Aids to better driving

[nightjar]

Ever wondered what would happen if those pop-up bollards hit your car? Well, this policeman found out…

* Two armed police officers spent an excruciating two hours ignoring the laughs of passers-by in central Manchester today after smashing their £30,000 patrol car into a notorious set of rise-and-fall traffic bollards

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-Well-policeman-out.html?ICO=most_read_module

That sort of hardware would make a huge difference to town/city driving in SA.

 

[sox63]

Off topic: Hands up anyone that thought something else when they read the thread tittle?

Reminds me of a South Park episode

 

[Lycanthrope]

I wish we had those here. So often people think that the rules of the road don't apply to them; this a great way of saying, "They do."

 

[shakes1]

/Puts hand up sheepishly...

But on topic, why can't we have this in JHB city. Will help a lot!

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Off topic: Hands up anyone that thought something else when they read the thread tittle?

Yeah I thought it was something like "AIDS leads to better driving" and thought wtf :wtf:

 

[GreyBush]

Yeah I thought it was something like "AIDS leads to better driving" and thought wtf :wtf:

Hahaha same.

 

[FrankCastle]

Terrible thread title.

 

[grok]

This doesn't aid you to be a better driver, what it does is totally **** up your car if you happen to make a mistake .. and who of us haven't done that?

 

[Lycanthrope]

This doesn't aid you to be a better driver, what it does is totally **** up your car if you happen to make a mistake .. and who of us haven't done that?

I don't see how missing four signs, flashing lights and an alarm is a "mistake"

I'm far more inclined to agree with this part of the article:

In a recent interview, Manchester City Councillor Pat Karney said: 'I just cannot believe it that we have this precious piece of road which ensures maximum safety for pedestrians... but selfish and silly motorists think they can take on these bollards.

'We’ve got four warning signs here. What bit do they not get on the four warning signs? It really is, when it comes down to it, selfish behaviour.'

 

[gregmcc]

I was there the other day and walked over those very same bollards

 

[Type RSA]

Damn, that would be awesome to have in SA, think of all the taxis that will be written off in one day -----> Heaven!!

 

[Picard]

Wow, the police drive some nice cars over there.

 

[STS]

Can i have aids? :erm:

 

[Maddmatt]

But they aren't supposed to destroy emergency vehicles, which that car was...

I wouldn't trust those things.