On Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:15:38 -0000, whisky-dave wrote:

On Monday, 16 January 2017 22:25:39 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:21:19 -0000, whisky-dave wrote:

On Friday, 13 January 2017 16:23:30 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:38:43 -0000, whisky-dave wrote:

On Friday, 13 January 2017 14:15:21 UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:06:34 -0000, whisky-dave wrote:


Just supose you clear yuor driveway with hot water and it then freezes and teh postie falls and breaks a leg.

Easy enough to spot ice while you're walking.

what about while driving have you heard of black ice.

Yes, it's visible as a shiny surface.

So why do they issue specail warning about it if yuo can see it.

They warn you about fog too, and that's very visible.

and rain and snow and even hot weather.

We are treated like children. It has to stop.

And just what sped do you drive on your driveway?

Speed is irrelivant resistance is futile ask Anton Yelchin, oh you can't.

At low driveway speeds, you cannot smash into something by hitting black ice.

Why not, what is so specail about black ice ?

It's the low speed that stops you destroying your house.

We has a similar siruation here where there was a cut through walkway and an old lady tripped over a raised paving slab the college was balamed as it didn;t maintain the pavement,

How stupid. There's plenty things to trip on around here, but people look where they're going.

She was quite old 70+ with a stick from what I heard at the time but the college wanted iot kept quite for some reason the women was in hospital for a few days she hit her head/face on the concrete.

That's called an ACCIDENT.

Waiting to happen they;d ignored reports of the unlevel surface.

No, she ****ed up and tried to blame others. It's called "blame society bull****", America is famous for it.

No there was a legal requirement to have pavements level.
Which is why they put a notice up after it happened rather than before.
Just like they do even in supermarkets with wet floor signs.
Those signs don't prevent slipping they are there to warn you.

If a pavement isn't level, notice it yourself, stop expecting others to wrap you in cotton wool, it's pathetic.

There was no sign at the time one appearded later though.

Why should they have to tell people not to walk across their land?

Because it's not a public right of way as it previously was and using it would be at your own risk.

Using anything is at your own risk, you CHOSE to use that path.

It's a bit like woning a bridge if it;s faulty yuo should put a notice up or stop people using it or at least make some attempt.

********. People should look out for themselves and stop expecting to be treated like children.

Lots of people are children.

Then why does the law apply to adults?

Anyway if the children are so ****ing stupid they can't avoid tripping over something, maybe their parents should keep them on a lead?

The why worry about car speeds or even keeping your car in good repair tough luck if you crash, yeah like that makes sense.

Yes it does. The MOT should be abolished.

Why.

Because the safety of your own car is up to you, and nobody else.

Car insurance should be abolished. Everyone look out for themselves. If we crash into each other, we both pay for our own damages.

What an idiot.
That means that a car can be used as a weapon and if you get killed it's your fauly, what an idiot.

Nobody would destroy their own car on purpose.

You have to have reasonably flat surfaces to walk or drive on otherwise,
I;d say tough **** for those that drive in potholes and damaged their car,
don't drive on pot holes it's really simple.

I agree, anyone with eyes can avoid holes.

Even the blind or at night without lights.

Get a dog or a friend.

What about sink holes.

What?

Have you ever driven over a pothole

No, I go round them.

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