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Why is the BBC giving space to this twit?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/3597917.stm It's an article with heavy metion of Guy's favourite stupid arse. I am moved to write to the BBC. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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Why is the BBC giving space to this twit?
On 04 Apr 2004 11:49:00 GMT, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) wrote in message : I am moved to write to the BBC. Do it. Tosser Sm*th needs to be rebutted at every appearance. -- Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Why is the BBC giving space to this twit?
"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" wrote in message ... See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/3597917.stm It's an article with heavy metion of Guy's favourite stupid arse. I am moved to write to the BBC. My mate who is responsible for mobile speed camera siting in this area said in no way are they for generating revenue. There are very strict guidelines on their positions and their locations are published on the 'net and in council offices and libraries, so they even *tell* drivers where they are going to be in advance. If anyone is caught after these warnings then they deserve all they get. Simon M. |
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Why is the BBC giving space to this twit?
On 2004-04-04 12:49:00 +0100, omcom
(dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) said: See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/3597917.stm It's an article with heavy metion of Guy's favourite stupid arse. "Group"? Ha. Lone nutter more like. I've written to the BBC - hope you all do the same. -- www.drianwalker.com Remove the nice brown paste in my signature if you want to reply! |
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Why is the BBC giving space to this twit?
On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 21:58:47 +0100, anonymous coward
wrote in message : There being a debate, the BBC have to give both sides of the argument so it seems to me the problem is that they are being drawn towards PS's site rather than getting their soundbites from saner sources like the RAC or the AA. That would be because most of his claims are so risible that he's the only one making them... -- Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Why is the BBC giving space to this twit?
The title expresses my sentiments exactly, but on the other hand, why
shouldn't they? Heaven forbid the BBC only report from organisations with a royal sanction. PS has a plausible homepage, with his dafter claims hidden deep within the bowels of his website and his statistical illiteracy and longstanding grudge against his speeding fine only apparent through ancient rants on google.co.uk/groups. Compare some of his claims to those we make that bike helmets don't do any good or that seatbelts don't save lives - at first sight his claims are no more against common sense than these are. I can readily see how a rushed journalist might not give PS's site the scrutiny it deserves. Besides, I think it needs a higher level of scientific skills to debunk someone confidently than to grasp the thrust of an argument. Were I a journalist I wouldn't be overly keen on censoring people _I_ thought were cranky but may not be too sure about - Paul Smith has survived censoring by journalistic peers at any rate. I'm starting to hear his claims spouted more and more often, sometimes unattributed. There being a debate, the BBC have to give both sides of the argument so it seems to me the problem is that they are being drawn towards PS's site rather than getting their soundbites from saner sources like the RAC or the AA. Perhaps it would help if someone could create a website to illustrate how far gone Paul Smith is - but I can't think who would match his level of crazed manic energy. 'Fraid I'm busy at the moment and not that much energy either. AC dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote: See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk/3597917.stm It's an article with heavy metion of Guy's favourite stupid arse. I am moved to write to the BBC. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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Gonzalez wrote in message . ..
Inattention Failure to judge other's path or speed Looking but not seeing Careless and reckless behaviour Failure to look Lack of judgement of own path Excessive speed ==================== Is it just me, or can't those first six causes of accidents be grouped as "inattention", making speed the second biggest accident cause? Not only that but excessive speed makes the outcome of the first six (or one) more severe. -- Dave... |
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Why is the BBC giving space to this twit?
On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 20:48:13 +0100,
Gonzalez wrote: snip This must rate among the most unbalanced reports the BBC has ever written. ==================== Inattention Failure to judge other's path or speed Looking but not seeing Careless and reckless behaviour Failure to look Lack of judgement of own path Excessive speed ==================== Is it just me, or can't those first six causes of accidents be grouped as "inattention", making speed the second biggest accident cause? You need to look at the report proper - from appendix B (I've only skim read the report so I might have got this wrong but I think it goes like this) Precipitating Factors [1] [1] What was the primary cause of the accident these should add up to 100% (I'll ignore the small ones 5%) Failures of driver or rider Failed to give way 14.6% Failed to avoid vehicle or object in the carriage way 27.9% Loss of control of vehicle 19.0% failures of pedestrian or passenger Pedestrian entered carriageway without due care (driver not to blame) 10.9% Manoeuvres Poor turn/manoeuvre 8.4% Contributory factors [2] [2] What may have contributed to the cause above: More than one of these can be selected so they won't add up to 100% Personal Details Imparement - alcohol 6.6% Behaviour - careless/thoughtless/reckless 18.4% Behaviour - in a hurry 6.6% Failure to judge other person's path or speed 22.6% Failed to look 16.3% Looked but did not see 19.7% Inattention 25.8% Driver Details Excessive speed[3] 12.5% Following too close 5.6% Lack of judgement of own path 13.7% Local conditions Slippery road 8.2% [3]There is some discussion and this will be changed to "Excessive or inappropriate speed" because there was confusion whether this was "speed in excess of the speedlimit" or "speed inappropriate to conditions". Some officers treated it one way and some the other. I'm not sure how to draw any conclusions from the Contributory factors but from the Previpitating factors it would seem to me that being unable to avoid a vehicle or object in the carriageway will usually imply travelling too fast for the distance you can see to be clear and loss of control of vehicle will often mean travelling too fast for the conditions. Tim. -- God said, "div D = rho, div B = 0, curl E = - @B/@t, curl H = J + @D/@t," and there was light. http://tjw.hn.org/ http://www.locofungus.btinternet.co.uk/ |
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On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 21:30:33 +0000 (UTC), Tim Woodall
wrote in message : You need to look at the report proper - from appendix B Oh, is this the old TRL thing again? They are very ****ed off with the ABD claiming that this undermines theior other reports pinning the balme on speeding for 1/3 fo crashes; AIUI the report is into reporting methodologies more thasn crash causation and if you lump together all the genral speed related items you get the usual 1/3. -- Guy === May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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