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26th June 2007, 10:55 AM
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| | Guest |  seeing the other's view
In article <_u5gi.4543$ri2.2439@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>, NM says...
> Brimstone wrote:
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> > The year before 21 cyclists were killed, nine involved lorries and in 2004
> > four of eight accidents in which cyclists were killed involved lorries.
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> To get a balance here we need to know how many lorry drivers were killed
> by cyclists in the same period. :-)
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No idea but I suspect a few had a cardio episode from cycling.
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Conor
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........
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26th June 2007, 12:32 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
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> What has this got to do with making other road users aware of the limited
> sightlines from the driving seat of a lorry?
My point precisely, they're just not fit to be used in an urban
environment and in any other industry wouldn't be allowed to.
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26th June 2007, 01:03 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, NM wrote:
> allan tracy wrote:
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>>> What has this got to do with making other road users aware of the
>>> limited sightlines from the driving seat of a lorry?
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>> My point precisely, they're just not fit to be used in an urban
>> environment and in any other industry wouldn't be allowed to.
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> So how would you see urban deliveries? A rail head at every supermarket
> and high street perhaps?
Zeppelins.
Duh.
tom
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Think logical, act incremental
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26th June 2007, 01:11 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
NM wrote:
> allan tracy wrote:
>>> What has this got to do with making other road users aware of the
>>> limited sightlines from the driving seat of a lorry?
>>
>> My point precisely, they're just not fit to be used in an urban
>> environment and in any other industry wouldn't be allowed to.
>>
>>
> So how would you see urban deliveries? A rail head at every
> supermarket and high street perhaps?
Why not?
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26th June 2007, 03:49 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
Brimstone wrote:
> NM wrote:
>> allan tracy wrote:
>>>> What has this got to do with making other road users aware of the
>>>> limited sightlines from the driving seat of a lorry?
>>> My point precisely, they're just not fit to be used in an urban
>>> environment and in any other industry wouldn't be allowed to.
>>>
>>>
>> So how would you see urban deliveries? A rail head at every
>> supermarket and high street perhaps?
>
> Why not?
>
>
Been tried in the fifties, didn't work then, won't work now.
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26th June 2007, 03:51 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
Brimstone wrote:
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> Railborne freight receives no subsidy, unlike lorries.
Where exactly do I apply for my lorry subsidy?
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26th June 2007, 03:52 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
"NM" <never.opened@all.com> wrote in message
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> Brimstone wrote:
>> NM wrote:
>>> allan tracy wrote:
>>>>> What has this got to do with making other road users aware of the
>>>>> limited sightlines from the driving seat of a lorry?
>>>> My point precisely, they're just not fit to be used in an urban
>>>> environment and in any other industry wouldn't be allowed to.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> So how would you see urban deliveries? A rail head at every
>>> supermarket and high street perhaps?
>>
>> Why not?
> Been tried in the fifties, didn't work then, won't work now.
It's a different world now. Everything is different.
You were saying about the fifties mentality?
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26th June 2007, 03:53 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
"NM" <never.opened@all.com> wrote in message
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> Brimstone wrote:
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>> Railborne freight receives no subsidy, unlike lorries.
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>
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> Where exactly do I apply for my lorry subsidy?
It's provided automatically, without application.
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26th June 2007, 03:53 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
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> > Railborne freight receives no subsidy, unlike lorries.
>
> Where exactly do I apply for my lorry subsidy?
Go sniff the hard shoulder because that's about as much as your taxes
run to.
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26th June 2007, 03:57 PM
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| | Guest | seeing the other's view
Brimstone wrote:
> "NM" <never.opened@all.com> wrote in message
> news:p5egi.119$fi4.39@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
>> Brimstone wrote:
>>> NM wrote:
>>>> allan tracy wrote:
>>>>>> What has this got to do with making other road users aware of the
>>>>>> limited sightlines from the driving seat of a lorry?
>>>>> My point precisely, they're just not fit to be used in an urban
>>>>> environment and in any other industry wouldn't be allowed to.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> So how would you see urban deliveries? A rail head at every
>>>> supermarket and high street perhaps?
>>> Why not?
>> Been tried in the fifties, didn't work then, won't work now.
>
> It's a different world now. Everything is different.
>
> You were saying about the fifties mentality?
>
>
see above
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