tornado64
You were the one that spoke about officers in this fashion,

they collect speeding fines quick enough off fully legal drivers

not me.

For a start they can’t be “fully legal” if they are speeding can they? All motorists need to do is stop making themselves a “soft target”; it isn’t difficult.

Creating a health service that judges others on their lifestyle is fraught with danger.

If “legal” drivers obeyed the damned speed limits of which they are fully aware then perhaps it would free up officers to catch other criminals.

I’m still interested in this “line” where injury is self-inflicted. If a motorcyclist rides recklessly is he denied treament or dropped down the priority because it is self-inflicted? Or would he have to pay even though he may have paid his taxes all his life.
If a 50 year old goes on a booze bender and ends up in hospital would he have to pay as well, despite having already paid for his treatment many times over?
Much of what we do could be regarded as “self-inflicted” if you think that you have any control over your life.

If you fell ill with a smoking related disease should you pay for that? It was your choice to smoke wasn’t it? What about those that have car accidents or bike accidents – well that was their choice wasn’t it? Somebody that gets hurts bungee jumping or skydiving – that’s their choice as well.

As Skyhigh says, it is impossible to draw a line anywhere.

It is going to Prestwick. The wings have been scrapped but the rest has been retained. The fin and tailplane have been removed for transit.

You might want to invest in a second remote if you’re playing with others. Saves passing remotes around.

Fair enough – I wasn’t aware what they found on the inspection that made it into a non-event.

I’m just not sure how you dismiss it as a non-event just by looking at the video though.

If this is a non-event then the pilots wouldn’t report it so nobody would know when an aircraft had been struck. The three times I’ve had lightning strikes in the aircraft I was in were far from non-events, damaged controls, static wicks blown off and blackened fuselage at the entry and/or exit points. All the aircraft I’ve been involved in had a post-strike inspection that had to be carried out – that makes it an event in my book.

And who is going to enforce these laws (which largely already exist) – is it the police whose numbers are being cut? On a recent trip to Scotland and back we saw one police car.

Maybe “undertaking” wouldn’t be a problem if drivers pulled over from the middle lane. Maybe pulling over wouldn’t be a problem if there weren’t so many speeders in the outside lanes such that it is difficult to pull out to pass.
In an effort to save fuel, I try and cruise at around 70mph but it is very frustrating when you get stuck in the inside lane or tailgated in the middle or outside lanes.
Another proposal that looks good for headlines but not much else.