The Ride

To all my readers & subscribers. (* Or Mid-winter solistice, or whatever celebration you choose)

Remember the 'World Cup' England flags, that adorned cars? I suppose I should be more surprised that it's taken so long for an ...

A note added to a card received from a friend: "Got a ticket for speeding - in my 1925 Austin!" .

Do you believe your eyes? This optical illusion shows how our eyes and brain don't always show us what's right in front of us. Stare...

The problem I was thinking about was that if wearing/using 'day-glo' is a requirement then there has to be a legal definition of wha...

I really don't know what to make of this . . . Part of the planning for the 2012 London Olympics is the possible (likely?) creation of V...

Ian's asked What's the definition of 'day-glo'? When does it fade below being of any use? I have no idea, although I'm ...

Well, this is a follow-on to the 'glowing' day-glo post . . . Ian commented about fading. Which leads to a good point that day-glo c...

In the middle of a discussion on The Rev Counter forum, I mentioned that fluorescent colours (as seen on 'hi-viz' conspicuity 't...

Saw this a few days ago, thought it got the message across about 'doing two things'. Doubt, though, whether phone-using drivers wil...

Ever stood beside a really busy motorway, on the hard shoulder or grass verge? It's a very noisy, scary, place to be. And for some peopl...

To the M6 (aka 'The Preston Bypass') - the UK's first Motorway, opened 50 years ago today! More info :) .

A few posts back I mentioned that Ch 5's 'Gadget Show' would be testing PMR radios. Well . . . I missed the prog. and can't ...

I've given the DSA some stick over the last few months over the MPTC (Multi Purpose Test Centres) and the new motorcycle test. But fair ...

One of my 'imaginary friends' on 'The Rev Counter', an internet forum , recently asked for details of very high quality vide...