I had a 1900cc V twin Yam with Cobra long shotguns on it (no baffles and a Californian race map
) Every MOT had the "Loud exhaust" warning. It only really barked though when snapped open - I was always wary around police. It's little buzz boxes that make the offensive noise.
We're doing the same. Everything in walking distance, except the undertakers.
I would go along with that theory haven recently had the delights of a brand new mercedes cla as a courtesy car. All four of the steering wheel spokes had about six buttons on them that were too small to use easily or you had to reach forward and touch the huge screen that stretched across two thirds of the dash. I even had to reach through the wheel to use some functions!!!
Your lucky you have buses! It will only get worse, traffic measures so put some money asside for the fines! Or get a bike, tandems, trailers and baskets available for family. Councils across the board are pushing public transport, bike lanes and traffic calming measures. Hundreds of miles of bike lanes in my town with hardly a bike seen on them! What a waste of money. Then there are the stupid zones with no road markings nor kerbs which amounts to a free for all. Who on earth dreams all this rubbish up? Buse lanes, for what? What a joke, sold off years ago and low and behold cuts, out went the services to the outer limits hitting the elderly, who retired there for a quieter life. Our local buses has changed hands at least four times since privatization, or asset stripping with no accountability as I like to call it. Double deckers in this day and age, I mean the last time I saw a bus full on both decks was in the 1980s and that was mostly school kids! Chelsea tractors now the school run, bless their little cotton socks. Buses, the chassis,s all come from China its just the coach works done here. How green is that? Then there are the car park parking charges and parking meters, car parks if not run be council private and the meters, well we have 4 or 5 land estates owners in our town and most go to them with a tincy wincy little amount going to chairty, all on their websites. I wonder if this is whay the shops in the high street and town center are up in arms about the loss of footfall? Nanny state, its each council now, all have too much power, given to by whom I wonder, their Chef Execs on more than the PM, 4 if not 5 times more! It is time for change and a PR voting system.
And most of the little buzz boxes are kids doing takeaway deliveries on a moped with L plates! How is that LEGAL ? If you are using a vehicle for a business purpose the driver or rider should hold a full licence and be covered by business insurance (I wonder how many actually are?)
Agreed and usually the bleep and dash graphic disappears before you can focus on it to read it and you carry on thinking WTF was that!
That would depend if they are using their own bike or a company bike, if its their own then they are responsible le for their own I strange etc but if its a company bike they would be covered under company insurance, it was the same for me when I did a spell as a motorcycle courier.
False alarms are the problem here. If it only did it when there was a real problem and saved a life no one would complain. Our Volvo gets it wrong on a stretch of road near where I live every time we go down it. There is always a car parked on the outside of a fairly tight curve. We get the beep and break pulsing every time. It’s incredibly annoying but in contrast the rear blind spot detection has probably stopped any number of car park bumps.
But, and I have asked our local MP to ask the transport secretary, why are they allowed to ride around on business on L plates?? Even the traffic wardens in London etc do it.
Because the mopeds are most likely under 250cc and the riders probably only passed a cbt rather than a full motorcycle test so are required to have an L plate. I agree with you though.
Why? (Just asking not arguing!)
If only competent people were allowed to work, There'd be a lot of vacancies.
