15mph?! Chris has been pulled up for breaking the 60kph speed limit around here
- at 5am. Without motor assistance. Let off with a caution although there’s a
couple of downhills where he claims to have done better. The cop seemed quite
amused and/or bored, he reported.
Road matters
I did have a classic Australian conversation the other day. On my way home from
work on Sunday, there was a breath test unit operating. Here, they close down
the road and if they stop you, they have to test you - to avoid any possible
favoritism. I got the third cop in line, fortysomething, bored, ruddy and hot
(warm day). I leaned out of the window and smiled -
“Have you had anything to drink today sir?”
“Yes, I had one beer just before I left work.”
Very looking pause -
“Was it really cold?”
“Oh yes…"
Andrew Fildes
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> On 8 Dec 2015, at 8:16 am, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This must mark a first for the government cutting the over taxed motorist
> some financial slack !
>
> jh
>
> On 12/7/2015 4:35 PM, ChrisB wrote:
>> No, John. Provided that the machine will travel at no more than 15mph (I
>> believe is the limit) nor that there is a separate throttle for the electric
>> motor. Legally allowed electric bicycles work under impulse from the
>> pedals; the Copenhagen Wheel works like that as well.
>>
>> Remember that vehicles in the UK no longer have tax disks.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>> On 7 Dec 15, at 20:28, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> On UK road do they require insurance, tax disk on the handlebars and a
>>> cycling / driver's licence ?
>>>
>>> jh
>>>
>>> On 12/7/2015 4:25 PM, ChrisB wrote:
>>>> Electric bikes are great. There’s a new system called the Copenhagen
>>>> Wheel which I’m considering.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>> On 7 Dec 15, at 20:23, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)
>>>>> #2 son still does around 250km per week riding to and from work without
>>>>> Lycra assistance. But - they’re moving the factory about 8km further
>>>>> away and he’s now (gasp) over 30yo so he’s just bought an electric power
>>>>> assisted bike. poor old thing. Cut his journey time by a third.
>>>>> Andrew Fildes
>>>>
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