Department of Transport Press Release

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Dave Liquorice

Guest

• May 24, 2006

• #1

DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
MAY 2006.

Information Release.

Due to the nature of the quality of driving in England the Department of
Transport has now devised a new scheme in order to identify poor drivers
and give good drivers the opportunity to recognise them whilst driving.

For this reason as from the middle of May 2006 those drivers who are
found to be driving badly which includes:

- overtaking in dangerous places
- hovering within one inch of the car in front
- stopping sharply
- speeding in residential areas
- pulling out without indication
- performing U turns inappropriately in busy high streets
- under taking on motorways
- taking up more than one lane in multi lane roads

These drivers will be issued with flags, white with a red cross,
signifying their inability to drive properly. These flags must be clipped
to a door of the car and be visible to all other drivers and pedestrians.

Those drivers who have shown particularly poor driving skills will have
to display a flag on each side of the car to indicate their greater lack
of skill and general lower intelligence mindset to the general public.

Please circulate this to as many other motorists as you can so that
drivers and pedestrians will be aware of the meaning of these flags.

Department of Transport.

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Srtgray

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• May 25, 2006

• #2

Dave Liquorice wrote:
> DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
> MAY 2006.
>
> Information Release.
>
> Due to the nature of the quality of driving in England the Department of
> Transport has now devised a new scheme in order to identify poor drivers
> and give good drivers the opportunity to recognise them whilst driving.
>
> For this reason as from the middle of May 2006 those drivers who are
> found to be driving badly which includes:
>
> - overtaking in dangerous places
> - hovering within one inch of the car in front
> - stopping sharply
> - speeding in residential areas
> - pulling out without indication
> - performing U turns inappropriately in busy high streets
> - under taking on motorways
> - taking up more than one lane in multi lane roads
>
> These drivers will be issued with flags, white with a red cross,
> signifying their inability to drive properly. These flags must be clipped
> to a door of the car and be visible to all other drivers and pedestrians.
>
> Those drivers who have shown particularly poor driving skills will have
> to display a flag on each side of the car to indicate their greater lack
> of skill and general lower intelligence mindset to the general public.
>
> Please circulate this to as many other motorists as you can so that
> drivers and pedestrians will be aware of the meaning of these flags.
>
> Department of Transport.
>
LOL!

Stuart

 

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Mark Solesbury

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #3

On 24/05/2006 22:39, Dave Liquorice wrote:
> DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
> MAY 2006.
>
> Information Release.
>
> Due to the nature of the quality of driving in England the Department of
> Transport has now devised a new scheme in order to identify poor drivers
> and give good drivers the opportunity to recognise them whilst driving.
>
> For this reason as from the middle of May 2006 those drivers who are
> found to be driving badly which includes:
>
> - overtaking in dangerous places
> - hovering within one inch of the car in front
> - stopping sharply
> - speeding in residential areas
> - pulling out without indication
> - performing U turns inappropriately in busy high streets
> - under taking on motorways
> - taking up more than one lane in multi lane roads
>
> These drivers will be issued with flags, white with a red cross,
> signifying their inability to drive properly. These flags must be clipped
> to a door of the car and be visible to all other drivers and pedestrians.
>
> Those drivers who have shown particularly poor driving skills will have
> to display a flag on each side of the car to indicate their greater lack
> of skill and general lower intelligence mindset to the general public.
>
> Please circulate this to as many other motorists as you can so that
> drivers and pedestrians will be aware of the meaning of these flags.
>
> Department of Transport.
>

Thanks for that Dave. I'm glad you have cleared that up.

I have noticed the flags, but assumed that it was something to do with
Mercedes A-Class's and Transit Vans.

Thank you for putting me straight.

--
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Ian Rawlings

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #4

On 2006-05-24, Dave Liquorice <[email protected]> wrote:

> These drivers will be issued with flags, white with a red cross,
> signifying their inability to drive properly. These flags must be clipped
> to a door of the car and be visible to all other drivers and pedestrians.

Blimey, not being much of a footy man, I thought you were talking
about the Red Cross guys and have only just twigged! I thought you
were being a bit mean ;-)

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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Mother

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #5

On Wed, 24 May 2006 22:39:35 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
>MAY 2006.

Good to see this recycled every two years


--
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they make as they pass. Douglas Adams 1952-2001

 

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beamendsltd

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #6

In message <[email protected]>
"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote:

> DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
> MAY 2006.
>
> Information Release.
>
> Due to the nature of the quality of driving in England the Department of
> Transport has now devised a new scheme in order to identify poor drivers
> and give good drivers the opportunity to recognise them whilst driving.
>
> For this reason as from the middle of May 2006 those drivers who are
> found to be driving badly which includes:
>
> - overtaking in dangerous places
> - hovering within one inch of the car in front
> - stopping sharply
> - speeding in residential areas
> - pulling out without indication
> - performing U turns inappropriately in busy high streets
> - under taking on motorways
> - taking up more than one lane in multi lane roads
>
> These drivers will be issued with flags, white with a red cross,
> signifying their inability to drive properly. These flags must be clipped
> to a door of the car and be visible to all other drivers and pedestrians.
>
> Those drivers who have shown particularly poor driving skills will have
> to display a flag on each side of the car to indicate their greater lack
> of skill and general lower intelligence mindset to the general public.
>
> Please circulate this to as many other motorists as you can so that
> drivers and pedestrians will be aware of the meaning of these flags.
>
> Department of Transport.
>

I thought they already used 5 interlinked rings?

Richard
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ormus

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• May 25, 2006

• #7

i though they used lots of gold stars on a blue background?

 

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Larry

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• May 25, 2006

• #8

I'm a poor driver, the cost of maintaining a Landie sees to that


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
> MAY 2006.
>
> Information Release.
>
> Due to the nature of the quality of driving in England the Department of
> Transport has now devised a new scheme in order to identify poor drivers

 

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Larry

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #9

Its amazing considering the attitude to obeying any of the DOT's mandates
round here, how many of the local populace have taken to this scheme already


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes

"Srtgray" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dave Liquorice wrote:
> LOL!
>
> Stuart

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #10

Dave Liquorice wrote:

|| DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
|| MAY 2006.
||
|| Information Release.
||
|| <snip>

I copied this and sent it round work. Very popular here in Wales. Many
cries of "but I thought you were English?"

"Yes I am, but I hate f***ing football."

--
Rich
==============================

I don't approve of signatures, so I don't have one.

 

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Mother

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #11

On Thu, 25 May 2006 20:01:08 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I'm a poor driver, the cost of maintaining a Landie sees to that

There's no faulting your a cute observation - as always Larry...

....but is it humour??? ;-)


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they make as they pass. Douglas Adams 1952-2001

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• May 25, 2006

• #12

On or around Thu, 25 May 2006 21:07:25 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Dave Liquorice wrote:
>
>|| DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
>|| MAY 2006.
>||
>|| Information Release.
>||
>|| <snip>
>
>I copied this and sent it round work. Very popular here in Wales. Many
>cries of "but I thought you were English?"
>
>"Yes I am, but I hate f***ing football."

well, you shouldn't f*** it then.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young / In a world
of magnets and miracles / Our thoughts strayed constantly and without
boundary / The ringing of the Division bell had begun. Pink Floyd (1994)

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #13

The council lawnmowers who cut the grass round my house have got flags
on the lawnmowers too!

 

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Steve

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #14

"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The council lawnmowers who cut the grass round my house have got flags
> on the lawnmowers too!
>

Ah, but only until such time as some council kill-joy official finds out and
bans them. Might cause offence to some newly arrived illegal immigrant you
know......

Steve

 

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PhilC

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #15

"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:8dec8f2c4e%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
> > MAY 2006.
> >
> > Information Release.
> >
> > Due to the nature of the quality of driving in England the Department of
> > Transport has now devised a new scheme in order to identify poor drivers
> > and give good drivers the opportunity to recognise them whilst driving.
> >
> > For this reason as from the middle of May 2006 those drivers who are
> > found to be driving badly which includes:
> >
> > - overtaking in dangerous places
> > - hovering within one inch of the car in front
> > - stopping sharply
> > - speeding in residential areas
> > - pulling out without indication
> > - performing U turns inappropriately in busy high streets
> > - under taking on motorways
> > - taking up more than one lane in multi lane roads
> >
> > These drivers will be issued with flags, white with a red cross,
> > signifying their inability to drive properly. These flags must be
clipped
> > to a door of the car and be visible to all other drivers and
pedestrians.
> >
> > Those drivers who have shown particularly poor driving skills will have
> > to display a flag on each side of the car to indicate their greater lack
> > of skill and general lower intelligence mindset to the general public.
> >
> > Please circulate this to as many other motorists as you can so that
> > drivers and pedestrians will be aware of the meaning of these flags.
> >
> > Department of Transport.
> >
>
> I thought they already used 5 interlinked rings?
>
I always thought it was a blue and white propeller!

PhilC

 

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Ian Rawlings

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #16

On 2006-05-26, PhilC <[email protected]> wrote:

> I always thought it was a blue and white propeller!

No no, you're all wrong, the presence of an inexperienced driver is
signalled by a triangular warning sticker in the back window reading
"Baby on board".

--
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Mother

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #17

On Fri, 26 May 2006 13:27:59 +0100, Ian Rawlings
<[email protected]> wrote:

>No no, you're all wrong, the presence of an inexperienced driver is
>signalled by a triangular warning sticker in the back window reading
>"Baby on board".

http://www.101fc.net/kent-2002/kent-2002-08-001.jpg

 

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Richard Brookman

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #18

Mother" <"@ {mother} @ wrote:

|| On Fri, 26 May 2006 13:27:59 +0100, Ian Rawlings
|| <[email protected]> wrote:
||
||| No no, you're all wrong, the presence of an inexperienced driver is
||| signalled by a triangular warning sticker in the back window reading
||| "Baby on board".
||
|| http://www.101fc.net/kent-2002/kent-2002-08-001.jpg

Not fair. He's been shunted - might not have been his fault.

--
Rich
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Ian Rawlings

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #19

On 2006-05-26, Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Not fair. He's been shunted - might not have been his fault.

Probably selected reverse by mistake!

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Corp-Rat

Guest

• May 26, 2006

• #20

On Thu, 25 May 2006 13:59:47 +0100, beamendsltd wrote:

> In message <[email protected]>
> "Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> DEPT OF TRANSPORT INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RE-LAUNCHED,
>> MAY 2006.
>>
>
> I thought they already used 5 interlinked rings?
>
> Richard

What? the olympic committee?

Edd
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