khalid
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I feel like you aren't talking about this thread at all and rather than being so coy, mention who you are talking about!
"I'm a fucking idiot, what do I do now?", he said to his wife.
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Neki
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Its amazing listening to you guys saying that is okay to drive cars with wooden/missing bumpers, faulty airbags, bent frames/chassis, without your seatbelt on /boggle
The rules are pretty strict in the UK. Get caught driving without your seatbelt on? That's a fine and points on your drivers license thank you very much.
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The rules are pretty strict in the UK. Get caught driving without your seatbelt on? That's a fine and points on your drivers license thank you very much.
MOT test - Wikipedia
hodj
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Seat belt laws depend on the state we have them in my state.
Pretty much all car laws are local state laws if you're not on an interstate so the regulations vary from one place to another.
Car mechanics aren't allowed to let cars which are unfit according to various criteria (again, state by state it will vary) on the road, but air bags aren't considered an essential function for road use. Mostly because they aren't. At all. Necessary to drive the car efficiently and safely on the road. They're an extra safety precaution, not a required one.
Hoss
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How does being on an interstate highway matter? They're all state laws, but the feds withhold funds for building those interstates to strongarm states into passing certain laws. Seatbelt laws for instance, and having to be 21 to drink (even though that has nothing to do with driving)
Tuco
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The States have similar laws for all those items but aren't uniform on emissions. Some states have strict emissions requirements (California iirc) others have none (shit yeah Michigan).
The laws in MI regarding bumpers is that vehicles must have a structure at a certain height that is intended for absorbing impact. My wood bumper qualifies and the metal bit that the plastic bumper is attached to qualifies.
I don't see any air bag requirement up there.
Neki
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BrutulTM
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I like how you are all shocked that someone would be allowed to drive a car without airbags in the US and then post a link of how it would also not be illegal in the UK. I'm sure if a cop had the urge to cite you for a homemade wooden bumper they probably could. People don't drive shitty cars in the UK?
iannis
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There is nothing shitty about a wooden bumper.
Bumpers are just aesthetic anyway. With how big cars are and how those bumpers are affixed the the bodies, it's not like they really serve to divert any force.
I wrecked a bug car once. That car sheared apart. That's some quality engineering. The force just went everywhere except where I was while I was screaming "oooooohhhhh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttt"
Bumpers are just aesthetic anyway. With how big cars are and how those bumpers are affixed the the bodies, it's not like they really serve to divert any force.
I wrecked a bug car once. That car sheared apart. That's some quality engineering. The force just went everywhere except where I was while I was screaming "oooooohhhhh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttt"
BrutulTM
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Depending on how it was built a wood bumper could definitely be stronger than the plastic over styrofoam bumpers that are routinely used on modern cars. In fact now that you mention it, I remember a small scandal when I was a kid when the winner of a local demolition derby was accused of reinforcing his car's front bumper with a piece of railroad tie.
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Jysin
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Shit, all those 2mil dollar Bugatti Veyrons are going to be illegal. The seats are fixed and custom made to the driver's specifications.
Tuco
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Those rules (If the penalty has any teeth) will never see the light of day.
And I think it's very unlikely that a LEO could've cited me anything for my bumper. But I imagine I sent a few local policemen back to their codes to see if my shit was legal. The only time it wasn't was when my turn signal bulbs went out. I had to staple the wire to the back of the bumper and they were just dangling. I duct-taped the bulbs to their connector to stop water getting in but it rusted anyway and I went through quite a few bulbs. I just bought a dozen at a time and replaced them every couple months.
The other thing they might've been able to hit me on was that my right headlight was screwed into the bumper and wasn't really pointed anywhere in particular. It was more of a lazy eye than a headlight and kind of shined to the right and up. I always expected an officer to pull me over and ask if I was trying to call the bat.
Safety wise I doubt my bumper made me much safer. For minor accidents the wood would've likely held up and not been a problem. But any major accident the wood would have either broken off its bolts (Each 4x4 only had two bolts) or otherwise broken off. The steel holding it wasn't very strong either. Worst case scenario is it breaks and flies off and hits someone. One attribute of metal is that it doesn't break it just bends, so wrecks are generally self contained.
I miss that shitty old car.
Tanoomba
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Nah, this ain't the place for it. I just wanted to confirm that being called out on stupid shit is not only accepted, but expected here.
hodj
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Just remember, Americans, whenever the Brits try to mock you for having more freedom than them, to remind them of this
https://www.gov.uk/find-out-if-i-can...-carry-a-knife
Knives: the laws on buying and carrying
Not what you're looking for? ?
The laws about buying and carrying a knife depend on the type of knife, your age and your circumstances.
Basic laws on knives
It is illegal to:
sell a knife of any kind (including cutlery and kitchen knives) to anyone under 18
carry a knife in public without good reason - unless it's a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less, eg a Swiss Army knife
carry, buy or sell any type of banned knife (the list of banned knives is below)
use any knife in a threatening way (even a legal knife, such as a Swiss Army knife)
Lock knives (knives with blades that can be locked when unfolded) are not folding knives, and are illegal to carry in public.
The maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is 4 years in prison and a fine of ?5,000.
Good reasons for carrying a knife
Examples of good reasons to carry a knife in public can include:
taking knives you use at work to and from work
you're taking knives to a gallery or museum to be exhibited
the knife is going to be used for theatre, film, televison, historical reenactment or religious purposes (eg the kirpan some Sikhs carry)
A court will decide if you've got a good reason to carry a knife if you're charged with carrying it illegally.
Knives that are illegal
There is a complete ban on the sale of some knives:
flick knives (also called 'switchblades' or 'automatic knives') - where the blade is hidden inside the handle and shoots out when a button is pressed
butterfly knives - where the blade is hidden inside a handle that splits in two around it, like wings; the handles swing around the blade to open or close it
disguised knives - eg where the blade is hidden inside a belt buckle or fake mobile phone
gravity knives
sword-sticks
samurai swords (with some exceptions, including antiques and swords made to traditional methods before 1954)
hand or foot-claws
push daggers
hollow kubotan (cylinder-shaped keychain) holding spikes
shuriken (also known as 'death stars' or 'throwing stars')
kusari-gama (sickle attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kyoketsu-shoge (hook-knife attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kusari (weight attached to a rope, cord or wire)
This is not a complete list of banned knives. Contact your local police to check if a knife is illegal or not.
America:Freedom
Britain: Have to show an ID to buy kitchen cutlery
This is why we don't require our citizens to have working airbags on their cars and your country does. Because we're better than you. Always have been, always will be.
Enjoy your shariah law, Britannia!
https://www.gov.uk/find-out-if-i-can...-carry-a-knife
Knives: the laws on buying and carrying
Not what you're looking for? ?
The laws about buying and carrying a knife depend on the type of knife, your age and your circumstances.
Basic laws on knives
It is illegal to:
sell a knife of any kind (including cutlery and kitchen knives) to anyone under 18
carry a knife in public without good reason - unless it's a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62 cm) or less, eg a Swiss Army knife
carry, buy or sell any type of banned knife (the list of banned knives is below)
use any knife in a threatening way (even a legal knife, such as a Swiss Army knife)
Lock knives (knives with blades that can be locked when unfolded) are not folding knives, and are illegal to carry in public.
The maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife is 4 years in prison and a fine of ?5,000.
Good reasons for carrying a knife
Examples of good reasons to carry a knife in public can include:
taking knives you use at work to and from work
you're taking knives to a gallery or museum to be exhibited
the knife is going to be used for theatre, film, televison, historical reenactment or religious purposes (eg the kirpan some Sikhs carry)
A court will decide if you've got a good reason to carry a knife if you're charged with carrying it illegally.
Knives that are illegal
There is a complete ban on the sale of some knives:
flick knives (also called 'switchblades' or 'automatic knives') - where the blade is hidden inside the handle and shoots out when a button is pressed
butterfly knives - where the blade is hidden inside a handle that splits in two around it, like wings; the handles swing around the blade to open or close it
disguised knives - eg where the blade is hidden inside a belt buckle or fake mobile phone
gravity knives
sword-sticks
samurai swords (with some exceptions, including antiques and swords made to traditional methods before 1954)
hand or foot-claws
push daggers
hollow kubotan (cylinder-shaped keychain) holding spikes
shuriken (also known as 'death stars' or 'throwing stars')
kusari-gama (sickle attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kyoketsu-shoge (hook-knife attached to a rope, cord or wire)
kusari (weight attached to a rope, cord or wire)
This is not a complete list of banned knives. Contact your local police to check if a knife is illegal or not.
America:Freedom
Britain: Have to show an ID to buy kitchen cutlery
This is why we don't require our citizens to have working airbags on their cars and your country does. Because we're better than you. Always have been, always will be.
Enjoy your shariah law, Britannia!
hodj
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