Sad day...

Nov 13, 2004 26 Replies

Nothing terribly calming about 2 tonnes of RRC sliding on the thin skim of snow-crushed-to-ice that we may get in Kent. After all, it still has the same number of braked wheels as most other vehicles on the road but it weighs a lot more. I remember watching a Jap 4x4 that had cautiously come to a halt on a gentle hill one winter only to see gravity take over and make it slide helplessly downslope on the ice. Driver somehow coaxed it into the curb before it could flatten anyone. My old FIAT

128 was ace in the snow/ice we (infrequently) get down here - narrow wheels and a very light body. My RRC is not much fun at all on main roads in icy conditions. It's OK in fresh or deep snow.

Richard

And there were plenty of accidents when pedestrians got in the way of carts and horse buses, nothing is new.

If you were to get a bus you could only use it in bus lanes if it is registered and Mot'd as a PSV vehicle. Converted buses which are registerd as campers (and thus drivable on a car licence) are not permitted in bus lanes

Alex

To be fair, the website does say "If you are a farmer or your job is to tow heavy equipment we have no argument with you." One reasonable statement in about 500 unreasonable ones, but credit where it's due ;-)

Rich

On or around 15 Nov 2004 05:17:45 -0800, snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.co.uk (Richard Brookman) enlightened us thusly:

what about carrying 7 schoolchildren, including about 12 mi per day on unsurfaced roads?

I don't think so - it's their main gripe - the school-run-mum!

"Richard" wrote in news:9luld.10020$ snipped-for-privacy@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk:

Well, I just sent them a picture of my 109..... :-)

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