Entirely unashamed anti car propaganda, and the more the better.

[Crispy]

Preliminary map from TfL

http://content.tfl.gov.uk/emerging-streetspace-for-london-plan-for-cycle-routes.pdf

Central area detail via the guardian

Large areas of London to be made car-free as lockdown eased

Mayor Sadiq Khan says city needs to be repurposed for people as it emerges from coronavirus restrictions

www.theguardian.com

 

[8ball]

Driving is much nicer at the moment.

 

[Winot]

City of London info from FT:

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Emergency Birmingham Transport Plan | Birmingham City Council

Details of Birmingham's emergency transport plan in light of the impact of COVID-19

www.birmingham.gov.uk

Plans for Birmingham...

 

[nick]

I bet the members of the ABD drive into London once a year with their wives to see a show and do Christmas shopping and spend the rest of the year ranting that they couldn't park outside the theatre.

reminds me of the happy winter a few years ago when it dumped snow in London. All public transport cancelled, so we decided to drive to our long-booked Cage Au Folles theatre trip. No cars on the road so it took about 20 minutes door to door and we parked almost directly outside the Playhouse. Loads of punters didn't make it so we got upgraded from the cheap seats to a table right next to the stage

 

[deeyo]

It really isn't what? I know what it's a response to.

The article you linked to isn't about car dependency causing corona. It's about showing how faulty the first articles claim is. Neither article proves nothing.

 

[teuchter]

Kensington & Chelsea introducing various measures, and finally implementing a 20mph limit like most other London boroughs.

Changes to Portobello Road to make famous market safe for visitors post-lockdown | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Portobello Road will close to traffic during trading hours as Portobello Market stallholders and shoppers return and the lockdown eases.

www.rbkc.gov.uk

 

[teuchter]

If you don't live somewhere forward thinking enough already to have implemented 20mph limits, you can use this to email your MP:

Email your MP for an emergency 20mph default during Covid-19

We support those communities that want 20mph where people are

www.20splenty.org

 

[DownwardDog]

Police to investigate 'horrific' video of car driving more than 200mph

The minute-long footage shows the driver quickly hopping between lanes and overtaking other vehicles.

news.sky.com

It certainly looks like ~200mph to me. This guy fucks.

 

[teuchter]

Police to investigate 'horrific' video of car driving more than 200mph

The minute-long footage shows the driver quickly hopping between lanes and overtaking other vehicles.

news.sky.com

It certainly looks like ~200mph to me. This guy fucks.

At that speed even hitting someone going in the same direction, at 70 mph, would be like ploughing into a stationary car at 130mph. Hope they get caught. But cars that can go that speed shouldn't even be allowed onto the public roads; they are just dangerous weapons.

 

[8ball]

At that speed even hitting someone going in the same direction, at 70 mph, would be like ploughing into a stationary car at 130mph. Hope they get caught. But cars that can go that speed shouldn't even be allowed onto the public roads; they are just dangerous weapons.

Yeah, I expect as more tech comes available perhaps cars like that could have a 'non track' mode which limits them to sensible performance.
Something about the video makes me wonder whether its a fake, though.

edit: as an aside, the standard version of that car is limited to 174mph which is still clearly insane. The limiter has been removed in this instance, assuming it is real.

 

[teuchter]

Yeah, I expect as more tech comes available perhaps cars like that could have a 'non track' mode which limits them to sensible performance.
Something about the video makes me wonder whether its a fake, though.

edit: as an aside, the standard version of that car is limited to 174mph which is still clearly insane. The limiter has been removed in this instance, assuming it is real.

I also wonder if it's real.

The technology to have speed limiters in cars has been around for some time - what's stopped it being installed is all down to the motoring lobby and the fact that many UK motorists have the same attitude to cars as the nuts in the US have towards their guns.

 

[8ball]

I also wonder if it's real.

The technology to have speed limiters in cars has been around for some time - what's stopped it being installed is all down to the motoring lobby and the fact that many UK motorists have the same attitude to cars as the nuts in the US have towards their guns.

With a little context, I think it is. This has been happening much more commonly recently with the roads being quiet.

That's an interesting parallel to the USA and guns. I think there is something in that.
What I meant by more tech is that you could set it to limit torque, always have stability control on, etc. in certain areas, so not just top speed or even just top speed and acceleration.

Basically the car could only be driven like a nutter on an authorised racetrack that had cleared the control protocols temporarily.

Possibly with an emergency override in case of exploding volcanoes etc.

 

[weltweit]

..
The technology to have speed limiters in cars has been around for some time ..

As long as the car has been with us!

 

[8ball]

As long as the car has been with us!

Indeed. You're not going to run over the guy you're employing to walk in front of the car with a little red flag.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

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I bet the members of the ABD drive into London once a year with their wives to see a show and do Christmas shopping and spend the rest of the year ranting that they couldn't park outside the theatre.

And I bet they wear GLOVES when they do drive!

 

[not-bono-ever]

a limiter can be overidden if thats yer bag and the engine chipped

.was that an audi he was in ?

 

[Cid]

a limiter can be overidden if thats yer bag and the engine chipped

.was that an audi he was in ?

Audi A4 in my google's opinion. No wait. RS6. It says so on the rev counter.

 

[not-bono-ever]

i have ridden to work this week. nothing bad, drivers all courteous. even the 50mph around the back street boys gave me plenty of room. and i still like muscle cars. see- it can be done

 

[DownwardDog]

Something about the video makes me wonder whether its a fake, though.

I think it's real because a) I've been well north of 170mph and that's what it looks like and b) hacking the cluster on an RS6 to get it to read a different speed AND rpm would be very difficult.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Police to investigate 'horrific' video of car driving more than 200mph

The minute-long footage shows the driver quickly hopping between lanes and overtaking other vehicles.

news.sky.com

It certainly looks like ~200mph to me. This guy fucks.

Welcome to the two ton club.

 

[weltweit]

..
It certainly looks like ~200mph to me. This guy fucks.

Should be remembered that this would be legal on many stretches of Autobahn.

 

[teuchter]

Should be remembered that this would be legal on many stretches of Autobahn.

Not necessarily, the law says something about being able to stop within line of sight - would that have applied here?

 

[A380]

I'd want to see a GPS speed read out or a calibrated speedometer. I bet he was only doing something like 185... Why would you do that?

And if you were going to do that why not have at least your phone running a GPS speed indicator...

 

[nick]

That would be a great defence in court: “GPS doesn’t corroborate - so it doesn’t count “

 

[teuchter]

Central London today

 

[nick]

Was that just off trafqlgar square ( northumberland ave )? If so I think we were in the area in time to see them sweeping the bits into dustpans

 

[DownwardDog]

With a little context, I think it is. This has been happening much more commonly recently with the roads being quiet.

That's an interesting parallel to the USA and guns. I think there is something in that.
What I meant by more tech is that you could set it to limit torque, always have stability control on, etc. in certain areas, so not just top speed or even just top speed and acceleration.

Basically the car could only be driven like a nutter on an authorised racetrack that had cleared the control protocols temporarily.

Possibly with an emergency override in case of exploding volcanoes etc.

JDM 1st gen R35 GTRs had this very feature. They were limited to 180km/h unless the GPS detected they were at a track location.

 

[teuchter]

Dominic Cummins is very much the standard bearer for the car mob. There's a system set up for collective benefit and he doesn't see why he should sacrifice any of his own immediate convenience when he can simply bypass it using resources that many simply don't have. Of course what is his tool for achieving this? His privately owned car. Even if he were to stick to all the rules, he could use his car to go hundreds of miles on day trips while others are limited by the distance they can walk from their door. Because the rules are most likely written by people who've never had to be totally reliant on public transport.

 

[8ball]

Dominic Cummins is very much the standard bearer for the car mob. There's a system set up for collective benefit and he doesn't see why he should sacrifice any of his own immediate convenience when he can simply bypass it using resources that many simply don't have. Of course what is his tool for achieving this? His privately owned car. Even if he were to stick to all the rules, he could use his car to go hundreds of miles on day trips while others are limited by the distance they can walk from their door. Because the rules are most likely written by people who've never had to be totally reliant on public transport.