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OK snail man, I will use the full lane next time. Never thought of that.
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OK snail man I will use the full lane next time.
Whatever. So long as you obey the rules, and by the sound of it that will be the day!
Never thought of that.
Most other cyclists don't seem to think either.
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>> OK snail man I will use the full lane next time. Whatever. So long as you obey the rules and by the sound of it that will be the day!
"The rules" (highway code) encourages slower modes of transport to pull aside and let other traffic past. This is what the OP was trying to do. What problem do you have with this?
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>>Whatever. So long as you obey the rules, and by the sound of it that will be the day!
>>Most other cyclists don't seem to think either
Would someone please define 'sweeping generalisations'?
I wonder if he's got another side of the bed to get out of?
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there was a triple fatality on the M1 in NW London recently, because a number of young girls in a Toyota Yaris ran out of petrol.. and couldn't get onto the hard shoulder because of some cones being roped together. An articulated lorry rear ended them at speed.
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"The rules" (highway code) encourages slower modes of transport to pull aside and let other traffic past. This is what the OP was trying to do.
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Indeed. OP's attempts show a level of consideration for other road users that ought to be encouraged; more than a few folk in my part of the world would do well to heed his example.
And no, I can't see a reason to tie the wretched things together either, unless it's to make them easier for the contractor to collect up at the end of the job.
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And no I can't see a reason to tie the wretched things together either unless it's to make them easier for the contractor to collect up at the end of the job.
stops them blowing over apparently...wind has to blow several over not just one
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If cones are tied together to avoid them blowing over then my thoughts as a non-expert on cones:
1. How many need to be tied together? Can they not tie say 3-4 together and leave some gaps?
2. Could a cone not have additional ballast inserted to stop it blowing over?
I know of someone many years ago that thought it was fun to knock over the vertical lane plastic dividers (not cones). Hope you know the sort I mean. He'd knocked over a few with his car when the next one was fixed to the road solidly - nearly took the side of the car off.
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"I know of someone many years ago that thought it was fun to knock over the vertical lane plastic dividers (not cones). Hope you know the sort I mean. He'd knocked over a few with his car when the next one was fixed to the road solidly - nearly took the side of the car off."
Years ago, on an airfield in England, it snowed. A snowman was built. The passing RAF Police patrol in a LandRover ran over it. Another was built. They ran over it. A third was built, in a slightly different location. They attempted to run over it, but were impeded by the concrete bollard around which the snowman had been built.
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That'll learn them. Pilots "have a view" of the RAF Police......
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Cones are not tied together to stop them blowing over. Many people working in roadworks have been injured walking into live traffic. The string is there to stop workmen wandering in to live traffic. I know it will not physically stop you walking into the live carriageway, but it serves as a reminder.
Edited by VR6 on 18/04/2008 at 19:10
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