"The vast majority of vehicle accidents are due to human error.
Through the use of computers, sensors and other systems, an autonomous
vehicle is capable of analyzing the driving environment more quickly
and operating the vehicle more safely,"
> "The vast majority of vehicle accidents are due to human error.
> Through the use of computers, sensors and other systems, an autonomous
> vehicle is capable of analyzing the driving environment more quickly
> and operating the vehicle more safely,"
> Wonder if Google could modify my bike?
Ask numb-nuts Mason. He can apparently modify Google to include a kill file.
-- Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University
> "The vast majority of vehicle accidents are due to human error.
> Through the use of computers, sensors and other systems, an autonomous
> vehicle is capable of analyzing the driving environment more quickly
> and operating the vehicle more safely,"
I find my brain is more capable of analysing fast moving and changing
road environments than any computer can.
It can also hear, smell and feel the air space too - all for less than
a fiver a day.
>> "The vast majority of vehicle accidents are due to human error.
>> Through the use of computers, sensors and other systems, an autonomous
>> vehicle is capable of analyzing the driving environment more quickly
>> and operating the vehicle more safely,"
> I find my brain is more capable of analysing fast moving and changing
> road environments than any computer can.
Shame you don't use it then.
-- Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University
The London to Paris charity ride is a tried-and-tested formula, it
seems like there's one leaving every week. They vary in their
approach, but it's about the same amount of riding whichever way you
cut it, just shy of 300 miles. That shouldn't really take you more
than, what, a day?
Scope's London to Paris 24 is exactly that: 24 hours to do the ride.
You start at lunchtime on 14 July in London and you have to be in the
shadow of the Eiffel tower exactly a day and 290 miles later. It's a
continuous ride, with organised feed stops (including hot meals) every
two or three hours along the way; that means riding right through the
night and keeping up an average, including stops, of about 12mph.
Certainly a challenge, and it's for that reason that the L2P24 tends
to attract a clientele towards the serious end of the spectrum.
There's plenty included in your £99 entry fee. The route is signed
(with GPS downloads also available) and there's a raft of pace riders,
medics, mechanics and such keeping pace with the peloton, as well as a
Science in Sport mobile bar (presumably not the booze variety) and
event timing. The ferry, a hotel room in Paris, a slap-up celebratory
meal and the Eurostar home are also thrown in. Fundraising-wise you
have to commit to raise a minimum of £1,200 for Scope, of which £800
has to be sorted out by 1 June. You can ride solo or as a pair in
relay style; each rider has to meet the £1,200 fundraising target
whether they're riding the whole thing or spending half of it
desperately trying to get a few minutes of shut-eye on the
accompanying coach...
Sound good? Head over to www.london2paris24.com for more information.
There's 300 places, and registration is open.
>The London to Paris charity ride is a tried-and-tested formula, it
>seems like there's one leaving every week. They vary in their
>approach, but it's about the same amount of riding whichever way you
>cut it, just shy of 300 miles. That shouldn't really take you more
>than, what, a day?
>Scope's London to Paris 24 is exactly that: 24 hours to do the ride.
>You start at lunchtime on 14 July in London and you have to be in the
>shadow of the Eiffel tower exactly a day and 290 miles later. It's a
>continuous ride, with organised feed stops (including hot meals) every
>two or three hours along the way; that means riding right through the
>night and keeping up an average, including stops, of about 12mph.
>Certainly a challenge, and it's for that reason that the L2P24 tends
>to attract a clientele towards the serious end of the spectrum.
>There's plenty included in your £99 entry fee. The route is signed
>(with GPS downloads also available) and there's a raft of pace riders,
>medics, mechanics and such keeping pace with the peloton, as well as a
>Science in Sport mobile bar (presumably not the booze variety) and
>event timing. The ferry, a hotel room in Paris, a slap-up celebratory
>meal and the Eurostar home are also thrown in. Fundraising-wise you
>have to commit to raise a minimum of £1,200 for Scope, of which £800
>has to be sorted out by 1 June. You can ride solo or as a pair in
>relay style; each rider has to meet the £1,200 fundraising target
>whether they're riding the whole thing or spending half of it
>desperately trying to get a few minutes of shut-eye on the
>accompanying coach...
>Sound good? Head over to www.london2paris24.com for more information.
>There's 300 places, and registration is open.
London to Paris in 24 hours! Two years ago I managed it in 48 hours,
and that was going some... But my route was substantially off-road,
and I was completely unsupported.
On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:38:45 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason <swldx...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>QUOTE:
>The London to Paris charity ride is a tried-and-tested formula, it
>seems like there's one leaving every week. They vary in their
>approach, but it's about the same amount of riding whichever way you
>cut it, just shy of 300 miles. That shouldn't really take you more
>than, what, a day?
>Scope's London to Paris 24 is exactly that: 24 hours to do the ride.
>You start at lunchtime on 14 July in London and you have to be in the
>shadow of the Eiffel tower exactly a day and 290 miles later. It's a
>continuous ride, with organised feed stops (including hot meals) every
>two or three hours along the way;
Now then Numb-nuts (and Crispin) - have you noticed how they don't call it a
non-Stop ride?
"Continuous ride with organised food stops" - very good - easy to understand.
I wonder why that is?
Perhaps because the cyclists are *expected* to stop sometimes?
>On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:38:45 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason <swldx...@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>>QUOTE:
>>The London to Paris charity ride is a tried-and-tested formula, it
>>seems like there's one leaving every week. They vary in their
>>approach, but it's about the same amount of riding whichever way you
>>cut it, just shy of 300 miles. That shouldn't really take you more
>>than, what, a day?
>>Scope's London to Paris 24 is exactly that: 24 hours to do the ride.
>>You start at lunchtime on 14 July in London and you have to be in the
>>shadow of the Eiffel tower exactly a day and 290 miles later. It's a
>>continuous ride, with organised feed stops (including hot meals) every
>>two or three hours along the way;
>Now then Numb-nuts (and Crispin) - have you noticed how they don't call it a
>non-Stop ride?
>"Continuous ride with organised food stops" - very good - easy to understand.
>I wonder why that is?
>Perhaps because the cyclists are *expected* to stop sometimes?
That being the case, perhaps it's superfluous to mention the odd
comfort break.
> On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:38:45 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason
> <swldx...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>QUOTE:
>>The London to Paris charity ride is a tried-and-tested formula, it
>>seems like there's one leaving every week. They vary in their
>>approach, but it's about the same amount of riding whichever way you
>>cut it, just shy of 300 miles. That shouldn't really take you more
>>than, what, a day?
>>Scope's London to Paris 24 is exactly that: 24 hours to do the ride.
>>You start at lunchtime on 14 July in London and you have to be in the
>>shadow of the Eiffel tower exactly a day and 290 miles later. It's a
>>continuous ride, with organised feed stops (including hot meals) every
>>two or three hours along the way; that means riding right through the
>>night and keeping up an average, including stops, of about 12mph.
>>Certainly a challenge, and it's for that reason that the L2P24 tends
>>to attract a clientele towards the serious end of the spectrum.
>>There's plenty included in your £99 entry fee. The route is signed
>>(with GPS downloads also available) and there's a raft of pace riders,
>>medics, mechanics and such keeping pace with the peloton, as well as a
>>Science in Sport mobile bar (presumably not the booze variety) and
>>event timing. The ferry, a hotel room in Paris, a slap-up celebratory
>>meal and the Eurostar home are also thrown in. Fundraising-wise you
>>have to commit to raise a minimum of £1,200 for Scope, of which £800
>>has to be sorted out by 1 June. You can ride solo or as a pair in
>>relay style; each rider has to meet the £1,200 fundraising target
>>whether they're riding the whole thing or spending half of it
>>desperately trying to get a few minutes of shut-eye on the
>>accompanying coach...
>>Sound good? Head over to www.london2paris24.com for more information.
>>There's 300 places, and registration is open.
> London to Paris in 24 hours! Two years ago I managed it in 48 hours,
> and that was going some... But my route was substantially off-road,
> and I was completely unsupported.
There you go then, Bertie.
You would have to get your finger out before 1 June if you are tempted
though - there is not much time left to prepare for it.
>On Wed, 16 May 2012 15:55:20 +0100, Judith <jmsmith2...@hotmail.co.uk>
>wrote:
>>On Tue, 15 May 2012 21:38:45 -0700 (PDT), Simon Mason <swldx...@gmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>>QUOTE:
>>>The London to Paris charity ride is a tried-and-tested formula, it
>>>seems like there's one leaving every week. They vary in their
>>>approach, but it's about the same amount of riding whichever way you
>>>cut it, just shy of 300 miles. That shouldn't really take you more
>>>than, what, a day?
>>>Scope's London to Paris 24 is exactly that: 24 hours to do the ride.
>>>You start at lunchtime on 14 July in London and you have to be in the
>>>shadow of the Eiffel tower exactly a day and 290 miles later. It's a
>>>continuous ride, with organised feed stops (including hot meals) every
>>>two or three hours along the way;
>>Now then Numb-nuts (and Crispin) - have you noticed how they don't call it a
>>non-Stop ride?
>>"Continuous ride with organised food stops" - very good - easy to understand.
>>I wonder why that is?
>>Perhaps because the cyclists are *expected* to stop sometimes?
>That being the case, perhaps it's superfluous to mention the odd
>comfort break.
Small child : "Please Sir, what does a non-stop cycle ride mean, Sir"
Teacher Crispin : "Well it means that you can stop whenever you like for the
toilet, a meal, or a sleep - but it is still non-stop"
Small child: "That's not really non-stop then is it Sir?"
Teacher Crispin: "Don't argue with me boy"
--
Bertie Wooster's real name is Tom Crispin.
He uses the name Bertie Wooster so that people involved with
Young Lewisham and Greenwich Cyclists and John Ball primary school
can't see what a tosser he is.
