[Budgie]

My friends have just informed me of the traffic situation in Moscow this evening.Its solid for 30km in every direction and nothing has moved for 30 mins at least.It is anticipated to get worst over next few days.

At least there only paying £1.95 a gallon to burn there bollocks off on the roads lol.

WEBCAM SHOT EARLIER BELOW

[deletedelete]

Whats causing the backup? Holiday traveling?

[bulldog_yyc]

drink some vodka and forget about it!

[dazzapb]

wonder if they have to pay £400 for road tax on "gas guzzlers" too all that Co2 lol

[booforty]

Any caravans in that lot?

[RockIt]

Looks like my daily crawl to work through Bradford. We get almost as much snow as Moscow on occasions as well.

[Budgie]

Originally Posted by RockIt

Looks like my daily crawl to work through Bradford. We get almost as much snow as Moscow on occasions as well.

Its was quite mild there before i came home but since then its daytime -5 to -8 and nightime is -8 to -10.When it does snow there its like a blizzard with massive snow flakes that cover the ground so fast.

[RockIt]

Originally Posted by Budgie

Its was quite mild there before i came home but since then its daytime -5 to -8 and nightime is -8 to -10.When it does snow there its like a blizzard with massive snow flakes that cover the ground so fast.

I'd love to visit one day...but not during the winter!

[mistry]

Originally Posted by RockIt

I'd love to visit one day...but not during the winter!

or rush hour

[dxb335d]

Gav, read in a paper about that big old subaru smash into a kebab shop in your town. Nasty as f**k. The car exploded and 4 kids died.

Any more on what happened?

sorry for going OT.

[RockIt]

Hi Carl. Not much to add other than what has been reported in the news. The Subaru was stolen, police were in pursuit for less than a minute, the driver lost control, crashed and hit a gas main. Police have been cleared of any blame for the incident. Link to local paper below.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.u...radford_crash/

Unfortunately in Bradford, as in many cities, there is a problem with car crime, drugs and gangs. Bradford is a very poor city in general and has a relatively high crime rate. Subarus, Evos and other high performance cars have become a status symbol for groups of disenfranchised youths...Asian youths in particular, but not exclusively. Some are old and maintained with pride, many are not. Each day I see cars being driven by young people without any regard for anyone else on the roads. speed limits don't apply, cars cut in at junctions, red lights are ignored, seatbelts not worn and mobiles used continuously. Many of these cars are untaxed and uninsured. The perception is that the police have to tread very carefully due to the history of racially motivated civil unrest in the city. To may this is seen as favouritism and hence the BNP thrive on ignorance and prejudice.

It's a real shame that Bradford gets such a massively negative press. There are many fine people in the city, a fascinating history, wonderful countryside and of course, cracking curries!

[dxb335d]

Originally Posted by RockIt

Hi Carl. Not much to add other than what has been reported in the news. The Subaru was stolen, police were in pursuit for less than a minute, the driver lost control, crashed and hit a gas main. Police have been cleared of any blame for the incident. Link to local paper below.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.u...radford_crash/

Unfortunately in Bradford, as in many cities, there is a problem with car crime, drugs and gangs. Bradford is a very poor city in general and has a relatively high crime rate. Subarus, Evos and other high performance cars have become a status symbol for groups of disenfranchised youths...Asian youths in particular, but not exclusively. Some are old and maintained with pride, many are not. Each day I see cars being driven by young people without any regard for anyone else on the roads. speed limits don't apply, cars cut in at junctions, red lights are ignored, seatbelts not worn and mobiles used continuously. Many of these cars are untaxed and uninsured. The perception is that the police have to tread very carefully due to the history of racially motivated civil unrest in the city. To may this is seen as favouritism and hence the BNP thrive on ignorance and prejudice.

It's a real shame that Bradford gets such a massively negative press. There are many fine people in the city, a fascinating history, wonderful countryside and of course, cracking curries!

Thanks for the reply. I saw in in a nation newspaper that day it happened. Its a shame the 4 young lads died. Probably all drugged fuelled though, and the reason the car was stolen in the first place.

At least no innocent parties were hurt.

So the police target the asians, thats why there is unrest? If they tread carefully then surely crimes they commit would go ''unnoticed''?

How do the BNP thrive on that?

[RockIt]

Originally Posted by dxb335d

Thanks for the reply. I saw in in a nation newspaper that day it happened. Its a shame the 4 young lads died. Probably all drugged fuelled though, and the reason the car was stolen in the first place.

At least no innocent parties were hurt.

So the police target the asians, thats why there is unrest? If they tread carefully then surely crimes they commit would go ''unnoticed''?

How do the BNP thrive on that?

Quite the opposite. The perception from a minority of people is that the police tread too carefully and ignore the Asian sections of the community committing offences, because of the history of racial riots. This is not necessarily true of course. Like many things myth becomes reality in some people's minds. Unfortunately the BNP use it to stir up distrust and gain votes as a result. It's really sad, as most decent people in Bradford just want to get along together. I work in a very multi-racial school and the kids don't have any issues at all...just the parents.

[- Paul -]

Originally Posted by RockIt

Hi Carl. Not much to add other than what has been reported in the news. The Subaru was stolen, police were in pursuit for less than a minute, the driver lost control, crashed and hit a gas main. Police have been cleared of any blame for the incident. Link to local paper below.

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.u...radford_crash/

Unfortunately in Bradford, as in many cities, there is a problem with car crime, drugs and gangs. Bradford is a very poor city in general and has a relatively high crime rate. Subarus, Evos and other high performance cars have become a status symbol for groups of disenfranchised youths...Asian youths in particular, but not exclusively. Some are old and maintained with pride, many are not. Each day I see cars being driven by young people without any regard for anyone else on the roads. speed limits don't apply, cars cut in at junctions, red lights are ignored, seatbelts not worn and mobiles used continuously. Many of these cars are untaxed and uninsured. The perception is that the police have to tread very carefully due to the history of racially motivated civil unrest in the city. To may this is seen as favouritism and hence the BNP thrive on ignorance and prejudice.

It's a real shame that Bradford gets such a massively negative press. There are many fine people in the city, a fascinating history, wonderful countryside and of course, cracking curries!

Very OT - but when are we having a curry meet??