Ain't it annoying that nice new road surfaces soon get ruined by subsiding
manhole covers. What is the problem - is it poor foundations or brickwork in
the shaft beneath? Or is it that the frame doesn't spread the loads very
well.

I'm from Canada and will be travelling through Scotland with my
fiancee checking out our Scottish roots.  Going from Edinburgh to
Inverness, to Isle of Skye (Portree, MacCrimmon) then south to Kintyre
Peninsula (Clachan, MacMillan), over to York then south to Orpington

I live in a fairly leafy area with plenty of birds around.  I've lost
count of the number of times I've been driving along and a bird has
flown out of a hedge, or off the ground, and right across the front of
my car at bonnet level.  Frequently they are so close and low down they ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2039596,00.html
Here is a startling fact to get your attention: between 1999 and 2004 (the
period for which figures are available), 85% of female cyclist fatalities in
London involved a heavy goods vehicle. To put this into context, the number ...

Mr Freeman the solicitor known as Mr Loophole.
He's helped completely innocent drivers charged with speeding, causing death
..,loosing licence due to topping up,  drunken driving etc etc get off
His Office  allegedly advised the  parents of a young man to lie in court

As I was driving to work today, I got to the bottom of my road, and
being bin day, there was a truck at the bottom.
The refuse truck had pulled to the junction of the island, stopped, and
I thought he was going to wait 30 seconds or so for people to load the

I don't normally understand people ranting on here about others style of
driving, but now I do.
I just saw a twat in a Misubishi 4X4 force a guy to stop who was trying
to join the A1 just north of the Blackcat. The car on the entry slip was

Loading Bay Premature Vehicle Departure
http://www.vister.co.uk/transport/safety/premdep.htm

Approaching a T junction with bollards in the middle, only to see a skip  
wagon unloading a skip bang on the junction (I was on the minor  
approaching the major, even though the major was a small road). It looked  
tight for a car, so as we approached the instructor called out the ...

I'm from Canada and will be travelling through Scotland with my
fiancee checking out our Scottish roots.  Going from Edinburgh to
Inverness, to Isle of Skye (Portree, MacCrimmon) then south to Kintyre
Peninsula (Clachan, MacMillan), over to York then south to Orpington

'Fatigued' A9 lorry driver fined
           The lorry driver appeared at Perth Sheriff Court
     A lorry driver who was spotted by police driving with his face pressed
against the window as he tried to stay awake has escaped a driving ban.

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     Tanfield Launch of Zero Emission Van
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Hello to all.
I have a situation where I got a NIP letter telling me a was speeding
at some place. I know that the driver at the time was a friend of mine
from Canada. I returned the letter providing his details, and now i've

Into the third week of the PCV course, driving an ex National Express  
coach. We have been on everything from motorways to country lanes - it is  
fun!
More than once I have found myself just 6mph faster than a lorry that I  

Its similar in look to the health and safety jackets site workers wear
but it's a motorcycle version, my white crash helmet is an old style
open face with a clear visor and I ride a BMW.
A new problem has manifested itself since I started using this jacket, a