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Under one circumstance it takes a long time. See AK's post .

They die all the time, it's why we have the AA and RAC. ;) .

Considering the first one launched was an Aprilia seventeen years ago and there was another since, we may have to be very patient. .

But unfortunately not for us. Usage is determined nationally and we have a record of greater restriction than the rest of the EU. A second aspect is our departure from the EU. A third factor is our determination to treat everything capable of over 15.5 mph as a motorcycle, even in one case...

That wouldn't matter to Belgium Tom, given their very strong stance on all humanitarian issues as we once found out to our cost. With its usual level of competence the MoD had contrived to run out of a vital form of ammunition during out recent Middle East campaigns. The one place that had a...

I think the fact of the leader fleeing the country is probably the motivation, since they could easily follow suit. They could calculate that with a number of them fleeing to be together in one country, extradition could be far more difficult. If he had stayed put their position might have...

Yes, those who incredibly don't know that there is a Brexit in progress. They really do exist, I saw one interviewed on TV. I don't suppose they are newspaper buyers but they might pick up a discarded copy. .

To maximise circulation they are appealing to both optimists and pessimists. ;) .

Yes, sadly. Of course for decades that was true in the UK too, bikes with assist motors getting even worse treatment, such as their cyclists needing a full motorcycle licence valid for any size of motorbike and the bikes subject to VED (road tax). My father had to run about with L plates on...

I don't use any net curtains, people see me when I'm out so I couldn't care less about being seen when in. But I do use heavy lined curtains at night for insulation and warmth reasons. .

I'd also be happy with that if possible, but it's not possible when, as Tillson says, we are governed by a bunch of total incompetents, and long have been. Long ago they managed to cock up the National Insurance Number system for the population so they are unlikely to be able to achieve the...

A few years back when encountering a trio of teenagers outside Sainsburys and one expressed interest in my e-bike, I let all three in turn take it for a ride while I chatted with the others. They all loved the power assist, uttering the usual teenage expression of approval, Wicked. The next...

It's far worse in London since UBER virtually never replaces a private car journey. The combination of severe congestion and prohibitive Central London parking charges means people rarely ever use their cars to travel into the central area where most of the UBER bookings are made, unless they...

That's alright so long as you don't park your bike in disabled bays. .

It's actually not the lawyers finding the problems, it's governments in many countries. Those problems then passed to the lawyers whose difficulty now is in finding solutions acceptable both within current laws and to the governments. Anyone who thinks that's easy simply has no understanding...

I believe I saw a report on this accident at the time. There was a similar one in Scotland when a large helicopter with a number of very senior officers on board unaccountably crashed into low ground, I believe on an island, killing all on board. .

Agreed, I meant tidal barrage. Extremely expensive initially but with high productivity, faultless reliability, very low maintenance costs and near permanent extremely long life it's ultimately a low cost option. .

The report was a couple of years later and these opening conclusions made very unhappy reading for the Navy: One of the Royal Navy's flagship submarines ran aground off the Isle of Skye because the officer on the bridge was not using the right radar, did not have a chart and was unused to...

There are far better ways of deriving energy from the sea, also having delay and generation spread abilities. .

Which is silly since wave power is merely wind power with much of it's energy removed. .