henryscat
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Guess a more gentle profile. Presumably it has to be the same height because that's determined by the kerb, unless the pavement is modified.
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Raised crossing in earl street
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Guess a more gentle profile. Presumably it has to be the same height because that's determined by the kerb, unless the pavement is modified.
henryscat
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Well they are the ones that have to drive the most vehicles down Earl Street. Buses don't go over bumps anywhere near as well as cars.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
That's democracy for you - one man's meat is another man's poison.
shoes
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Read my post again, decipher sarcasm.
My road car, which I drive everywhere, get's knocked about something chronic by speedhumps.
My track car which I no longer drive over speedhumps but driver harder in general was barely off the settings it had three months ago.
Not too fussed whether or not you have any sympathy, the fact of the matter is that cars designed for relatively flat surfaces are knocked about and misaligned by gigantic lumps of tarmac, concrete...whatever, placed in the road by the council to justify their own existence.
I can't tow a three series with another three series as you well know. Despite serious weight reduction, the weight of the car plus a trailer simply makes this a silly thing to do, and rightfully so, illegal.
As for VOSA I must admit I didn't know you had to stop for them. Lucky I did when they last attempted to pull me over then eh?
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
I believe that it used to be that they could only stop you in areas where they had been accredited by the appropriate Police force, Staffordshire being one such area. Maybe it's everywhere now..?
henryscat
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I speak a different dialect of sarcasm....
Easy, buy a 4x4 then you can never fear a speed hump again and tow massive trailer.....
Yep, they are warranted with powers to stop.
henryscat
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My understanding is that some (but not all) of it is with police accreditation. All VOSA officers should carry warrant cards which I think detail what authorisation they have.
Jonah
Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
My car is a 4x4 and one of its front springs broke on a speed hump.
henryscat
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That doesn't mean that speed humps caused the breakage.
wildwood
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So what did - driving along our beautifully flat smooth roads?
henryscat
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Earlier in the thread this was posted, which is an interesting read:
http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/ind...ssing-in-earl-street.10065/page-4#post-161655
Jonah
Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
It broke on the speed hump. If the speed humps weren't there it wouldn't have broke on them.
Mikinton
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You're aware of the phrase "The straw that broke the camel's back", maybe? Maybe down to all those times you parked on pavements, if you're anything like other 4x4 drivers. (They think that's what 'off road vehicle' is referring to.)
Jonah
Spouting nonsense since the day I learned to talk
Stupid idiotic comment.
I park properly. The spring broke on the speed hump and it has nothing to do with parking.
shoes
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What an excellent defence.
Yes your honour, it may appear that I kicked that man in the face, however it doesn't mean it was my boot which caused his teeth to become detached.
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Lots of previous small incidents, such as eating a pancake, could have weakened them.
db
#chaplife
Translation:...and as per Stafford Forum rules, the majority is always right innit?
Translation: not that i'm bitter about the fact no-one ever agrees with me or anything.. honest.. no, really.. here, observe as i mount my verbose defence about something i don't care about.. LOOK, I'M NOT BITTER, OK
Reasons car go bust on speed humps:
-poor workmanship and crappy parts, original or otherwise
-constantly bouncing over speed humps, as stated then there is one hump to break the camels back.
-Hitting a speed hump way to first.
It is amazing how many people complain about speed humps but the speed I see some going over them it is no great surprise cars get damaged. The amount of times I have gone down a road on my own with speed humps to then look up and there is a car on my tail, how fast do some people go over these things. So many drivers think they are not going that fast but they are, in 20 years plus of driving and umpteen cars of varying stanard I have never damaged my car as I treat humps with the respect for the reason they are put there for and of course my own car.
I find it almost hilarious how modern 4x4s can be damaged in such a way, even when they are supposed to tackle and handle tough terrain. What does that tell people
Of course this doesn't go for everyone but if cars kept to the limit in key pedastrian areas, they wouldn't be required.
-poor workmanship and crappy parts, original or otherwise
-constantly bouncing over speed humps, as stated then there is one hump to break the camels back.
-Hitting a speed hump way to first.
It is amazing how many people complain about speed humps but the speed I see some going over them it is no great surprise cars get damaged. The amount of times I have gone down a road on my own with speed humps to then look up and there is a car on my tail, how fast do some people go over these things. So many drivers think they are not going that fast but they are, in 20 years plus of driving and umpteen cars of varying stanard I have never damaged my car as I treat humps with the respect for the reason they are put there for and of course my own car.
I find it almost hilarious how modern 4x4s can be damaged in such a way, even when they are supposed to tackle and handle tough terrain. What does that tell people
Of course this doesn't go for everyone but if cars kept to the limit in key pedastrian areas, they wouldn't be required.