How to tell if you're a militant cyclist (psycholist)

On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 02:48:21 -0800 (PST)
Simon Mason wrote:
But if my car broke down on a spanish motorway there's no way
I'd hang around anywhere near it. They're a bunch of ****ing nutters over
there.

Good thing you have not driven in Serbia, Albania, Ukraine or Moldova
then.

I've been to ukraine a number of times and I wouldn't drive there if you
paid me. They all learnt to drive on dodgems it seems to me.

B2003

"Simon Mason" wrote in message
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Good thing you have not driven in Serbia, Albania, Ukraine or Moldova
then.

Why on earth would anyone want to?

On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:16:43 -0000
"Mr Benn" wrote:
"Simon Mason" wrote in message
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Good thing you have not driven in Serbia, Albania, Ukraine or Moldova
then.

Why on earth would anyone want to?

I'm surprised he hasn't mentioned cycling there. Surely he'd get some great
footage on that helmet cam of his - trucks dumping stuff out the back in his
path, cars cutting him up, Mason giving them the finger ... oh dear - the
driver and his pals have Glocks and look a bit upset with Mason now - can he
outpedal 4 mafiosa in a wheezing lada? Tune in tommorow for a quick helmet cam
view from an intensive care ward before Igor the 18 stone orderly realises its
not a piece of medical equipment and would make a good price on Ebayski.

B2003

On Mar 6, 5:14*am, Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 5, 4:19*pm, Ian Jackson









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Simon Mason writes

On Mar 5, 2:51*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 5 Mar 2012 06:12:04 -0800 (PST)

wrote:
I expect he was relying on a cheap Chinese breath testing device to keep
within the law, after drinking 12 pints a few hours before.

What do you think about this new law then?
The Frog plod seem to think they are OK - $2 can't buy much in the way
of accuracy.

QUOTE:
Starting July 1, you'll have to carry a portable blood-alcohol test
kit with you if you want to drive in France. You'll be fined 11 euros
-- about $15 -- if you can't produce one when the gendarmes ask.

Frankly who's going to bother. You're supposed to keep a flourescent vest
on the back seat too amongst other things but I've never bothered in all the
times I've driven in france

In Germany you have to have a vest for *each* person in the car AND
they all have to be inside the vehicle, otherwise that is another
offence you are committing.

* In order to avoid falling foul of the law when driving in western
Europe, does anyone have a list of all the things you need to carry? The
way things seem to be going, there's going to be little actual room in
the car for passengers.
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Off the top of my head and I have driven in 35 European countries.

These do not apply to all countries,but I make sure I take most of
them.

Spare bulbs, warning triangle, first aid kit, fire extinguisher,
fluoroescent jacket for each person inside the car, V5 document,
driving licence, passport, evidence of insurance/green card,
international driving permit and visa (for some countries), spare
glasses, in some countries outside the EU a GB 'sticker' is required
even if you have euro-plates, so it is always safer to display one,
adjust the beam pattern to suit driving on the right so that the
dipped beam doesn't dazzle oncoming drivers, the use or possession of
devices to detect police radar is illegal in most European countries,
some require winter tyres at certain times of the year in which case a
minimum tread depth of 3mm is generally required (the Czech Republic
now requires 4mm), snow chains are important for any winter motoring
and compulsory in some countries even when using winter tyres,
motorway vignettes, road tolls and certain border entry taxes.

--
Simon Mason

and working windscreen wipers for fixed windshields, I believe. :-)

On Mar 6, 10:52*am, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 02:48:21 -0800 (PST)

Simon Mason wrote:
But if my car broke down on a spanish motorway there's no way
I'd hang around anywhere near it. They're a bunch of ****ing nutters over
there.

Good thing you have not driven in Serbia, Albania, Ukraine or Moldova
then.

I've been to ukraine a number of times and I wouldn't drive there if you
paid me. They all learnt to drive on dodgems it seems to me.

B2003

At least that's better than bumper cars.

On Mar 6, 11:16*am, "Mr Benn" wrote:
"Simon Mason" wrote in message

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Good thing you have not driven in Serbia, Albania, Ukraine or Moldova
then.

Why on earth would anyone want to?

Cheapskate holidays.

On Mar 6, 9:17*am, "Mr Benn" wrote:
"dr6092" wrote in message

And I notice that instead of spending time thinking about your poor
logic and fixing it, you just carry on spraying assorted newsgroups.

Simon Mason

Eh, you mean you are spraying stuff round various groups - and often
xposting messages that originted only in urc - because you're
obsessed?

On Mon, 5 Mar 2012 21:14:11 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

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These do not apply to all countries,but I make sure I take most of
them.


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You missed off working windscreen wipers and washers. they are quite important
- in fact they may be a legal requirement in some countries.

"dr6092" wrote in message
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On Mar 6, 9:17 am, "Mr Benn" wrote:
"dr6092" wrote in message

And I notice that instead of spending time thinking about your poor
logic and fixing it, you just carry on spraying assorted newsgroups.

Simon Mason

Eh, you mean you are spraying stuff round various groups - and often
xposting messages that originted only in urc - because you're
obsessed?

Did you pass the test? 3 or more and you qualify.

On Mar 6, 10:52*am, wrote:
On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 02:48:21 -0800 (PST)

Simon Mason wrote:
But if my car broke down on a spanish motorway there's no way
I'd hang around anywhere near it. They're a bunch of ****ing nutters over
there.

Good thing you have not driven in Serbia, Albania, Ukraine or Moldova
then.

I've been to ukraine a number of times and I wouldn't drive there if you
paid me. They all learnt to drive on dodgems it seems to me.

B2003

All you need to do is to drive up the arse end of an HGV and stay
there.
Leave the stupid overtaking moves to the death wish merchants.

--
Simon Mason