A good idea from wreck.bikes

Posted elsewhere by Zippy:

"There was a comic awhile back -- I've long since forgotten which one
-- who had this idea. Everyone would be issued these little
dart-guns. They'd shoot a dart that had a little flag on it that said
"STUPID". They'd shoot them at any driver they saw doing something,
well, stupid. If any law enforcement officer saw a car with five or
more "stupid" darts on it, he could stop the car and arrest the driver
without further ado."

That has a certain appeal :-)

--
Guy
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88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in
:

Posted elsewhere by Zippy:

"There was a comic awhile back -- I've long since forgotten which one
-- who had this idea. Everyone would be issued these little
dart-guns. They'd shoot a dart that had a little flag on it that said
"STUPID". They'd shoot them at any driver they saw doing something,
well, stupid. If any law enforcement officer saw a car with five or
more "stupid" darts on it, he could stop the car and arrest the driver
without further ado."

That has a certain appeal :-)


I like it!!

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in
:

Posted elsewhere by Zippy:

"There was a comic awhile back -- I've long since forgotten which one
-- who had this idea. Everyone would be issued these little
dart-guns. They'd shoot a dart that had a little flag on it that said
"STUPID". They'd shoot them at any driver they saw doing something,
well, stupid. If any law enforcement officer saw a car with five or
more "stupid" darts on it, he could stop the car and arrest the driver
without further ado."

That has a certain appeal :-)


I like it!!

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
...
Posted elsewhere by Zippy:

"There was a comic awhile back -- I've long since forgotten which one
-- who had this idea. Everyone would be issued these little
dart-guns. They'd shoot a dart that had a little flag on it that said
"STUPID". They'd shoot them at any driver they saw doing something,
well, stupid. If any law enforcement officer saw a car with five or
more "stupid" darts on it, he could stop the car and arrest the driver
without further ado."

Good idea, but you'd have to have a large trailer to carry the ammunition!

That has a certain appeal :-)

--
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

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
...
Posted elsewhere by Zippy:

"There was a comic awhile back -- I've long since forgotten which one
-- who had this idea. Everyone would be issued these little
dart-guns. They'd shoot a dart that had a little flag on it that said
"STUPID". They'd shoot them at any driver they saw doing something,
well, stupid. If any law enforcement officer saw a car with five or
more "stupid" darts on it, he could stop the car and arrest the driver
without further ado."

Good idea, but you'd have to have a large trailer to carry the ammunition!

That has a certain appeal :-)

--
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

burt wrote:
Good idea, but you'd have to have a large trailer to carry the
ammunition!

We could set up a guard of honour for P**l Sm**h, and pepper his car
whenever he goes out....

Regards,

Pete.

burt wrote:
Good idea, but you'd have to have a large trailer to carry the
ammunition!

We could set up a guard of honour for P**l Sm**h, and pepper his car
whenever he goes out....

Regards,

Pete.

Peter Connolly wrote:

burt wrote:

Good idea, but you'd have to have a large trailer to carry the
ammunition!


We could set up a guard of honour for P**l Sm**h, and pepper his car
whenever he goes out....


I don't think he does go out :-)

Peter

Peter Connolly wrote:

burt wrote:

Good idea, but you'd have to have a large trailer to carry the
ammunition!


We could set up a guard of honour for P**l Sm**h, and pepper his car
whenever he goes out....


I don't think he does go out :-)

Peter

"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message
...
Posted elsewhere by Zippy:

"There was a comic awhile back -- I've long since forgotten which one
-- who had this idea. Everyone would be issued these little
dart-guns. They'd shoot a dart that had a little flag on it that said
"STUPID". They'd shoot them at any driver they saw doing something,
well, stupid. If any law enforcement officer saw a car with five or
more "stupid" darts on it, he could stop the car and arrest the driver
without further ado."

That has a certain appeal :-)

A friend and I had a similar (But slightly more abusive) idea for
discouraging drivers (Usually taxi) from stopping in the cycle parts of the
ASLs. We reckon that a standard "raver's" airhorn should fit in a
bottlecage. Since most bikes have two cages these days, you could still
carry water. When you saw someone stop past the line without good reason,
you give them a short blast and a small piece of paper explaining why. In a
small city like Edinburgh, we reckon a group of around 20 cyclists who were
committed to this, could rapidly make a difference.

This is of course a vigilante approach, I've tried politely explaining to
drivers but have been met with foul language.

Incidentally, Which Online is offering a free digital camera to all new
subscribers (30 day free trial, you can cancel before it ends and still keep
your camera!). It's not brilliant, but it's small enough to attach easily to
the frame and could be used to provide evidence, or to log number plates of
idiot drivers (There are often too many on Leith Walk to remember them
all!).

Jon


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