For context, the cop shot Walter who was running off scared. Walter hadn't done nothing wrong. But ended up getting shot in the back multiple times and killed. please log in to view this image Looking like he could get off...
So the green light for US Cops to get their pop guns out seems to be getting greener. I despair of that country.
On the whole, I find I really don't like Capitalism.[/QUOTE] Well you could knock me down with a feather.
About 15 years ago I was coming down an absolutely empty M3 at about 3am. I was driving in the middle lane at the speed limit. A police car sat in Fleet Services saw me coming and drew out and pulled me over. He quite rudely demanded why I was driving in the middle lane. I said that I always do on a completely empty motorway [I did a lot of night driving back then] as a safety measure just in case I have a blow-out of a front tyre, and it would give me plenty of recovery space without incurring an object. He said, good idea, and let me go. Now, as far as I know, you're not allowed to do it under any circumstances. Good to know you're OK. I take it the car is fine.
Yeah, called the AA (I can't change a tyre) and they changed the tyre for me (might as well make use of my breakdown cover ). Will buy a new tyre tomorrow.
Only the other night I saw a bloke slam into a kerb and burst his nearside front tyre. I was on my push-bike going home, so got off to see if he was all right. He'd driven from Lymington and been to the General Hospital to see his Mum who'd had a stroke earlier in the day. He was in a bit of an emotional mess. So I changed his wheel for him. He wanted to give me £60. I got him down to £10 before he absolutely refused to give me less for my trouble. It was worth it for the bit of dirt on my hands, I suppose. I did feel very sorry for him. Next time try consulting your owners manual. It tells you how to do it and you won't have to wait around for the AA.
Ooh, dear oh dear, that's not the way I operate. I'm aware of mine, but I learn to push them further away by achieving.
I'll push my limitations when I'm wondering if I can make Eccles Cakes, but not when it comes to road safety.
I would drive it, but for as short a time as possible and made sure i got into a tyre place to get the torque etc checked!
Changing a road wheel has nothing to do with road safety. Apart from being able to do it could save your life. You could learn how to do it properly and repeatedly in 5 minutes. There is no mystery to it at all.
Never thought there was a mystery to it....just know I'm not strong enough. A man changed a tyre for me once and my car began to wobble going down a steep hill near Dorking*....by chance I was passing a Beechams' site (for whom I worked at the time), so pulled in and a mechanic looked at it for me. It was about to come off. There are far too many of us up at the moment. *Just remembered it was called Box Hill (pats own back).
It's not about strength, but leverage. Supervised, an 8 year old child could actually change a wheel, no problem. No, I'm not kidding. The 'man' obviously didn't do it correctly. Sounds like a 'knock-off' wheel nut type to me, a la old Jaguar. Otherwise he just forgot to tighten it up. Did you see him in the rear-view mirror running after you waving his arms.? By the way, did you know you can over-tighten a wheel nut.? The wheel nuts on my car are done up to 86nM [or 64.8 lbs/ft something]. That's tight, but a lot of mechanics with their air power guns rack them up to 110nM or more, in the belief that the tighter it is, the better. But and under certain load conditions the wheel can explode off the drum. Naughty.
But at least you'll know why. It's down to you. Don't get stuck in the middle of nowhere, is my advice. Of course, you could always look for an 8 year old kid.
