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Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here
and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? |
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In article , Broadback writes: | | The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling | over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can | reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is | that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have | shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a | number of small communities no longer have a bus service. I doubt it very much. Have you read the regulation? And then compared it with what Whitehall has perpetrated? Until you have, why do you think that the stupidity lies in Brussels? I have done just that on several topics, and the EU regulation was fairly sane, and merely said "countries shall make regulations to ensure that ..." The lunatic bureaucracy was invented in Whitehall, which is adept at blaming others for its crimes. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Mar 25, 5:41 pm, Broadback wrote:
Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? I don't know, would you mind if I reposted your question on another group? Judith |
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Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? First I've heard about it. Sounds more like a posting for 1st of April to me :-) -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... Broadback says... Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? First I've heard about it. Sounds more like a posting for 1st of April to me :-) A quick bit of googling suggests that since 1st Jan buses operating on routes in excess of 30 miles must be fitted with a tachograph and ensure that drivers take adequate breaks. No problem there, it's only what coach operators already have to observe; but skinflint bus companies don't want to play ball, so they terminate services or force passengers to get off as described Complain to the bus company. And complain to the Sun, Telegraph, Mail etc. for not explaining the facts behind the case. |
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In article , "OG" writes: | | A quick bit of googling suggests that since 1st Jan buses operating on | routes in excess of 30 miles must be fitted with a tachograph and ensure | that drivers take adequate breaks. No problem there, it's only what coach | operators already have to observe; but skinflint bus companies don't want | to play ball, so they terminate services or force passengers to get off as | described | | Complain to the bus company. | | And complain to the Sun, Telegraph, Mail etc. for not explaining the facts | behind the case. So I was maligning Whitehall - they were merely being naive to the point of negligence, by writing regulations that invite such abuse! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Broadback wrote:
Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? No public buses around here! But the school bus trips certainly don't follow this rule. AFAIK the only rule is "Tous les deux heures la pause d'impose." Drivers are required to take a 15 minute break for every 2 hours of driving. Not a bad idea IMHO! -E |
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Judith in France wrote:
On Mar 25, 8:32 pm, Emery Davis wrote: Broadback wrote: Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? No public buses around here! But the school bus trips certainly don't follow this rule. AFAIK the only rule is "Tous les deux heures la pause d'impose." Drivers are required to take a 15 minute break for every 2 hours of driving. Not a bad idea IMHO! -E Hi Emery, how are you? It's a mild night in the Auvergne, tomorrow I will sow my Wisteria seeds, I'm wondering whether I should soak them first as they are quite large and very hard!!!! Judith Hi Judith, Doing just fine, thanks, and you? We survived (or so it seems) the worst of the weather. I had just bunged 30 trees into the ground, none got blown over! Now enjoying one of the finer things in Normandy, a glass of 30 year Calvados before bed... I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant grafted. I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers, but lots of time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a few years ago, but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary spine compression. Now I'm a little more careful! ;) cheers, -E |
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On Mar 25, 8:32 pm, Emery Davis wrote:
Broadback wrote: Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? No public buses around here! But the school bus trips certainly don't follow this rule. AFAIK the only rule is "Tous les deux heures la pause d'impose." Drivers are required to take a 15 minute break for every 2 hours of driving. Not a bad idea IMHO! -E Hi Emery, how are you? It's a mild night in the Auvergne, tomorrow I will sow my Wisteria seeds, I'm wondering whether I should soak them first as they are quite large and very hard!!!! Judith |
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says... Broadback says... Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Does this rule applied in France? First I've heard about it. Sounds more like a posting for 1st of April to me :-) No its true and causing problems in Cornwall too, people are having to buy three separate tickets for one jurney and get off the bus, they then get straight back on with the same driver and continue - daft -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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Pridham writes In article , says... Broadback says... Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here and I would like a little information. The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a number of small communities no longer have a bus service. Sounds like the sort of thing that a letter to your local MP with copy to the local press and TV station will work wonders on. Almost certainly the fault lies with Whitehall producing a gold plated completely insane version of whatever Brussels actually specified. Does this rule applied in France? Even if it did do you really think they would follow it or enforce it? First I've heard about it. Sounds more like a posting for 1st of April to me :-) No its true and causing problems in Cornwall too, people are having to buy three separate tickets for one jurney and get off the bus, they then get straight back on with the same driver and continue - daft Time to write to your MP. That is what they are there for. Regards, -- Martin Brown -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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On 25/3/08 21:55, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote: snip I'm with Sacha on the Wisteria seeds. Plus, not a very expensive plant grafted. I have 3 that I hack at a few times a year. I really like the flowers, but lots of time spent on the ladder. I actually fell off while cutting one back a few years ago, but luckily landed well and suffered nothing worse than some temporary spine compression. Now I'm a little more careful! ;) cheers, -E You could try growing one as a standard, Emery. They look really pretty swooping down onto the lawn as they mature. Some people train them over a stake with three or four 'arms' to it, others just stake them and leave them to do their own thing. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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says... In article , Charlie Pridham writes: | In article , | says... | Broadback says... | Sorry about the OT posting, but I know a few French residents post here | and I would like a little information. | The EU have brought in another stupid regulation that buses traveling | over 30 miles must stop at 30 miles, remove all passengers then can | reload and resume their journey. One very negative effect of this is | that in Wales hitherto community buses that travel over 30 miles have | shortened their journeys by using main roads and bypasses, as a result a | number of small communities no longer have a bus service. | Does this rule applied in France? | | First I've heard about it. Sounds more like a posting for | 1st of April to me :-) | | No its true and causing problems in Cornwall too, people are having to | buy three separate tickets for one jurney and get off the bus, they then | get straight back on with the same driver and continue - daft But damn-all to do with the EU .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. Well perhaps not, though I do think they could be a lot clearer what they intend measures to do and be much clearer about what is not meant or intended. But in this case I smell a bus company rat, they seem to have used a minor regulation to get three fares instead on one out of people! -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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