A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards
--
Tim Lamb

Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

The less you instil personal responsibility, the more you have to police
the populace, including on one another and this comes at ENORMOUS cost.
We should instead, encourage responsible parenting and not pay people to
have babies, which is insane. Just my two-penneth FWIW.

In article ,
Andy Cap wrote:
Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

The less you instil personal responsibility, the more you have to police
the populace, including on one another and this comes at ENORMOUS cost.
We should instead, encourage responsible parenting and not pay people to
have babies, which is insane. Just my two-penneth FWIW.

Only thus can the flood of babies flung from car windows be stemmed ...

Nick
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Nick Leverton wrote:

Only thus can the flood of babies flung from car windows be stemmed ...

Nick

LOL

On 05/05/2011 08:38, Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

There was an amusing thread om uk.legal.moderated recently about
"reverse littering" which made good reading! Available via Google groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.le...6dbe99b?hl=en#

On 05/05/2011 10:13, Nick Leverton wrote:
In ,
Andy wrote:
Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

The less you instil personal responsibility, the more you have to police
the populace, including on one another and this comes at ENORMOUS cost.
We should instead, encourage responsible parenting and not pay people to
have babies, which is insane. Just my two-penneth FWIW.

Only thus can the flood of babies flung from car windows be stemmed ...

Nick

They don't half make a mess on the windscreen as well!

--
David in Normandy.
To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the
subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.

On 05/05/2011 08:38, Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

Grr.

Whilst doing a 140 mile cycle last Sunday, a tarted-up ****ty hatchback
with 4 youths revved past us, wound a window down and threw an empty
coke bottle at us. For no reason whatsoever.

On the Banchory-Fettercairn road, which goes through forrests and
mountain moorland, the verges are littered with 'white van man' trash.

Fag packets, drink bottles, entire McDonalds meals conveniently wrapped
up in their brown bag, coffee cups, poly bags with trash but
considerately tied shut, discarded copies of the Sun, etc.

At a car park near a local McDonalds, I saw another small yoof
hatchback, with 4 yoofs in it. The engine started, all 4 doors opened
together, they dumped their happy-meals onto the ground, and drove away.

I was tempted to follow with their trash, and later smash all the
windows of the car and throw the trash back in, but I resisted.

What the hell are these people thinking?
A Singapore-style caning is required here.

--
Ron

Ron Lowe wrote:
On 05/05/2011 08:38, Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

Grr.

Whilst doing a 140 mile cycle last Sunday, a tarted-up ****ty hatchback
with 4 youths revved past us, wound a window down and threw an empty
coke bottle at us. For no reason whatsoever.

On the Banchory-Fettercairn road, which goes through forrests and
mountain moorland, the verges are littered with 'white van man' trash.

Fag packets, drink bottles, entire McDonalds meals conveniently wrapped
up in their brown bag, coffee cups, poly bags with trash but
considerately tied shut, discarded copies of the Sun, etc.

At a car park near a local McDonalds, I saw another small yoof
hatchback, with 4 yoofs in it. The engine started, all 4 doors opened
together, they dumped their happy-meals onto the ground, and drove away.

I was tempted to follow with their trash, and later smash all the
windows of the car and throw the trash back in, but I resisted.

What the hell are these people thinking?
A Singapore-style caning is required here.

nah. A team of M16 wielding SEALS doing BIN trash collections.

I'll get my coat..

On 05/05/2011 21:24, Ron Lowe wrote:
On 05/05/2011 08:38, Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

Grr.

Whilst doing a 140 mile cycle last Sunday, a tarted-up ****ty hatchback
with 4 youths revved past us, wound a window down and threw an empty
coke bottle at us. For no reason whatsoever.

On the Banchory-Fettercairn road, which goes through forrests and
mountain moorland, the verges are littered with 'white van man' trash.

Scuse me! I drive a white van & would not dream of discarding litter
through the window.

Fag packets, drink bottles, entire McDonalds meals conveniently wrapped
up in their brown bag, coffee cups, poly bags with trash but
considerately tied shut, discarded copies of the Sun, etc.

Daily mail overdose here.


At a car park near a local McDonalds, I saw another small yoof
hatchback, with 4 yoofs in it. The engine started, all 4 doors opened
together, they dumped their happy-meals onto the ground, and drove away.

To be fair I've seen that as well, but don't stereotype white van drivers.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

In message , The Medway Handyman
writes
On 05/05/2011 21:24, Ron Lowe wrote:
On 05/05/2011 08:38, Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.


Whilst doing a 140 mile cycle last Sunday, a tarted-up ****ty hatchback
with 4 youths revved past us, wound a window down and threw an empty
coke bottle at us. For no reason whatsoever.

On the Banchory-Fettercairn road, which goes through forrests and
mountain moorland, the verges are littered with 'white van man' trash.

Scuse me! I drive a white van & would not dream of discarding litter
through the window.

At a car park near a local McDonalds, I saw another small yoof
hatchback, with 4 yoofs in it. The engine started, all 4 doors opened
together, they dumped their happy-meals onto the ground, and drove away.

To be fair I've seen that as well, but don't stereotype white van drivers.


'Cos of course you wouldn't stereotype anyone would you Dave? for
instance cyclists, to pick a random example.
--
Chris French

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember The Natural Philosopher
saying something like:

A Singapore-style caning is required here.

nah. A team of M16 wielding SEALS doing BIN trash collections.

I parsed that as 'MIG welding seals' and had the most odd image of
seaborne mammals permanently shutting the doors.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember chris French
saying something like:

'Cos of course you wouldn't stereotype anyone would you Dave? for
instance cyclists, to pick a random example.

*******s, the lot of 'em.
sometime cyclist
grin

In message , Ron Lowe writes
On 05/05/2011 08:38, Tim Lamb wrote:
A slow news week and the BBC doing a breakfast article on littering from
car windows.

For some years, I have thought that current technology could have an
answer without adding significantly to police time.

I know this will put me slightly to the left of Denis but... how about
creating a data centre where passengers in following vehicles can report
such incidents?

Clearly a single report could be malicious but several from different
sources over a period would be pretty strong evidence.

regards

Grr.

Whilst doing a 140 mile cycle last Sunday, a tarted-up ****ty hatchback
with 4 youths revved past us, wound a window down and threw an empty
coke bottle at us. For no reason whatsoever.

On the Banchory-Fettercairn road, which goes through forrests and
mountain moorland, the verges are littered with 'white van man' trash.

Fag packets, drink bottles, entire McDonalds meals conveniently wrapped
up in their brown bag, coffee cups, poly bags with trash but
considerately tied shut, discarded copies of the Sun, etc.

At a car park near a local McDonalds, I saw another small yoof
hatchback, with 4 yoofs in it. The engine started, all 4 doors opened
together, they dumped their happy-meals onto the ground, and drove away.

I was tempted to follow with their trash, and later smash all the
windows of the car and throw the trash back in, but I resisted.

What the hell are these people thinking?
A Singapore-style caning is required here.

I don't think littering is restricted to yoofs, white vans or consumers
of happy meals. The common factor is *something no longer wanted, inside
the vehicle* and the confidence that there will be no comeback.

My master plan is a text template, formatted with time, date, vehicle
reg. litter type and reporters details, loaded to mobile phones.
Completed message filed by a data centre linked to the vehicle licensing
centre. Three or so reports not overlapping a change of vehicle
ownership would trigger a warning letter. One further report would
result in an automatic fine.

regards


--
Tim Lamb

In message on Fri, 06 May 2011 00:03:33 +0100
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Ron Lowe wrote:

What the hell are these people thinking?
A Singapore-style caning is required here.

nah. A team of M16 wielding SEALS doing BIN trash collections.

I'll get my coat..

It has been confirmed that the top secret mission to kill Osama Bin Laden
worked as they didnt expect a Bin collection on a bank holiday Monday ...

--

Terry

On Fri, 6 May 2011 11:23:43 +0100, Terry Casey wrote:

In message on Fri, 06 May 2011 00:03:33 +0100
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Ron Lowe wrote:

What the hell are these people thinking?
A Singapore-style caning is required here.

nah. A team of M16 wielding SEALS doing BIN trash collections.

I'll get my coat..

It has been confirmed that the top secret mission to kill Osama Bin Laden
worked as they didn¢t expect a Bin collection on a bank holiday Monday ...

In this country, the Laden Bin would stop collection.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway