OT: Female Car Drivers, government proposal?

[Gary]

Hello,

I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying the
government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads during certain
times. I do not believe this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper would print such a story
without good reason.

Anyone else heard rumours of this nature?

Thanks,

Gary.

 

[Just Zis Guy]

"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying
> the government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads during
> certain times.

It will allow them to get all the dangerous drivers in one place so they can shoot them and burn the
bodies[1].

[1] (c) D Larrington.

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[Wafflydirtycatl]

>It will allow them to get all the dangerous drivers in one place so they can shoot them and burn
>the bodies[1].
>
>
>[1] (c) D Larrington.
>

Wimp, theying to blame that on someone else, Guy ;-)

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[Arthur Clune]

Gary <[email protected]> wrote:

: Anyone else heard rumours of this nature?

Got to be making it up. Either you mis-read or the metro is even more shite then I thought it was.

Such a proposal (women drivers) would be illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights.

Arthur

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[Nathaniel Porte]

"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article
> saying the government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads
> during certain times. I do not believe this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper
> would print such a
story
> without good reason.
>
> Anyone else heard rumours of this nature?
>

IIRC there was a suggestion to ban HGVs on some days. The woman driver bit is BS.

 

[Dave Larrington]

Gary wrote:

> I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying
> the government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads during
> certain times. I do not believe this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper would print
> such a story without good reason.

Bear in mind the "Metro" is published by those responsible, if I may be so bold as to use the word
in this context, for the "Daily Mail"...

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[Tony Raven]

In news:[email protected], Gary
<[email protected]> typed:

> I do not believe this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper would print such a story
> without good reason.
>

Hellooo. They're *Newspapers*.

Tony

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[Kyoukoku]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> Gary wrote:
>
> > I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying
> > the government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads during
> > certain times. I do not believe this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper would print
> > such a story without good reason.
>
> Bear in mind the "Metro" is published by those responsible, if I may be so bold as to use the word
> in this context, for the "Daily Mail"...
>
> Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
> ===========================================================
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> http://www.bhpc.org.uk/
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>
>

I believe it's actually the Evening Standard publisher not the Daily Mail, ;o)

kyoukoku : :

 

[Dave Larrington]

kyoukoku wrote:

> I believe it's actually the Evening Standard publisher not the Daily Mail, ;o)

Same outfit - Associated Newspapers

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[Garry Broad]

On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 09:54:37 GMT, "Gary" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying the
>government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads during certain
>times. I do not believe this for a second..

No?

Like during child-birth, for example?

Garry

 

[Jim Price]

Garry Broad wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 09:54:37 GMT, "Gary" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying
>>the government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads during
>>certain times. I do not believe this for a second..
>
>
> No?
>
> Like during child-birth, for example?

Good point. I'm sure someone around here will point out that they'll need a recumbent trike for
that. Oh, its me.

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Aye!.

 

[Geraint Jones]

Jim Price <[email protected]> wrote: ( Garry Broad wrote: ) > No? ( > Like during child-birth, for
example? ) ( Good point. I'm sure someone around here will point out that they'll ) need a recumbent
trike for that. Oh, its me.

Surely, hands-free child-birth will still be OK?

 

[Kyoukoku]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> kyoukoku wrote:
>
> > I believe it's actually the Evening Standard publisher not the Daily Mail, ;o)
>
> Same outfit - Associated Newspapers
>
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>
>

Doh, My bad. You're right ;o)

kyoukoku

 

[David E. Belche]

"Arthur Clune" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...

> Either you mis-read or the metro is even more shite then I thought it was.

It's published by the same company as the Daily Mail. 'Nuff said. ;-)

David E. Belcher

Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

 

[Farmer Alfalfa]

"Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article
> saying the government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads
> during certain times. I do not believe this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper
> would print such a
story
> without good reason.
>
> Anyone else heard rumours of this nature?

No.

Can you provide any evidence that you actually did read this and are not trolling?

F A

 

[Ian Bates]

Gary wrote:

> I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying
> the government is considering banning HGV drivers & Female Drivers from certain roads during
> certain times. I do not believe this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper would print
> such a story without good reason. Anyone else heard rumours of this nature?

Although not having read the article, I am inclined to believe, ignoring the female driver part of
course, that such a scheme could be considered. I understand that a scheme restricting HGVs to using
the roads at certain times of the week is implemented on Italian roads. Perhaps the U.K. government
is considering something similar.

IIRC HGVs are categorised somehow, maybe by size or by contents, and given a sticker and their
categorisation determines when they are allowed on the road.

This can be to free up the roads at the weekends however the roads are usually still busy as the
remaining road users all head for the coast.

Ian.

__________________________________________________________
Ian Bates

 

[Gary]

Seriously, I dont troll dude. I honestly did read this, almost choked on my hot chocolate. I
immediatly thought that someone had somehow managed to sneak it in as a joke, who knows. I was most
surprised also due to the fact that I had NEVER heard anything anywhere else, and I am sure if a
Government were to consider baning female drivers that it would make international headlines.

Again, not keen on the old trolling.

Gary.

"Farmer Alfalfa" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> "Gary" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I often read the Metro on the train, and in Mondays edition (I think), I read an article saying
> > the government is considering banning HGV drivers
&
> > Female Drivers from certain roads during certain times. I do not
believe
> > this for a second, but I am curious why a newspaper would print such a
> story
> > without good reason.
> >
> > Anyone else heard rumours of this nature?
>
> No.
>
> Can you provide any evidence that you actually did read this and are not trolling?
>
> F A

 

[Dave Larrington]

Ian Bates wrote:

> Although not having read the article, I am inclined to believe, ignoring the female driver part of
> course, that such a scheme could be considered. I understand that a scheme restricting HGVs to
> using the roads at certain times of the week is implemented on Italian roads. Perhaps the U.K.
> government is considering something similar.

A lot of European countries ban HGV movements at weekends.

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