Fracas is a very general term meaning anything from a simple disagreement to a full on knock down drag out fight
Maybe they'll go back now to the pre-Clarkson 1980's format and have a serious man with a beard and a jumper explaining how much leg room there is in an Austin Ambassador.
^and that's from a man whose never seen an Austin Amabassador!Maybe they'll go back now to the pre-Clarkson 1980's format and have a serious man with a beard and a jumper explaining how much leg room there is in an Austin Ambassador.
:ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Well, like the fella or not, if there is any truth in the allegation and he has punched a colleague under UK working law he will have to be sacked, and his celebrity should not elevate him above that legal framework (although given the way this lousy country has deteriorated over recent years it might well do ::) )
Certainly one of my colleagues punched me I'd expect them to be sacked.
Well, like the fella or not, if there is any truth in the allegation and he has punched a colleague under UK working law he will have to be sacked, and his celebrity should not elevate him above that legal framework (although given the way this lousy country has deteriorated over recent years it might well do ::) )
Certainly one of my colleagues punched me I'd expect them to be sacked.
Couldn't agree more. Fame, celebrity, money, popularity or influence, I'd expect someone who punched a co-worker to get fired.
It does all hang on what kind of "fracas" it really was, as dks says; was it a full on smack in the teeth, or was it a bit of a shove?
I think that's the point - too many "if" questions at the moment. I am not an apologist for the man, but "if" he assaulted someone (and assuming it was in the UK jurisdiction) and "if" others witnessed it, then I am very surprised there has been no complaint made to the police, or at least no report of any such criminal complaint being made, if not by the victim then by one of the others present.No need to reserve judgement, i have a whole history of the man's despicable behaviour to draw on. If he hit someone ( for not getting his din dins ready after filming) he's a smurf, if he didn't hit anyone he's still a smurf.
The BBC are currently embroiled in one almighty, huge smurf-storm over their 'turning a blind eye' to various terrible things that happened with certain of their presenters in the past (of which there is no need to go into any detail on this forum) and I think their staff are now under a positive duty to report any wrongdoing, certainly I would be amazed if (that word again) a criminal assault by a high-profile BBC presenter was seen to take place by other employees and not one person took it on and made a formal complaint.
In a roundabout way I'm saying that I will wait to see how this is resolved before wading in with any judgment.
I'd always assumed that his persona on the show was just that- TV Clarkson.
If it turns out that is really the way he is then I'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner.
Def
Considering some of the things I've said about Top Gear here,I will speak up on behalf of the big ape.
I met him at work a lot of years ago,round the time that Top Gear was really hitting the big time. He was absolutely great with tons of people asking for autographs,and just as wanting to say hi(as well as two shop staff who are apparently worthy :whistle: :angel:)
The other thing thing is to look at the documentaries he's done about Arnham and the Artic Convoys. He's not the dumb baboon he acts on TG. The other point is,if you ever watch the footage of him punching Piers Morgan,well,he punches like a girl!
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There's a lot of really stupid stuff he's done,and the BBC really should have done more about it in the past. Let's wait and see what the facts are here
Considering some of the things I've said about Top Gear here,I will speak up on behalf of the big ape.
I met him at work a lot of years ago,round the time that Top Gear was really hitting the big time. He was absolutely great with tons of people asking for autographs,and just as wanting to say hi(as well as two shop staff who are apparently worthy :whistle: :angel:)
The other thing thing is to look at the documentaries he's done about Arnham and the Artic Convoys. He's not the dumb baboon he acts on TG. The other point is,if you ever watch the footage of him punching Piers Morgan,well,he punches like a girl!
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There's a lot of really stupid stuff he's done,and the BBC really should have done more about it in the past. Let's wait and see what the facts are here
I have to agree, in part, Kirk (your fault again etc :)) his documentaries are excellent, and whilst I don't like him on Top Gear I am sure a lot of what the TV viewers see is a manufactured persona as you say. I suspect the BBC has put up with his shenanigans because of the huge viewing figures, but if has punched another member of staff and is to be forgiven what message does that give out? The BBC already has a lot of explaining to do about their apparent historical disregard of sexual abuse, is that misguided leniency to be extended to violence? I sincerely hope not. Our TV licences pay for these people and they should set a good example :)
or, he is a man's man, that speaks his own mind, sleeps around a lot :D (ask his wife...) and is different from all the PC non-offensive, lets pretend everybody loves everybody type of presenters everywhere... :D
Depens on how everybody sees it, and whether he hit someone or not
Even the PM joined in and this has now turned all political, left Vs right.
... if it gets (too) political we will not be able to discuss it here :ahhh
:D
Apparently they are now hacking the BBC webpage, so as to complain.
so is Clarkson sacked or not?
And here is another question, who didn't see Top Gear getting pulled off air for some reason after the Argentina fiasco?
Suuuure you don't want to see Jeremy in a home movie.
Apparently old guys making those kinds of videos are all the rage since Hulk Hogan did his.
And wait till you see mine! :-P
Def
There's talk that Sky has been on to Jezza.Sky are well versed in the art of dealing with 'problem' 'talent'!
There cannot be one rule for one and one rule for another dictated by either rank, or public relations and commercial considerations
According to the Swiss News he might also have to face legal consequences, as the prosecution is looking at the case now.
The cars were just a bonus to me. I enjoyed the show for the three of them, and the crap they said and did. BBC is going to lose out big time, but again, law is law, and one person can not be held above it.
Hammond and May have previously said they wouldn't do the show without him, I wonder if they'll stick to that?
I'll be surprised if BBC actually try and do it without him. Lets be honest; the show hasn't actually been about cars in years, it's about the banter between the three presenters.
dks beat me too it. ;)
In the face of a hundred odd people dying on a plane crash in the Swiss Alps,I can't agree with May calling this a tragity. No,it's a fair outcome for assault in the workplace!That's my take too really. If I smacked someone I know I could expect the sack so why not him?
Sorry,30 sec rant over :tu:
I do think the whole legal action thing may be excessive though. But then again I also think punishment for whacking someone is getting whacked back harder, but that's just how I am. It bugs me how every single little thing somehow becomes a criminal matter.(not defending this case, just a generalization of America lately).Boys will be boys and men will be men. Whack him back and move on..... Maybe that's just the Arizona Cowboy in me, but I couldn't agree with you more. A litigious society is not a better society. It doesnt make us kinder, gentler, and safer.
If someone whacks me I'm not going to whine and try to get someone arrested or fined,I'm going to return the favor. (Again not what should have happened in this case, just my general feeling)
He is too much of a draw for other TV networks to pass upOther 'commercial' tv networks, have to abide by the will of the advertisers. Commercial sensibilities are far more sensitive. Look at what happened to the two sexist smurfs on Sky sports. In Clarkson's case, you've got; sexism, racism, classism........ Basically all the isms, plus violent conduct. We'll see who's willing to put their brand to his ugly mug!
He is too much of a draw for other TV networks to pass upOther 'commercial' tv networks, have to abide by the will of the advertisers. Commercial sensibilities are far more sensitive. Look at what happened to the two sexist smurfs on Sky sports. In Clarkson's case, you've got; sexism, racism, classism........ Basically all the isms, plus violent conduct. We'll see who's willing to put their brand to his ugly mug!
Is anyone else as shocked as I am that they will just continue on elsewhere?
Def
I agree mate. We'd be carted of and clapped in irons and rightfully so ::)Is anyone else as shocked as I am that they will just continue on elsewhere?
Def
Yup. I think it's high time we stopped celebrating bigotry, idiocy and the lowest common demoninator as if it's something we've lost in the name of political correctness, which, after all, is just another way of saying 'Be respectful'.
Clarkson should have been up in court for all the racist sexist and homophobic crap he comes out with.
I agree mate. We'd be carted of and clapped in irons and rightfully so ::)Is anyone else as shocked as I am that they will just continue on elsewhere?
Def
Yup. I think it's high time we stopped celebrating bigotry, idiocy and the lowest common demoninator as if it's something we've lost in the name of political correctness, which, after all, is just another way of saying 'Be respectful'.
Clarkson should have been up in court for all the racist sexist and homophobic crap he comes out with.
Don't apologize cos if your wrong then I am too :D
I'll take Clarkson and all of his comments any day over Honey Boo Boo, the Real Housewives of anywhere or any orange skinned sociopathic sex fiends from the Jersey Shore any day of the week.
Def
Hasn't it just :(Don't apologize cos if your wrong then I am too :D
Sorry (again) it was the rolly eyes smiley that made me think you were being sarky. :facepalm:
Been a long frustrating election day.
Group hug? Off for an early night. Put the day behind me and move on in the morning.Hasn't it just :(Don't apologize cos if your wrong then I am too :D
Sorry (again) it was the rolly eyes smiley that made me think you were being sarky. :facepalm:
Been a long frustrating election day.
Didn't the TG producer also quit a few weeks back?? It would be laughable if they simply just set up shop on ITV.
But the BBC actually own the rights to TopGear - and I'm betting they'll turn nasty if the trio attempt to capitalise from the TG formula.
I'm so sick of people seeming above the law - looks like Oscar Pistorius may be released really soon as well. Seems like you can do whatever you want when you're a 'celeb' - it's lucky the vast majority of us are decent people isn't it? I hate to think what the world would be like if we all behaved like the upper echelons of society. :facepalm:
I'm so sick of people seeming above the law - looks like Oscar Pistorius may be released really soon as well. Seems like you can do whatever you want when you're a 'celeb' - it's lucky the vast majority of us are decent people isn't it? I hate to think what the world would be like if we all behaved like the upper echelons of society. :facepalm:
Nothing about your post but the green jelly scales on the SAK in your avatar are fantastic! We need a full sized verson posted. :gimme:
she is one of those weirdly attractive/unattractive women... you can never really decide - head too big or too square or something.. :think:
He was in the old versions of TG and wrote in magazines, and he was known for his strong personality/views ..
Chris is Known for his boyish smile and lack of any car related journalism experience. (Noel Edmonds has the same style, and car journalism experience..)
Personally I never found him amusing, when I was sober..
I really do not know... maybe they will change the format dramatically, so as to suit him more. (Remember when the "new cast" of dukes of Hazard was, temporarily, introduced and they were just doing the same script as the proper cast - it was not nice)
So, you are an evans fan then ? :D
AFAIC Top Gear has just done a "Two and a half Men" except they haven't just replaced the un-PC lead (who everybody tuned in to see behaving badly), they've replaced all the stars.I sort of disagree that it has to be that way... British shows like to replace their main characters mostly without ill-effect.
Death of the show as we knew and loved it. i.e. Three lads being yobbos and having a laugh.
I hope the rumours aren't true and I have to get netflix to see the boys again.
I have not seen it yet :ahhh
they are back. i wonder if they will be even more crassProbably. I bet it will be, since Clarkson's company is handling production. Ill probably watch it, as I really enjoyed Top Gear, as I enjoyed the humor, even if it lacked class
apparently they want to turn it into Top Gear USA :facepalm:
this makes me want to watch at least a few episodes
The "news" about Chris Evans puking, and now this.......has me dubious.
The original trio was everyman with all our imperfections, now a millionaire DJ and Mr Handsome Movie Star...... :think:
I'll give them a fair shake, but I'm expecting to dislike it as much as TG USA......
What I want to know is when can I see what Clarkson, Hammond and May have been up to!
In my perfect world they would do something like the TG Specials exclusively........
Unfortunately only on Amazon prime.
Im not even sure I can get that here. :(
The "news" about Chris Evans puking, and now this.......has me dubious.
The original trio was everyman with all our imperfections, now a millionaire DJ and Mr Handsome Movie Star...... :think:
I'll give them a fair shake, but I'm expecting to dislike it as much as TG USA......
What I want to know is when can I see what Clarkson, Hammond and May have been up to!
In my perfect world they would do something like the TG Specials exclusively........
I didn't really liked top gear for the past 3 years anymore because the only ruined classic cars and did over the top tests.
I guess that because they want their audience back and because their budget has been tripled they will be wrecking even more classic cars and will be doing even more stupid tests. :facepalm:
I am not sure but i don't think top gear will ever be as good as it once was.
I didn't really liked top gear for the past 3 years anymore because the only ruined classic cars and did over the top tests.
I guess that because they want their audience back and because their budget has been tripled they will be wrecking even more classic cars and will be doing even more stupid tests. :facepalm:
I am not sure but i don't think top gear will ever be as good as it once was.
The same thing happened to Mythbusters IMHO.
Def
“We are very proud to announce that racing driver Sabine Schmitz, YouTube star Chris Harris, F1 pundit Eddie Jordan and motoring journalist Rory Reid will join Chris Evans, Matt LeBlanc and of course, The Stig,”:rofl:
I just do not find her funny - Maybe she is funnier in German :) I would have preferred Vicky from the original series.
Eddie Jordan has been used as a regular pundit/presenter on BBC's F1 coverage for a long time and is very good IMO. Him and Chris Evans I'll happily watch. I'm sorry to say that Sabine Schmitz I found pretty annoying in the pieces she's done for the show before. Matt LeBlanc I just find dull. :shrug: I don't know the rest and I'll reserve judgment on all of them for the end of the first season and see how it all works out.
Eddie Jordan has been used as a regular pundit/presenter on BBC's F1 coverage for a long time and is very good IMO. Him and Chris Evans I'll happily watch. I'm sorry to say that Sabine Schmitz I found pretty annoying in the pieces she's done for the show before. Matt LeBlanc I just find dull. :shrug: I don't know the rest and I'll reserve judgment on all of them for the end of the first season and see how it all works out.
To a certain extent I agree with you, felt like they tried too hard on some occasions they used her.
BUT........the very thought of her in a van around Nurburgring gives my goose bumps, easily one of my non-special favourites from the show. :salute:
I remember her racing BMW touring cars at Aldo Scribanti in Port Elizabeth in the 90s...that gives me goosebumps :tu:
I remember her racing BMW touring cars at Aldo Scribanti in Port Elizabeth in the 90s...that gives me goosebumps :tu:
I spent 1994 in SA and started watching the touring car races, can't remember her specifically, but one of my dreams died with the introduction of the new Beemers - they got a 60kg (if memory serves) weight penalty and I realised somebody my size could never be a racing driver :P
So...
Who's watched it?
Not Ben, but another stig apparently died the past few day's... It was in the news, somewhere.....
So...
Who's watched it?
I haven't watched it yet, but I think I'll give it a chance. I have no doubts that I won't like it as much, as I mostly watched it before to see the "other three", and the antics they'd come up with.
I haven't watched it yet, but I think I'll give it a chance. I have no doubts that I won't like it as much, as I mostly watched it before to see the "other three", and the antics they'd come up with.
Same here. I wonder if either show will measure up to the old one. Or is that the old new one since that was New Top Gear, before the new new Top Gear, not to be confused with Old Top Gear which I suppose is now old old Top Gear...... :ahhh
Def
Fifth, why not eleventh?
Sit down you youngsters, and let me tell you about the olden days..
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In them days, the eighties, early nineties, most normal cars only had 4 gears. The fancier ones, however, had 5, they had an overdrive gear, a fifth gear. This was mainly for use on the new motorways, giving a more quiet and economical drive.
So, the Top Gear, for the fancier cars (and pickup trucks who had a really low 1st gear) was the Fifth gear.
So, as mentioned previously, this trick (name of the channel and the highest gear) was used to name the new car show Fifth Gear, thus implying that it was really top Gear, without having any copyright infringement issues.
These days, most modern cars have 6 or even 7 gears, so the name Fifth Gear has lost its direct association with the term Top Gear and does sound like an anachronism.
I remember in some older pickup trucks, where we would try to shift into reverse, after the 5th gear, as, on the motorway, because of their narrow power band, you felt that another gear was needed after 100km/h
Rifle No 5. 8)
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Rifle No 5. 8)
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The Chris Evans of the Lee Enfield family :whistle:
Rifle No 5. 8)
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The Chris Evans of the Lee Enfield family :whistle:
Oh, that's harsh mate. The No 5 isn't that bad.:D
http://www.cnet.com/news/top-gear-fans-go-full-speed-with-chris-evans-hate-but-its-the-wrong-chris-evans/
I guess they were also disappointed that Iron Man didn't do a cameo then.You know that Iron Man is a women! 'Cause he is Fe-Male :facepalm:
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I guess they were also disappointed that Iron Man didn't do a cameo then.You know that Iron Man is a women! 'Cause he is Fe-Male :facepalm:
Def
I guess they were also disappointed that Iron Man didn't do a cameo then.You know that Iron Man is a women! 'Cause he is Fe-Male :facepalm:
Def
A friend's Vauxhall Cresta has three forward gears... :whistle:
Get a, good, CVT; infinite number of gears with mechanical rather than hydraulic linkage.
That's good to hear.
Def
You might as well be speaking Chinese to many of the NA members here as manual transmissions were a rarity here before I was born, and been on the decline ever since.
Wow, so there's a whole continent of people missing out on the joys of hill driving with a manual gearbox...Lol, yep. I've almost always had a manual, and much prefer to drive one over an auto. Our new Cherokee is an auto though. :( Most cars here either are not available with a manual, or only the low model has one. So if you want all the options, you're forced to get an auto.
Has the-previously-unnamed-motoring-show-that-now-has-a-name-that-i-don't-recall started yet?
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Has the-previously-unnamed-motoring-show-that-now-has-a-name-that-i-don't-recall started yet?
Def
The Grant Tour?
Don't think so :think:
Has the-previously-unnamed-motoring-show-that-now-has-a-name-that-i-don't-recall started yet?
Def
The Grant Tour?
Don't think so :think:
Has the-previously-unnamed-motoring-show-that-now-has-a-name-that-i-don't-recall started yet?
Def
The Grant Tour?
Don't think so :think:
That was cancelled.
No matter, I think I know who to blame for it....
Def
This was taken at my knife & tool & camping gear & fishing tackle shop.......with my camping & fishing buddies :D
(https://www.facebook.com/128647087470013/photos/a.129323347402387.1073741828.128647087470013/287618964906157/?type=3&theater)
https://www.facebook.com/128647087470013/photos/a.129323347402387.1073741828.128647087470013/287618964906157/?type=3&theater
They are very busy it seems......I'll put money on it's success.
what? Grant is going to do Top Every Day Carry Gear? :P
There, you see?
Episode 3 and they're almost getting it right.
Almost...... :D
The guest slot on the other hand has become so painful to watch I can't bear it. I don't want to have fake competitions about who the audience think might have had the better car, I want a straight up interview with interesting people. The only thing I've learnt about any of the guests so far is that they have something to plug. The format stinks IMO.
The guest slot on the other hand has become so painful to watch I can't bear it. I don't want to have fake competitions about who the audience think might have had the better car, I want a straight up interview with interesting people. The only thing I've learnt about any of the guests so far is that they have something to plug. The format stinks IMO.
Fact........
The first guest spot was one of the worst things I have ever seen on TV! It really was painful to watch! :dwts:
The guest slot on the other hand has become so painful to watch I can't bear it. I don't want to have fake competitions about who the audience think might have had the better car, I want a straight up interview with interesting people. The only thing I've learnt about any of the guests so far is that they have something to plug. The format stinks IMO.
Fact........
I saw Gordon Ramsey (always cool) ; Jesse Eisenberg (a bit naff) and Damian Lewis so far.
Damian is a car nut; pity we had to share the chat with Chris Evans.
Episode 2 had a cool bunch of people along for the ride, in fact the only smurf I would boot out the group would be Chris Evans.
Tinie Tempah and Sharlene Spiteri were super cool;
so far, in an international poll on the matter, 100% of the voters have voted for that part to be removed from the show:tu:
Bear Grylls :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:facepalm:
The former Friends star joined the programme's presenting team alongside Chris earlier this year, but the new-look show has been undermined by rumours of infighting, with Matt said to be frustrated by the flame-haired presenter's on-set attitude.
A source said: "The big question now is who goes and who stays.
"The team does not gel at all, and the atmosphere between the presenters is decidedly frosty. It's very much a picture of him - Chris - and them.
"Matt has already indicated that he won't continue on any further series if Chris remains a part of it. And he is far from the only one who isn't happy."
Chris is said to have become frustrated by the other members of the Top Gear team, which also includes Rory Reid, Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris and Eddie Jordan.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "Chris is not encouraging when any of the others are doing their links.
"On one occasion this month he even pretended to bump his head against a wall in frustration when Eddie Jordan kept fluffing his lines.
"He also seems to be jealous of the attention and praise which has been heaped on Chris Harris and Rory Reid in particular since the show began.
"You would have thought that with his experience, he would help out those new to studio recording. But he doesn't encourage them in any way.
"He just isn't interested. He doesn't even hang out with the others back stage and firmly keeps his distance from all of them at the aerodrome."
A BBC spokesperson and spokesperson for Chris has declined to comment on the report, while a spokesperson for Matt said: "Nothing has been discussed or decided."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1346495/top-gears-matt-leblanc-revs-up-relationship-and-goes-public-with-new-girlfriend-17-years-his-junior/
Matt doing what he does best... Sleeping with his coworkers. Legend.!
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1346495/top-gears-matt-leblanc-revs-up-relationship-and-goes-public-with-new-girlfriend-17-years-his-junior/
Matt doing what he does best... Sleeping with his coworkers. Legend.!
That makes me feel better about the ten year gap between myself and Megan!
Now if only I could manage the multi million dollar superstar part I'd be set! :ahhh
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Chris needs to go, he's killing the show. Matt is quite funny, with the right replacement for Chris is could be great again
The extras bit was not bad, extragear.
If they get rid of Jordan and sabinne too, the other 3 may make it work.
Who would have thought that Jeremy Clarkson would have been the sane one. :ahhh
Def
http://drivetribe.com/#home
you are probably thinking of TG Australia (I liked that)
Back in the late 80's, my father bought a used Lada Signet in red. I remember 3 things.
1. We could never get the small of cigarette smoke out of it. Not sure if the previous owner smoked, or the factory workers did that assembled it.
2. I would die of embarrassment whenever my dad would pick me up from school. People would tease me remorselessly about it.
3. The previous owner had upgraded a few parts to make it into a sleeper racer. My Dad loved passing much pricier and fast vehicles on the highway and watch entertainingly as they struggled to pass us. Many would eventually, but it was a good fight. The thing I remember most of those episodes...he would sing at the top of his voice "LadaDaddyDoDay" as he passed them.
Come to think of it, he did have a lot of fun with that thing...but I was young enough to be a little embarrassed ridding shotgun with him in it.
The Lada didn't last long. One day, it died a spectacular death of faulty wiring which necessitated a quick greeting with a fire extinquisher. Go Russian Quality!!!
:rofl:
My Dad loved passing much pricier and fast vehicles on the highway and watch entertainingly as they struggled to pass us. Many would eventually, but it was a good fight.
In fairness,it'd be hard to be worse than BoJo :ahhhAnd yet........ :D
I hope so to. It's got a huge budget so I hope it's not just them looning about spending stupid amounts of money just to do silly things all the time.
Meh. Clarkson's a grade A smurf who peddles (see what I did there?) clickbait for the lulz, shifting his viewpoint depending on what will best get him attention. And Vine isn't much better, TBH.
I'm firmly of the opinion that everyone who shares and uses the road has a responsibility to follow the highway code and be considerate to their fellow road users, whether that be cyclists, cars, vans, lorries, horses, tractors, motor-homes, caravans etc etc. A little bit of mutual respect goes a very long way. :cheers:
I'm firmly of the opinion that everyone who shares and uses the road has a responsibility to follow the highway code and be considerate to their fellow road users, whether that be cyclists, cars, vans, lorries, horses, tractors, motor-homes, caravans etc etc. A little bit of mutual respect goes a very long way. :cheers:
Absolutely.
I don't know what it's like on your side of the pond, but here, cyclists don't:
- Pay taxes for the upkeep of the road, but are the first to complain about the plowing, salting etc, or of cracks and potholes
- Have any training, licensing, registration or insurance, and so can operate as willy nilly as they like, knowing that drivers will ultimately pay the price and knowing there is no way to trace them if they cause an accident.
I am not one for encouraging additional legislation, but cyclists and eBike riders are getting a free ride, paid for by those of us that have cars and that doesn't seem fair to me. I have seen numerous accidents caused by idiots on bicycles and if there is no way to punish them then there is no reason for them to stop being idiots.
If that puts me in league with Clarkson, then so be it, feel free to start calling me Stig.
Def
Unfortunately, a vocal or visible minority, particularly one that is deemed by the other side to be doing something wrong, often spoils it for everyone.
I don't know what it's like on your side of the pond, but here, cyclists don't:
- Pay taxes for the upkeep of the road, but are the first to complain about the plowing, salting etc, or of cracks and potholes
- Have any training, licensing, registration or insurance, and so can operate as willy nilly as they like, knowing that drivers will ultimately pay the price and knowing there is no way to trace them if they cause an accident.
I am not one for encouraging additional legislation, but cyclists and eBike riders are getting a free ride, paid for by those of us that have cars and that doesn't seem fair to me. I have seen numerous accidents caused by idiots on bicycles and if there is no way to punish them then there is no reason for them to stop being idiots.
If that puts me in league with Clarkson, then so be it, feel free to start calling me Stig.
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This has to bee seen within the framework of the complaints from drivers that cyclists, in London (and elsewhere), do not use the cycle lanes
("superhighways" for cyclist, in London are apparently not being used) but just drive on the road, as they feel that the road allows them to go faster, with less stopping.
This was reported in various UK newspapers, true or false.
They doubled my journey time and made me late, it was totally unnecessary and selfish of them.
They doubled my journey time and made me late, it was totally unnecessary and selfish of them.
I'd love to know just how close your sailing club is that being stuck behind two bike doubles your journey time. Maybe if it's not that far away you could ride there instead. :pok: :)
This has to bee seen within the framework of the complaints from drivers that cyclists, in London (and elsewhere), do not use the cycle lanes
("superhighways" for cyclist, in London are apparently not being used) but just drive on the road, as they feel that the road allows them to go faster, with less stopping.
This was reported in various UK newspapers, true or false.
They're not compulsory in the UK.
This has to bee seen within the framework of the complaints from drivers that cyclists, in London (and elsewhere), do not use the cycle lanes
("superhighways" for cyclist, in London are apparently not being used) but just drive on the road, as they feel that the road allows them to go faster, with less stopping.
This was reported in various UK newspapers, true or false.
They're not compulsory in the UK.
Thew complaints were not with regards to the legality but more to the fact that these superhighways were taking away a large part of the road, whilst the cyclists were still riding on the road, meaning that double the space was being taken away from car drivers.
I'm going to stand up for the cyclists around here (and there are a lot of them) and say that 99% of them are courteous and considerate. I do a lot of rural driving on winding roads and yes it can feel frustrating when I can't safely pass a cyclist who's making his way up a long hill, but given their right to be there and the fact they're not being a smurf on purpose I'm not going to complain.
Edinburgh brought in a lot of bus lanes a good few years ago which were intended for cyclists as well, but given that the scariest thing on the road ever is an Edinburgh bus driver then not a lot were inclined to get nearer than they already were. Not so long ago Edinburgh then designated cycling lanes on a lot of the busier routes through the city. This was done by painting a bit of the side of the road red. After about a month when drivers realised these new cycling lanes weren't being enforced they just went back to driving and parking on them. >:(
I'm going to stand up for the cyclists around here (and there are a lot of them) and say that 99% of them are courteous and considerate. I do a lot of rural driving on winding roads and yes it can feel frustrating when I can't safely pass a cyclist who's making his way up a long hill, but given their right to be there and the fact they're not being a smurf on purpose I'm not going to complain.
Two replies to that really!
1) Why should I? and also;
2) I was carrying my 4.3m long sail, toolbox and sailing gear bag (which ain't light) :D
I've never actually clocked it for distance, but according to Google maps it's a 10 mile journey that normally takes me about 15 minutes. The last stretch to the club is a lane (that you might know being a local yokel) that goes from Ticknall up to Swarkestone and that's where the buggers got me for pretty much the whole run.
Like I say, there shouldn't really have been a problem, but they simply didn't want me to pass them and that's a very common experience I find. All very unnecessary.
Two replies to that really!
1) Why should I? and also;
2) I was carrying my 4.3m long sail, toolbox and sailing gear bag (which ain't light) :D
I've never actually clocked it for distance, but according to Google maps it's a 10 mile journey that normally takes me about 15 minutes. The last stretch to the club is a lane (that you might know being a local yokel) that goes from Ticknall up to Swarkestone and that's where the buggers got me for pretty much the whole run.
Like I say, there shouldn't really have been a problem, but they simply didn't want me to pass them and that's a very common experience I find. All very unnecessary.
Towards Ingleby? That stretch is fairly narrow and winding, IIRC. Good on you for not forcing your way past if it's not safe to overtake. :tu:
This has to bee seen within the framework of the complaints from drivers that cyclists, in London (and elsewhere), do not use the cycle lanes
("superhighways" for cyclist, in London are apparently not being used) but just drive on the road, as they feel that the road allows them to go faster, with less stopping.
This was reported in various UK newspapers, true or false.
They're not compulsory in the UK.
Thew complaints were not with regards to the legality but more to the fact that these superhighways were taking away a large part of the road, whilst the cyclists were still riding on the road, meaning that double the space was being taken away from car drivers.
If the superhighways were well designed and maintained and went where people needed to go then I guess cyclists would use them. There are many complaints about them from UK cyclists, but not being a londoner I wouldn't know about the specifics. I suggest you take it up with your MP.
We dislike London cycle lanes, even if we do not live in the country !!
You seem to have understood that I am publishing my own views, that I live in London, that I live in the UK and that I am against the superhighways based on my experience ??? . I do not know why.
So... James May got done for speeding...
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/james-may-caught-speeding-minutes-after-buying-new-motorbike/ar-AAiw7kd
He's probably as much a speed freak as the rest, despite his on screen persona.
I don't think I am either.
For one, it would be nice to have a British star somewhere in the mix of a "silly British motoring ahow" as Clarkson used to call it.
Also, much of the appeal of Top Gear was the interaction between hosts- what one liked another one didn't and discussions grew organically. Or they made fun of each other. Either way, it was very entertaining.
I like Matt LeBlanc, and is like to see him continue with Top Gear, but I'd like to see some co-hosts that are both qualified for the subject, but also have the chemistry necessary for a good show. Otherwise it is just the Matt LeBlanc Car Show, and while that may have some merit, it isn't Top Gear.
Def
Welll I've applied for my studio tickets for the UK studio filming of The Grand Tour. Fingers crossed :tu:
Gareth, you are right. You can't expect to have that level of back and forth right from the get go, but the Evans/LeBlanc interactions were so forced there would be no way to ever build anything. It really is painful to watch and not pleasant for the viewer at all. Chemistry is what it is called when people have an interactability from the get go that you can see will grow into something. Surely someone could be found that could fit that role.Welll I've applied for my studio tickets for the UK studio filming of The Grand Tour. Fingers crossed :tu:
Good luck man! We'll be keeping an eye out for you in the crowd!
Def
..maybe Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer can be his sidekicks..... or Jennifer Anniston and Courtney Cox ;)
No more women on TG !!
how about a lobster?
And tastyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrqcmnUWBWc
:ahhhhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd4s72vaTmY
No more women on TG !!
I give it less than 12h before you can get it everywhere...
Aaaand available in Canada by December! :ahhh
I give it less than 12h before you can get it everywhere...
I was thinking the same thing.....
Def
Aaaand available in Canada by December! :ahhh
In the Netherlands also available by december! :cheers:I give it less than 12h before you can get it everywhere...
I was thinking the same thing.....
Def
I'm sure of that. But I don't download anymore. I used to download a lot in the past, but about a year ago I have completely legalized my computer and haven't downloaded a thing ever since, I even bought Windows and paid for my virus scanner :D
Watching it now :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Watching it now :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Well, was it entertaining?
I could watch a buddy comedy doing just about anything outdoors. "Departures" is a good buddy comedy travel show. It was on for 3 seasons. Check it out if you can find it.
Watching it now :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Well, was it entertaining?
I could watch a buddy comedy doing just about anything outdoors. "Departures" is a good buddy comedy travel show. It was on for 3 seasons. Check it out if you can find it.
I had a smile on my face the whole time and laughed so hard 'poo came out' :rofl:
bad quality. youtube so I assume it is legal
Watching it now :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Well, was it entertaining?
I could watch a buddy comedy doing just about anything outdoors. "Departures" is a good buddy comedy travel show. It was on for 3 seasons. Check it out if you can find it.
Was that the one with the two Canadian frat boys that travelled the world to get drunk in different countries? I think I saw only two seasons of that.
Def
I had a smile on my face the whole time and laughed so hard 'poo came out' :rofl:
same here
I had a smile on my face the whole time and laughed so hard 'poo came out' :rofl:
same here
Hmm, I best not watch it with my wife. She frowns upon that.
The BBC was not impressed - They probably think their current TG is better....
http://www.bbc.com/news/e...tertainment-arts-38024595 (http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38024595)
you're right guys. more of the trio and less of the boring celebs
you're right guys. more of the trio and less of the boring celebs
.......and more of the Expedition Specials.......Vietnam, Bolivia, Africa, North Pole......and Drop Hammond in other remote places awaiting rescue. I think Hammond was genuinely upset while in BC.
Episode 2 is up now :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
While I'm mostly enjoying GT, I've got to say the I don't think the timed lap with "the American" is working at all. It was only mildly amusing the first time, not funny at all the second and I can only see it getting really annoying in the future. :-\
While I'm mostly enjoying GT, I've got to say the I don't think the timed lap with "the American" is working at all. It was only mildly amusing the first time, not funny at all the second and I can only see it getting really annoying in the future. :-\
I have yet to watch any of the new hosted Top Gear, but have mostly seen The Grand Tour so far. They could do away with the celebrity bit, was funny a few times, now it's tedious.
I have yet to watch any of the new hosted Top Gear, but have mostly seen The Grand Tour so far. They could do away with the celebrity bit, was funny a few times, now it's tedious.
Like a lot of things TGT does it stops the BBC suing Amazon.
The BBC realised they had made a huge mistake so they made a list of items that they would sue over if the TGT included them, so celebrity brain crash is the middle finger up at the BBC. Yes it's tedious but if it pisses of the BBC I can live with it :tu:
Anyone see Friday's episode of TGT?
Just in case you haven't, don't look.Show contentThe options on the bentley alone cost more than the jag hamster was driving :o that is just crazy
I'm with Clarkson though, I would have the range rover still.
Sad to say GT on average is not as good as old TG, but it's better than nothing.
The Namibian special was the best so far :D
There was one thing I found very off-putting, they were having a conversation on the radios while driving through the city.......the city where I was born, raised and live in, so it was obvious from the background that the "conversation" was edited together footage.
I have to say, if they really slept under their beach buggies they are considerably more manly than I am..........that would be a cold miserable night.
I think they are in danger of being too entertaining..... :think:
Admit it that its really Gerhard "Giovanni" Gerber !?
The butler in the Namibia special...Admit it that its really Gerhard "Giovanni" Gerber !?
I'm feeling very blonde and hearing whooshing noises as that joke passes overhead.......? :rofl:
http://www.topgear.com/car-news/top-gear-tv/official-top-gear-tv-returns-5-march
the new series of Top Gear launches on Sunday 5 March
(http://www.topgear.com/sites/default/files/styles/fit_1960x1102/public/images/news-article/carousel/2017/02/6b26148999350be44651caf42ff4410f/tgtx.jpg?itok=hraU_5vf)
As Meatloaf would say,two out of three ain't bad.
The celeb part seemed a bit uncomfortable to me. They got him on, talked to him for all of a minute then turned to something else while he sat there until it was lap time. In the short training session video Chris was trying to hard to be funny.
The out of studio parts are a lot better than the studio sections. It's still far better than the last attempt with shouty man evans
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4601286/Richard-Hammond-ll-soon-car-crash.html
Hammond latest crash
Nothing you cannot fix with a SAK :Phttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4601286/Richard-Hammond-ll-soon-car-crash.html
Hammond latest crash
He's binned it while filming in Switzerland hasn't he? I saw a utube clip of him in hospital the other day and he was waiting for his knee to be rebuilt.
I'm sure they pay enough in insurance to feed a small country by now..... :facepalm:
Well I'm sorry, but Clarkson is and used to be a total douchebag ::)At least he’s an entertaining douchebag. :rofl:
Well I'm sorry, but Clarkson is and used to be a total douchebag ::)At least he’s an entertaining douchebag. :rofl:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/oct/22/paddy-mcguinness-andrew-flintoff-host-bbc-top-gear
Paddy McGuinness and Andrew Flintoff to host BBC's Top Gear
Well I'm sorry, but Clarkson is and used to be a total douchebag ::)At least he’s an entertaining douchebag. :rofl:
That's pretty much the bottom line right there. Yes, he is a jackass, but he is entertaining indeed.
Def
I wonder how much longer Top Gear will survive? It seems like they are getting a bit desperate.
Def
I wonder how much longer Top Gear will survive? It seems like they are getting a bit desperate.
Def
I'm doing fine for the moment, but I really appreciate your concern Def :hatsoff:.
I wonder how much longer Top Gear will survive? It seems like they are getting a bit desperate.
Def
I'm doing fine for the moment, but I really appreciate your concern Def :hatsoff:.
:rofl: :rofl: :clap:
on the 18th, right?
So much to watch....
New Grand Tour, new Star Trek Discovery and a whole new season of Punisher all going public today! :ahhh
Def
Watched the first episode........and I have to admit I enjoyed it. :salute:
It was fun, it looks like the presenters are starting to gel, except.......
The American is not bad, but that's the problem, he's American and somehow that doesn't fit for me.
So nothing against Matt, but if they find a suitable British replacement, IMO Top Gear could be great again.
I have no problem with 2 great cars shows to watch :salute: