bansobaby
Accustomly titled
Agreed, and having driven many thousands of miles on African 'roads' in some of a certain Soilhull based carmakers earlier products, sometimes the spike isn't necessary, the seats and the suspension suffice.
Have you noticed....
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Apparently 70% of new cars now are leased.
Jacob
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There was a study some years ago which showed what a phenomenal benefit to pollution control buses were. The argument wasn't quite as good when it was finally admitted that it had been worked out per capita and every car was presumed to carry only the driver and every bus presumed to be full.
Statista - In 2022 there were approximately 164,000 police officers in the United Kingdom, compared with around 155,000 in 2003.
Jacob
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The cuts in numbers
Between March 2012 and March 2016, police officer numbers dropped from 134,101 to 124,006, a reduction of over 10,000. Greater Manchester alone lost 1201 police officers between 2012 and 2016.
In 2010 there were 79,500 police staff working for forces in England and Wales. By March 2016, this number had dropped to 61,668.
This represents a cut of nearly 23% in the police staff workforce.
The Metropolitan Police has been worst affected, with over 3,000 police staff jobs going between 2012 and 2016.
We are talking of now.
Jacob
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Homeless Squirrel
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Those scooters was never free they and those lime/uber bikes workout expensive
But they're still higher that they have been for the last ten years, so you can't argue they're not doing something because their numbers are going down.
Agent_zed
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You are probably correct in your thinking that it is currently likely to be people that don't drive currently. But this is partly the point that you are giving people the opportunity to experience a way of travelling that doesn't require a car. If it is easy and convienient then they won't necessarily go on to buy a car or may even get rid of their car if they find it easier without the hassle and costs of car ownership.
Jester129
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Has anyone sat in the dark behind a nice new car with LED rear lights - that includes brakes and indicator lights - waiting at traffic lights? It takes seconds to go blind and get a thumping headache! They need dimmers on them when stuck in traffic. Horrible. You'll see next winter when it's dark at 4p.m.
Like most things it comes down to quality and not quantity, having less but more able coppers that are not tied to a desk, painting rainbows on their cars or playing social workers would deliver more results than just pure numbers.
DrPhill
Cyber Heretic
It was also found many years ago by I think MIRA that by making a car warm, comfortable and quiet, then declaring it has safety features like airbags and crumple zones that it made drivers feel more invincible and likely to take risk. This is not how people involved in safety in high hazard enviroments want people to be, they don't want them to feel comfortable and at ease but more on edge and alert so ready to act.
The old boy I worked with 40+ years ago maintained there should be a large spike that shot up through the driver's seat to spear unauthorised drivers to discourage vehicle thefts.
Jacob
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Yes and they'd drive much slower if they didn't have brakes! That's when the rot set in.
Unless they were on the downside of a hill !
There is an upside of a hill , to every downside of a hill, depending on one's point of view.
Jacob
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In gear and switch engine off. Bin there dunnit!
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