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On Thu, 07 Feb 2019 01:22:25 -0000, "Commander Kinsey"
wrote: Why would I wear something to protect me from something which only happens to dangerous drivers? I've never needed a belt and probably never will. I don't wear armbands or a lifejacket when I swim in the sea either, because I'm not a pathetic pussy like you. "... something which only happens to dangerous drivers". Now there is a fallacy. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2019 01:22:14 -0000, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Thu, 07 Feb 2019 01:22:25 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: Why would I wear something to protect me from something which only happens to dangerous drivers? I've never needed a belt and probably never will. I don't wear armbands or a lifejacket when I swim in the sea either, because I'm not a pathetic pussy like you. "... something which only happens to dangerous drivers". Now there is a fallacy. Clearly you're one of the useless drivers who can't avoid others that **** up. A good driver avoids all accidents. Even if you don't, the chances should be slim enough for you to worry about it no more than being struck by lightning. Maybe you ought to get some pills for your paranoia. |
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In article , Eric Stevens
wrote: If you had been the innocent party, how nay of these could your driving skills enabled yo to have avoided? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52L6jGdSkY a good driver could have avoided most, if not all of those. it's never a good idea to proceed into the path of an oncoming vehicle, regardless of the colour of the light. If you can see it coming but not if it is hidden behind other traffic. even then. Precognition? no. defensive driving. How can you defend yourself against something which shouldn't be there and is hidden from you? by proceeding with caution until it's no longer hidden. driving 101. if you blindly pull into traffic without looking, then your license should be revoked. Typical subject shift. nope. it's exactly on topic. If you blindly pull out into the traffic then you are not the innocent party. (See the first line of this post). the video in that first line of your post shows numerous vehicles blindly pulling into traffic. they *assumed* that since the light was green, those with a red light on the cross street would stop, without having actually checked if that was the case. |
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In article , Eric Stevens
wrote: Are your mirrors adjusted to give sideways views? no need for a mirror for sideways views. They will have to be if as you claim you are going to use them as a defence against traffic coming from the side. no side windows on your car? Of course there are, but I don't have to use mirrors to see out of them. exactly the point. i said: no need for a mirror for sideways views. first you argue, then you agree. crazy. |
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rOn Thu, 07 Feb 2019 23:12:15 -0500, nospam
wrote: In article , Eric Stevens wrote: If you had been the innocent party, how nay of these could your driving skills enabled yo to have avoided? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52L6jGdSkY a good driver could have avoided most, if not all of those. it's never a good idea to proceed into the path of an oncoming vehicle, regardless of the colour of the light. If you can see it coming but not if it is hidden behind other traffic. even then. Precognition? no. defensive driving. How can you defend yourself against something which shouldn't be there and is hidden from you? by proceeding with caution until it's no longer hidden. driving 101. if you blindly pull into traffic without looking, then your license should be revoked. Typical subject shift. nope. it's exactly on topic. If you blindly pull out into the traffic then you are not the innocent party. (See the first line of this post). the video in that first line of your post shows numerous vehicles blindly pulling into traffic. Please go away until you can accept that we are now discussing "If you had been the innocent party, how nay of these could your driving skills enabled you to have avoided?" The emphasis is on the word "innocent". they *assumed* that since the light was green, those with a red light on the cross street would stop, without having actually checked if that was the case. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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On Thu, 07 Feb 2019 23:12:16 -0500, nospam
wrote: In article , Eric Stevens wrote: Are your mirrors adjusted to give sideways views? no need for a mirror for sideways views. They will have to be if as you claim you are going to use them as a defence against traffic coming from the side. no side windows on your car? Of course there are, but I don't have to use mirrors to see out of them. exactly the point. i said: no need for a mirror for sideways views. first you argue, then you agree. crazy. Read the posts. Eric Stevens If you had been the innocent party, how nay of these could your driving skills enabled yo to have avoided? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52L6jGdSkY Commander Kinsey nay? yo? Speak English. And by being aware of what's happening in my mirrors. Eric Stevens Are your mirrors adjusted to give sideways views? nospam no need for a mirror for sideways views. Eric Stevens They will have to be if as you claim you are going to use them as a defence against traffic coming from the side. [Note: nospam didn't make that claim. Commander Kinsey did] nospam no side windows on your car? Eric Stevens Of course there are, but I don't have to use mirrors to see out of them. nospam exactly the point. i said: no need for a mirror for sideways views. first you argue, then you agree. crazy. I see I should have put in a /s for you way back when I last responded to Commander Kinsey. He certainly got the point and has been rather quiet since. -- -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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In article , Eric Stevens
wrote: If you had been the innocent party, how nay of these could your driving skills enabled yo to have avoided? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52L6jGdSkY If you blindly pull out into the traffic then you are not the innocent party. (See the first line of this post). the video in that first line of your post shows numerous vehicles blindly pulling into traffic. Please go away until you can accept that we are now discussing "If you had been the innocent party, how nay of these could your driving skills enabled you to have avoided?" The emphasis is on the word "innocent". yep, and both parties are *not* innocent. one ran a red light and the other did not look to see if everyone had stopped. the *very* first crash in that video, a maroon vehicle runs a red light, while a grey vehicle slowly moves into its path. the driver of the grey vehicle clearly did not look for approaching traffic and was traveling slow enough that it could easily have stopped and avoided a crash had the driver simply looked to the left. |
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:04:05 -0000, Whisky-dave wrote:
On Friday, 1 February 2019 19:37:40 UTC, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 12:51:00 -0000, Whisky-dave wrote: On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 22:47:34 UTC, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:51:29 -0000, David B. "David wrote: I confess that I don't go swimming in icy cold lakes - not since I did my aircrew survival course during a very cold and frost November! I've never worked out why people don't like being cold. All that happens is you shiver (which is simply muscle movement, just like running or cycling), I don't like doing either of those, I just don't see the point usually. So you're a lazy bugger? No I just believe in energy conservation. Then you must have your central heating switched off. The least energy usage would be sat at home with no heating wearing a thick jacket. and you get numb fingers and toes (which isn't that sore and only temporary). But what's the advantage of having such an experience, do you head butt walls so you can feel pain ? It's not an advantage or a disadvantage, I just don't care if my fingers are numb. Handy I guess when you're a ******. But not so good when you actiually have something useful to do. Do your fingers not operate in the cold or something? Are you a girl? |
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:31:08 -0000, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2019-02-03 20:10, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:09:00 -0000, Alan Browne wrote: On 2019-02-02 18:53, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Fri, 01 Feb 2019 23:20:06 -0000, Eric Stevens wrote: On Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:30:07 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:17:57 -0000, Alan Browne wrote: On 2019-01-30 17:55, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 01:05:49 -0000, Alan Browne Exhaust manifold 2 years ago. $400. Installed. That is VERY expensive. $400 for an exhaust!??! No. Exhaust _manifold_. The thing that gathers the exhaust from the engine before the expansion joint leading to the catalytic converter. Which is smaller and should be cheaper than a whole exhaust, you were royally ripped off. What! A complicated casting which has to be machined should be cheaper than a length of bent tubing? Come now. It's not that complicated, they're mass produced. I've had one much cheaper than that, about £60 I think. You obviously have no clue about what part I referred to. I know what a ****ing manifold is, this one fits my car and costs £78 including delivery: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/253550837048 Do you like being ripped off? Remember, 90% of garages are run by cowboys, never ever buy a part from them, buy your own part and either fit it yourself or get them to do it for labour only. Hmm. Let's see. 1. Renault. 2. That part is tiny compared to the one on the Accord 2.4 L 1.6 isn't much smaller than 2.4. 3. 87£ is about $150. The Honda compliant part is more expensive because it is bigger - and not some knockoff crap for cheapskates with Renault's. Why buy another original for a ripoff price when it's the original that wore out in the first place? 4. Markup and labour and taxes. So, as usual you're fabricating BS that in the end is as meaningless as your life... You still paid more than double me. Markup is theft. Labour shouldn't be much to bolt something on, must have taken under an hour. Tax is theft. |
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2019 03:30:49 -0000, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:46:51 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Tue, 05 Feb 2019 10:09:42 -0000, Eric Stevens wrote: On Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:37:31 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Sun, 03 Feb 2019 23:33:05 -0000, Eric Stevens wrote: On Sun, 03 Feb 2019 21:58:17 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Sun, 03 Feb 2019 07:29:34 -0000, Eric Stevens wrote: On Sat, 02 Feb 2019 23:44:21 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Fri, 01 Feb 2019 23:07:17 -0000, Eric Stevens wrote: On Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:31:26 -0000, "Commander Kinsey" wrote: On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:27:45 -0000, Alan Browne wrote: On 2019-01-31 13:24, Bill W wrote: On Thu, 31 Jan 2019 08:17:57 -0500, Alan Browne wrote: On 2019-01-30 17:55, Commander Kinsey wrote: On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 01:05:49 -0000, Alan Browne I'd rather have it. Never know. Didn't cost anything to get fixed. Airbags, like seatbelts, cause as much harm as good. I never wear a seatbelt unless there's a cop nearby. My friend's father died because he was trapped by his seatbelt in an accident. They're also damn annoying - whenever you lean forwards at a junction to see if any traffic is coming, the damn thing locks! Then you've got to slowly lean back and forwards again, trying to encourage it to believe you weren't thrown forwards in an accident. Complete and utter nonsense. Yeah, mostly, but even though you're replying to a troll, I'm seeing that now. Seemed reasonable. I guess he's a long con troll. // he's partly right about the belts locking in some cars. It's the way some are designed, and you sometimes have to push yourself back in the seat to release them. He's certainly right about "annoying". Never had that issue with my 2 most recent cars. I seem to recall something like that on an older car. Drive w/o a seatbelt here and it's a fine. It's only a fine if you're caught. I get caught once a year, £100 a year is a small price to pay for: 1) No annoyance when leaning forwards. 2) Not having to put the ****ing thing off and on every time I get to and out of my car. 3) No protection in an accident. Isn't it better to not crash in the first place? Or are you incapable of driving properly? It is much better to not crash in the first place. I am very capable of driving, properly or otherwise. I can't speak for other people or fate in general. Good drivers can avoid bad drivers. Boy! Have you got a lot to learn. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12197505 If you had been the innocent party, how nay of these could your driving skills enabled yo to have avoided? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52L6jGdSkY nay? yo? Speak English. And by being aware of what's happening in my mirrors. Are your mirrors adjusted to give sideways views? Sit still in your chair. Observe, without moving your head or eyes from straight forwards, how far around you you can see - it's about 180 degrees. Now consider you are actually able to move your head and eyes while driving, and have the use of not one but three mirrors. You should always be aware of everything 360 degrees around you when driving. If not, you're a ****ing menace. Obviously the complexity of the above video is beyond you. As a hint I will tell you that the majority of the accidents in that video were caused by a vehicle in front or to one side of the camera. Please also note that you claimed you would be able to defend yourself against these vehicles with the aid of what is happening in your mirrors. I am reluctant to tell you that mirrors normall show what is behind you and normally are of no help avoiding vehicles in front or to one side of you. Please think about this. Mirrors are for behind. To the side (which is every single clip in the video) is in peripheral vision anyway. If you have no peripheral vision (which you seem to be suggesting) then please get off the road before you kill somebody. When you approach a green light, you should see a speeding car 90 degrees to the side which you can easily tell has not seen or is ignoring his red light. So you can stop and avoid the collision. |
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