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So? I hold all religion in utter contempt, knowing it to be a major failing of humanity. Part time Penny indeed, she was defence secretary for 85 days. Precisely the same people who lumbered us with Johnson. Little wonder they are likely to make as big a mistake again. . .

Indeed. Also the maximum width of a lorry or bus had been 7 feet 6 inches, but that was also changed to 8 feet. Later in going metric on joining the EU that became just over 8 feet 4 inches, a total increase of 10 inches. So for two modern lorries or buses passing, nearly two feet of road...

With a degree in chemistry you don't see a strong belief in homeopathy is a fault! She'll announce a huge amount for cost of living relief, dilute it down until there's no visible money and consider she's solved the problem. Otherwise see my reply to Jonathan. Bending easily is an essential...

You've got to be kidding. Thatcher split this country like no other, made an enemy of the EU and waged an entirely unnecessary war over the Falklands when the UN were willing to put in troops and force Argentinia to withdraw for negotiations to begin. And that is without mentioning all the...

Heaven help us. She's an ex magician's assistant who firmly believes in homeopathy. As if that's not bad enough, she nails her name to any charity going solely to gain status, not actually do anything for them. She's briefly held a long string of government posts, often for only a few days...

Good to learn that. My borough has been 20 limit for several years now ande the biggest improvement over time hasn't been in strict observance of the 20 mph. It's been in road manners, lots more courtesy and giving way than there ever used to be. Abuse of others on the roads which was very...

I've never worn any in 70 years of cycling. Since I am no longer cycling, I can truthfully say it has never been necessary. Like Nealh I ride sensibly according to the circumstances, never regarding cycling as a risky pursuit. After all, the first 23 years of my motorcycling was also bare...

Wishful thinking. Their penny has already dropped, knowing what a car does for them. Keeps them warm when it's cold, dry when it's wet. Carries all their groceries and other bulky shopping, plus recycling to the council depot. Takes the kids to and from school, college, gyms and sports...

Again technically correct in law, since it's been ruled in a test case that someone on or scooting a bicycle is not a pedestrian and it's the pedestrian controlled vehicle law that is concerned here. That's the technicality, but no-one is ever going to challenge such a use of what a legal...

Not so, the law is very clear and in no way ambiguous. The following is what permits a pedelec to avoid being classed as a motor vehicle: "pedal cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of less than or equal to...

No, the law states power must be delivered by pedalling. Ergo no levers twistgrips etc allowed. Woosh's post does not legalise owners to use throttles. .

You may be interested to know why the insistence on no throttles. Europe wide law like this is made up by committees, consisting of the relevant government representatives, relevent industries , police and safety organisations. Since this is a matter of powered two wheeler law, those present...

I answered these in a later post in the Pedelec law thread I linked you to, but to save you searching, I've extracted the relevant passage below: Pedelec regulations are specifically for manufacturers in various ways. As examples, the 1983/2015 EAPC regulation refers to manufacturer plating...

Agreed, it can be hard work maintaining too slow a speed in i.c. cars, even 30 in some is far from easy to keep to. Could be self solving problem though, since it's very easy in e-cars given the precision of their control. I can easily maintain any speed in mine, even fractions of one mph...

Our London borough swamped us with repeater signs and again at every junction, so no excuse here for not knowing it's 20 mph. Many modern cars display the current limit on the dashboard, mine does. Below is photo I took some while ago within my 20 limit area, the car making that very clear to me:

It'd highly unlikely the DfT will legalise fuly acting throttles on pedelecs since government policy to is to retain alignment with the EU in transport matters. Grandfather rights only apply to complete manufactured pedelecs on the road before 1st January 2016. Technically DIY pedelecs are not...

In practice all speed limits mean the next 10 up is what is observed. 80 on motorways. 40 in 30 limits. So it follows that 30 is the norm in 20 limits. My London borough has been 20 limited for years now, but even the police routine patrol drivers treat it at just touching 30. .

Indeed, Sunak is my choice out of the present bunch. His hard working parents gave him the opportunity, he seized it and made a huge success of that opportunity. A go-getter. That's a pretty good formula for someone wishing to lead a country. .

Thus confirming what the public has already shown us by electing Johnson. That they are very dumb to think partygate mattered at all. .

Of course they don't care, from many decades ago they've recognised it as "business as normal". True of me too, which is why I mocked all the fuss about partygate, seeing it as what it really was, totally unimportant. .