World Naked Bike Ride

I dunno what other urc types are going, but the date for the London WNBR
has changed to June the 14th. I'll be there, probably on my old green
Triumph roadster...
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On Tue, 06 May 2008 17:31:44 +0100, David Damerell wrote:

I dunno what other urc types are going, but the date for the London WNBR
has changed to June the 14th. I'll be there, probably on my old green
Triumph roadster...

The day before the London-Brighton ride!

peter

On 06 May 2008 17:31:44 +0100 (BST), David Damerell wrote:

I dunno what other urc types are going, but the date for the London WNBR
has changed to June the 14th. I'll be there, probably on my old green
Triumph roadster...

If you think you might be exceeding the speed limit* while passing a
camera, could you manage to present your posterior? Papers would LOVE a
photo.

* yes I know there's not one for cycles, but the camera may be stupid
enough not to know what is a cycle and what is a motorcar...

"_" wrote in message
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On 06 May 2008 17:31:44 +0100 (BST), David Damerell wrote:

I dunno what other urc types are going, but the date for the London WNBR
has changed to June the 14th. I'll be there, probably on my old green
Triumph roadster...

If you think you might be exceeding the speed limit* while passing a
camera, could you manage to present your posterior? Papers would LOVE a
photo.

* yes I know there's not one for cycles, but the camera may be stupid
enough not to know what is a cycle and what is a motorcar...

I'd say it's more than likely given the fuss over this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ne/7378695.stm

Doki wrote:

"_" wrote in message
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On 06 May 2008 17:31:44 +0100 (BST), David Damerell wrote:

I dunno what other urc types are going, but the date for the London WNBR
has changed to June the 14th. I'll be there, probably on my old green
Triumph roadster...

If you think you might be exceeding the speed limit* while passing a
camera, could you manage to present your posterior? Papers would LOVE a
photo.

* yes I know there's not one for cycles, but the camera may be stupid
enough not to know what is a cycle and what is a motorcar...

I'd say it's more than likely given the fuss over this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ne/7378695.stm

Oh, don't underestimate it. There are some here who think that
passenger's behaviour to be so deplorable as to warrant severe penalty.

On Wed, 07 May 2008 09:43:42 +0100, Doki wrote:
I'd say it's more than likely given the fuss over this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ne/7378695.stm

If the car wasn't going over the speed limit, how come it took a photo of
the car? I thought they only took (or saved) photos of cars which it
detected as going too fast?

I set off one of those flashing signs on my bike the other day - doing
about 32 mph on the approach to a 30 mph zone. If cameras use the same
sort of sensor then I guess it would take a photo of you if you went fast
enough although the potential chafing from pedalling that
fast would put me off trying!

peter

naked_draughtsman wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 09:43:42 +0100, Doki wrote:
I'd say it's more than likely given the fuss over this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ne/7378695.stm

If the car wasn't going over the speed limit, how come it took a photo of
the car? I thought they only took (or saved) photos of cars which it
detected as going too fast?

I set off one of those flashing signs on my bike the other day - doing
about 32 mph on the approach to a 30 mph zone. If cameras use the same
sort of sensor then I guess it would take a photo of you if you went fast
enough although the potential chafing from pedalling that
fast would put me off trying!

You don't even have to be doing 30.

I have been flashed twice when doing less than the 30 limit (one
explanation proffered was something to do with the doppler effect,
whereas others swear that there must have been someone going over the
limit the other way).

naked_draughtsman wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 09:43:42 +0100, Doki wrote:
I'd say it's more than likely given the fuss over this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ne/7378695.stm

If the car wasn't going over the speed limit, how come it took a photo of
the car? I thought they only took (or saved) photos of cars which it
detected as going too fast?

Looking at the low angle I think you will find it wasn't a camera on a
pole but a stationary talivan.

Marc wrote:
naked_draughtsman wrote:
On Wed, 07 May 2008 09:43:42 +0100, Doki wrote:
I'd say it's more than likely given the fuss over this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...ne/7378695.stm

If the car wasn't going over the speed limit, how come it took a photo of
the car? I thought they only took (or saved) photos of cars which it
detected as going too fast?

Looking at the low angle I think you will find it wasn't a camera on a
pole but a stationary talivan.

It says "mobile camera" in the article.

On 06/05/2008 17:31, David Damerell wrote:
I dunno what other urc types are going, but the date for the London WNBR
has changed to June the 14th. I'll be there, probably on my old green
Triumph roadster...

It's very unlikely that I'll be on the London ride this year, because I
wouldn't travel all the way to London /just/ for the ride.

There's been discussion about doing a ride along the Bristol-Bath path,
possibly this year but more likely not until next year.

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