Did the French just ban crash helmets?
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From: des hanging around for a while on 21 May 2010 03:59 On 21-05-2010, Tosspot <Frank.Leake(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The Older Gentleman wrote: >> des hanging around for a while <des(a)des.com> wrote: >>> UK society is a pyramid with the Queen at the top and the plebs at the >>> bottom >> Bwaaaahahahahahahaha! >> >> No, it's not. > Why is it called Her Majesty's Government then? And come to think of it, > why is the Queen Commander In Chief of Her Majesty's Armed Forces. Or > <spit> Her Majesties Customs and Excise? > > The more you look the more you see it everywhere. Yep. Plus, the monarch cannot be prosecuted. He or she is 'above' the law, as prosecutions are made in his or her name; not in the name of the people. And David Cameron had to wait for permission from the Queen to become PM. Whether these powers are 'honorary' or not is irrelevant. No country calling itself a 'democracy' should have powers vested in the head of an unelected, hereditary élite. No country calling itself a 'democracy' should have the head of its (elected) executive obliged to call at the Palace once a week, or once a fortnight, to account for his or her actions, and to share sensitive information on defence or policing, with someone who has lived on state hand-outs all his or her life and who has never been subject to election. The UK has a lot to recommend it. But it is a class-ridden police state whose subjects have no 'rights'; only privileges. -- des BA (Hons) | MPhil (Hons) | Agrégation 'The Jews haven't attacked any Arab village, unless attacked first' (Ismayil Safwat, 'Palestinian' (sic) commander, March 1948)
From: CT on 21 May 2010 04:15 Beav wrote: > Constable Habib Ok? I always quite fancied her: http://www.britishshakespearecompany.com/diary/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/MinaAnwar.jpg -- Chris
From: Ace on 21 May 2010 04:40 On Thu, 20 May 2010 20:54:23 +0300, davethedave <davedfoster(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:37 +0100, Cab wrote: > >> On Thu, 20 May 2010 00:13:55 +0300, davethedave wibbled: >>> They have apparently banned full face helmets according to the Beeb. >>> >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10129324.stm >> >> cnut. I wondered what you were rabbiting on about then... :-) > >The text from the BBC. > >The French cabinet has approved a bill making it illegal to wear >in public clothes designed to hide the face. Well that's the BBC's interpretation. AIUI they specifically mention the items in question, rather than just leaving it general. >The full face crash helmet is specifically designed to hide the >face. Not really. >Admitedly for protection in the event of an accident but how >did the wording of the law go in French? Can't find it right now, so who knows. But in any event I don't think crash helmets would count, even given the above interpretation.
From: Catman on 21 May 2010 06:37 zymurgy wrote: > On May 20, 10:25 pm, Catman <cat...(a)rustcuore-sportivo.co.uk> wrote: >> davethedave wrote: >>> On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:37 +0100, Cab wrote: >>>> On Thu, 20 May 2010 00:13:55 +0300, davethedave wibbled: >>>>> They have apparently banned full face helmets according to the Beeb. >>> The full face crash helmet is specifically designed to hide the face. >> ITYF it's actually specifically designed to *protect* the face. In the >> course of that protection, the face becomes hidden. > > But if you've seen Cab, there's not much worth protecting ;) > I am in no position to comment :) -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: Champ on 21 May 2010 07:34
On 21 May 2010 08:15:51 GMT, "CT" <me(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote: >Beav wrote: > >> Constable Habib Ok? >I always quite fancied her: >http://www.britishshakespearecompany.com/diary/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/MinaAnwar.jpg <nods> I've definitely got a thing for asian women. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |