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Petition to stop overcrowding on public transport
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:01:20 +0100
Public transport has always been awful; and over the past couple of years
I've noticed that more and more often I'm squashed inside a bus or train,
with hardly enough room to breathe, because the company decided to cancel
earlier buses or trains without notice, and without making any alternative
arrangements.
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Another convert to righteousness
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:32:14 -0700 (PDT)
"Once, getting a car felt like a massive surge in freedom, and
mobility, too. Not any more, not in London. Only a bike gives that
sensation now.
So it isn't just that cycling is cheaper, healthier, often quicker,
non-polluting, all that. It's joyful, too, in a way that has been
quite a surprise to me. No surp ...
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Well I'm impressed by this
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:26 -0700 (PDT)
You know, I was just jumping around, bored really and came across this
interesting thread. You guys really know your stuff and I say this
because I keep up with cars, the gas prices and all that stuff every
day and still learned something here.
mike
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Re: East West Rail & Eco Town Transport proposals
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:42:29 -0700 (PDT)
On Jul 18, 2:33?pm, JohnG <jpgree...@aol.com> wrote:
> Quote from recent Oxford County Council report on Transport Proposals
> by developer for proposed Eco town at Weston Otmoor:
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> ?"East West Rail discussions are now at an advanced stage with DfT and
> Network Rail on
> their longer-term vision for this sect ...
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32 SUVs disabled across Oxford.
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:49:48 -0700 (PDT)
Rough justice? A very small amount of harm to discourage a much bigger
amount?
" Up to 32 SUV owners awoke this morning to discover that their
destructive vehicles had been disabled.
Using the 'mung bean trick', whereby a mung bean is inserted into the
valve of a tyre before the cap is screwed back on, tyres ...
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Another Gollum classic
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:38:24 -0700 (PDT)
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.transport/msg/366fb5da74e627ea?hl=en
Gollum, once again, shoots himself in the foot by destroying his own
argument. He says "... if you cost your car use honestly, including
those charges when the car is standing idle and for repairs", and
avoid "Cherry picking individual jou ...
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Pilots ignore alerts over faulty planes.
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:04:40 -0700 (PDT)
So, a crash on London homes is perhaps more likely than previously
thought, especially with the introduction of a third runway at
Heathrow?
"Airlines across Europe are flying planes with known defects because
pilots routinely fail to report faults when they find them, an
investigation has revealed.
A survey ...
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Ryanair axes one in seven budget flights from Stansted due to soaring
fuel costs and airport fees.
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:58:52 -0700 (PDT)
Oh joy! Is this an end to 'Getting away from it all' damaging
hypermobility?
"Ryanair has announced cuts to its schedule which could signal an end
to the cheap winter break for many.
The budget airline is to axe one in seven of its winter flights from
Stansted Airport, following rising fuel surcharges and fea ...
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Just how many lanes will the M27 have?
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:32:30 +0100
Local rag recently warbled about a dedicated bus lane on M27...
They are currently building a climbing lane for lorries on M27.....
Another local rag is burbling about a "Lexus" lane on M27....
On the four-lane part, that leaves one lane for the rest of us...
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London is world's most expensive parking spot.
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:22:49 -0700 (PDT)
Tough shit eh? Motoring is becoming so expensive these days.
"As if rising petrol prices weren't enough, motorists are being hit by
higher parking charges, with London coming up tops as the world's most
expensive city to park your car, according to a survey.
Parking your car in the City of London costs on aver ...
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