"Thomas Donohue" (tomonomics)
07/08/2019 at 17:20 • Filed to: None
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"Thomas Donohue" (tomonomics)
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Got a manual VW Polo for the week in Ireland. Ask me anything, although I probably won’t respond ‘til after I stop barnstorming the countryside and fly home.
Imitating a beach-buggy Beetle on the 3 mile beach
Road about as narrow as the Polo.
Baby Golf goes for a boat ride
And two more random vacation pics of the countryside and post-driving activities.
Cé hé sin
> Thomas Donohue
07/08/2019 at 17:42 |
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Wrong side driving? Ireland drives on the left.
I’m guessing that's the Killimer Tarbert ferry.
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Thomas Donohue
> Cé hé sin
07/08/2019 at 17:49 |
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Yes, they do. Hertz was very specific about that - they even hand out wristbands!
And yes, it is.
Svend
> Thomas Donohue
07/08/2019 at 19:33 |
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I think Australian car hire companies might nick that idea for the tourists gets.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Svend
07/09/2019 at 04:26 |
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only if they’re printed in foreign languages
:/
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Svend
> pip bip - choose Corrour
07/09/2019 at 04:40 |
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We are trialing some multilingual signs in and around my city during some road closures for road repairs, etc...
The signs have ANPR camera s that can identify the nationality of the vehicle and show a message in that language.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-48913195
Information signs are being displayed in different languages on an approach to the M6 in Cumbria to help lorry drivers from overseas.
The portable electronic messages have been placed along the A66 and A69 to near Carlisle to warn of overnight junction closures.
An automatic number plate reader identifies the vehicle’s origin, so the appropriate language can be flashed up.
It is thought to be the first time such signs have been used in the UK.
The languages used are Spanish, German, French, Polish, Romanian, Dutch, Lithuanian, Slovak and Hungarian.
Steve Mason, from Highways England, said: “We carried out major improvements along the A66 near Penrith last year and while the communications and diversion routes worked well, we had some feedback from Cumbria Police that foreign lorry drivers were missing some of the messaging.
“This not only inconvenienced the drivers but also local communities as we had lorries on inappropriate diversion routes.
“We’ve taken that learning on board and hopefully providing tailored messaging for foreign lorry drivers will improve everyone’s experience of these roadworks.”
Insp Steve Minnikin of Cumbria Police said: “We all believe this will assist the lorry drivers from other countries in rescheduling their journeys and avoid driving into a road closure with all the inconvenience that it can cause.”
But in Aus, virtually all the foreigners will be driving Aussie registered hire cars, etc... So won’t help there I guess. Lol.
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> Svend
07/09/2019 at 04:45 |
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most would ignore signs like that anyway