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Having Problems with the Traffic?
Posted by alexkemp on 24 September 2016 in English. Last updated on 26 September 2016.It took more than 6 months to reach my personal target (map a boundary set by various roads, culminating at the ancient – although now mostly gently rotting – centre of Carlton). Now, I do admit that I’ve still got to complete a bit of the extreme west end of this mapping (Porchester Gardens), but the greatest extent has been done. In the light of that, perhaps I can indulge myself a little.
Close by the junction of Burton Road and Cavendish Drive is the Army Reserve Centre (‘ARC’) of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. They are a cavalry unit, and this is not a bad picture of one of their vehicles:
Useful for shifting the worst of the traffic jams, I would have thought.
Discussion
Comment from Warin61 on 24 September 2016 at 23:29
While that may clear a path to the front, it does not clear the tailgaters.
Much better are rocket propelled devices - that have a vent to the rear - so they shoot flame to the rear - clearing tailgaters and have no recoil reaction. I have seen a video of one mounted to a Russian sidecar. Think the Germans have some gas turbine engine tanks - the exhaust fume temperature is sufficient to burn paint off closely following cars.
It does provide some passive protection to side entry. I have had a report of an encounter between a tracked vehicle and a Jaguar car that proceeded through a red light .. the passenger part of the car was intact.. but the engine bay had been crushed by the tracked vehicle. And yes the car driver was booked for going through the red light, though I think the damage to the car would be a sufficient deterrent, the booking may have provided legal evidence of fault for damage claim. The tracked vehicle though appeared to have little damage - proceeded on its way.
Comment from wyrmon on 25 September 2016 at 01:39
good technique.
Comment from LivingWithDragons on 27 September 2016 at 08:01
You are gradually getting closer to Mapperley, where I have done a very small amount of detail mapping when visiting. Thank you.