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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2007Absolutely OT but it made me laugh, not for dial-up users
http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock > http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock It made me laugh too, I don't have much sympathy for the drivers that got caught.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > It made me laugh too, I don't have much sympathy for the drivers that got > caught. I've never seen those things before. Are they common in Britain? SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> It made me laugh too, I don't have much sympathy for the drivers >> that got caught. > > I've never seen those things before. Are they common in Britain? I haven't either but they're very cool! (And yes, I laughed.) Jill >> It made me laugh too, I don't have much sympathy for the drivers that got >> caught. > > I've never seen those things before. Are they common in Britain? Not all that common. Tweed > http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock Wow, I've never seen anything like that. I wonder how they retract for buses? Don't the drivers following the buses realize they're at a dead end? I wish we had these in New York, and that they could be activated by pedestrians. SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >> http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock > > Wow, I've never seen anything like that. I wonder how they retract for > buses? I believe the vehicles that are allowed beyond the barrier have transponders that signal the posts to retract. > Don't the drivers following the buses realize they're at a dead end? > > I wish we had these in New York, and that they could be activated by > pedestrians. >> http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock > > Wow, I've never seen anything like that. I wonder how they retract for > buses? There is some sort of electrical device in buses, post office vans and such that activates the retracting mechanism. > Don't the drivers following the buses realize they're at a dead end? Of course they do. There are always plenty of signs to tell you what and what not to do. They just want to get nearer to the shops..and like a lot of people all over the world they think it doesn't apply to *them" - that's why it made me laugh. > I wish we had these in New York, and that they could be activated by > pedestrians. <grin> Tweed > http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock A couple of things to watch for in this video: The silver car that backs away from the barrier posts is the first car that gets slammed by them! Same driver, same white thing on the dash. After he backs away, notice the steam/smoke coming from the front end of the car. The mini-van/suv that is the second to get slammed by the posts - the driver is holding his head - looks like he wasn't wearing seat belts and his head hit the roof of the car.... also his airbag deploys! Third vehicle slammed by the posts (I think this is at a different intersection - looks different anyway), the passenger (on the left of the vehicle) smashes into the windshield!!! Hard enough to crack it! > > http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > intersection - looks different anyway), the passenger (on the left of the > vehicle) smashes into the windshield!!! Hard enough to crack it! Boy, if those things were around here the tow truck drivers would make a fortune! PatM > > "Christina Websell" <spamf...@tinawebsell.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > PatM And mechanics. The 2nd driver even had a baby in the van! Shame on them! Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita > http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock Yikes. It made me wince. I have never seen such a thing. Apparently only buses are allowed through? > > http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock > Yikes. It made me wince. I have never seen such a thing. Apparently > only buses are allowed through? Looks like it. I guess bus drivers have a remote or something that sends a signal to lower them? No matter how dangerous or damaging something appears, there are always some idiots who think they can beat it. Joyce >> http://www.glumbert.com/media/roadblock > > Yikes. It made me wince. I have never seen such a thing. Apparently only > buses are allowed through? There are some city centres in the UK that are "pedestrianised" and only essential vehicles are allowed. Usually it's enough to put up a notice but I guess more severe measures were needed here ;) You only need to watch that first silver car to see how determined some of them are. I don't know where it is, I would be interested to know actually. My nearest city is pedestrianised in the centre and most obey the signs not to drive in. If not, they get escorted out by the police with a warning. Tweed > There are some city centres in the UK that are "pedestrianised" and only > essential vehicles are allowed. Usually it's enough to put up a notice but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Tweed I wonder if this is similar to a plan that New York City is contemplating. Rumor has it London is setting the example for the New York model. It deals mostly with levying a fee on drivers who come into certain areas of Manhattan during certain hours... Now that I think of it, it sounds like your "pedestrianizing" is different, and actually I'd like that more! SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >> There are some city centres in the UK that are "pedestrianised" and only >> essential vehicles are allowed. Usually it's enough to put up a notice [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Manhattan > during certain hours... There is already a fee for vehicles to enter some parts of London. It's giving my brother a headache as he's transport manager for a firm that has to deliver newspapers and magazines to most newsagents in London. His latest idea is to get a fleet of electric vehicles as these are exempt. >>> There are some city centres in the UK that are "pedestrianised" and only >>> essential vehicles are allowed. Usually it's enough to put up a notice [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > to deliver newspapers and magazines to most newsagents in London. His > latest idea is to get a fleet of electric vehicles as these are exempt. Yep, that's it; that's the plan our dear mayor is considering. I don't drive and my opinion is fully selfish, but I approve of such a plan. SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh > There are some city centres in the UK that are "pedestrianised" and only > essential vehicles are allowed. Usually it's enough to put up a notice but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > My nearest city is pedestrianised in the centre and most obey the signs not > to drive in. If not, they get escorted out by the police with a warning. I wish we had those things here. There's an alley that runs past my garden, that is only meant for pedestrians/light vehicles, but cars zoom by all the time. The worst thing is, children play out there, because it's supposed to be safe, and then these eejits just have to use it as a thoroughfare. Grrr. Man, I hate cars. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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