don't/can't they see that something is not right, my clue of holding my hand in front of the interior rear view mirror doesn't seem to help em out either.  Their excuse can't be that they can't see my anti dazzle gesture, because their lights are clearly illuminating the whole of the interior of my car.

What gets me is people driving on high beam who seem oblivious (i.e. don't react) to a momentary flash of lights from an oncoming  driver as an indicator that they will soon dazzle them.

Just where are they looking?

On 11/01/2022 at 22:38, Boris said:

At 6:05 unless my eyesight is playing tricks on me there is a 101 dmu with a green trailing car, and a blue leading car which still has a green roof above the cantrail!  

Also interesting is the first of the rake of three ex NE hoppers (just before the DMU) which appears to have had roller bearing axle boxes fitted.

15 hours ago, jcm@gwr said:

 

Trouble is, that bright lights stand out, until every car has them, then the effect is diminished,

and the advantage lost!

A bit like hi-viz clothing.......

Well, in stark contrast to ebay madness, I had a very good buy from Rails of Sheffield last week.....

3x Second class DR 4 wheel coaches by Lilliput for a shade under £30 Inc post, bagged via their sale and an extra 15% ebay voucher. They arrived yesterday and tbh look completely unused

I went for a walk the other day, it was raining cats and dogs; I almost stepped in a poodle.

My new EV doesn't have front fog lights