Are we as a nation turning into feckwits?
04 March 2008, 07:44 PM
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Are we turning into a nation of feckwits?
Padding to protect pedestrians - Yahoo! News UK
Padded lamposts so we do not hurt ourselves - you just could not make this stuff up.
Padded lamposts so we do not hurt ourselves - you just could not make this stuff up.
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04 March 2008, 07:49 PM
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04 March 2008, 07:53 PM
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padded cells would be of more use....stick the idiots that thought of this inside one.
What's next? padded pavement, padded doors, padded mail boxes, padded buses, cars, trains, roads, steps, rails and anything else we can think of
What's next? padded pavement, padded doors, padded mail boxes, padded buses, cars, trains, roads, steps, rails and anything else we can think of
04 March 2008, 07:58 PM
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04 March 2008, 08:11 PM
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LOL!
That should appease the green lobby, lets not forget about the PC lobby so spikes at all different heights not to miss the porgs or giant/tall ******* either
That should appease the green lobby, lets not forget about the PC lobby so spikes at all different heights not to miss the porgs or giant/tall ******* either
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Not to mention all the wasted time leading up to the "moment" 
04 March 2008, 10:59 PM
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I know a friend of mine we stepped off a moving bus straight into one. Almost knocked him out cold
04 March 2008, 11:17 PM
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https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...-big-idea.html
A poll will be carried out
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i read somewhere once that cars are designed with hitting people in mind, they are designed so that if a car hits a person at 30mph, they will survive which is why on the ads there is a much greater chance of surviving being hit by a car traveling 30mph than 40mph
05 March 2008, 08:54 AM
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technically cars are already "padded," we have crumple zones and airbags etc... in fact prob all newer cars are much heavier compared to their older version because of safety regulations........
i read somewhere once that cars are designed with hitting people in mind, they are designed so that if a car hits a person at 30mph, they will survive which is why on the ads there is a much greater chance of surviving being hit by a car traveling 30mph than 40mph
i read somewhere once that cars are designed with hitting people in mind, they are designed so that if a car hits a person at 30mph, they will survive which is why on the ads there is a much greater chance of surviving being hit by a car traveling 30mph than 40mph
NCap ratings for hitting pedestrians are generally pretty poor, especially off roaders and pick-ups, it's not a factor in selecting cars for many people.
05 March 2008, 09:01 AM
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I can remember , many years ago, parking my car, getting out, going to the pavement, and then walking away backwards thinking "is that too far from the kerb?,,......Is it?..... Naaah, it'll be fine" and then I turned around and hit a lampost face first. I don;t think I have hit my head on something so hard before or since. I saw stars.
I for one, welcome the padding
I for one, welcome the padding
05 March 2008, 09:10 AM
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I can remember , many years ago, parking my car, getting out, going to the pavement, and then walking away backwards thinking "is that too far from the kerb?,,......Is it?..... Naaah, it'll be fine" and then I turned around and hit a lampost face first. I don;t think I have hit my head on something so hard before or since. I saw stars.
I for one, welcome the padding
I for one, welcome the padding
Perhaps you should be wearing a padded suit and crash helmet when going about your daily business then
My head is certainly thick enough to withstand all but the hardest of lamposts!
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05 March 2008, 09:15 AM
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I remember that advert