Pole vs Car...................................................Pole always wins!

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

Raduque

Lifer
Aug 22, 2004
13,140
138
106
Originally posted by: MS Dawn
You would not want to go between these poles.

This thread needs a pole. :p

I think there's already enough pole(s) in this thread :p

What movie is that from? It almost looks like a screenshot from the Cube 3 movie, but I don't remember a trap with two poles.

Oh yea, and you people up there blathering about "toll this" and "avoid the toll" and such.... It's not a toll lane. It's a BUS ONLY lane that's closed to passenger cars and light trucks.
 

Number1

Diamond Member
Feb 24, 2006
7,881
549
126
Another British stupid idea. Why do they need to cause accidents just to keep cars out of the bus lanes?

 

Rubycon

Madame President
Aug 10, 2005
17,768
485
126
Originally posted by: Raduque



What movie is that from? It almost looks like a screenshot from the Cube 3 movie, but I don't remember a trap with two poles.

Phantasm.

 

dullard

Elite Member
May 21, 2001
25,914
4,506
126
Originally posted by: Raduque
Oh yea, and you people up there blathering about "toll this" and "avoid the toll" and such.... It's not a toll lane. It's a BUS ONLY lane that's closed to passenger cars and light trucks.
Because the people arguing against these rising poles can't use facts or logic. Instead, they have to appeal to your emotion to win the debate. As soon as you include facts or logic, they either ignore you, or they leave the thread.
 

dullard

Elite Member
May 21, 2001
25,914
4,506
126
Originally posted by: Number1
Another British stupid idea. Why do they need to cause accidents just to keep cars out of the bus lanes?
A few minor accidents like this saves MANY critical accidents where people died. Which do you pick? Of course, you pick many accidents with people dying instead of having people follow the clearly marked signs.

And this isn't just a British idea.
 

Nyati13

Senior member
Jan 2, 2003
785
1
76
Originally posted by: Jeff7
Originally posted by: Nyati13
Originally posted by: Tiamat
Originally posted by: lyssword
It looks like he could have driven around if he was smart enough :eek:

my thoughts exactly. Why not jump the curb with one side of the car and simply go around the barrier?

Here's another idea. How about obeying the freaking traffic laws.

HEY! If we wanted a rational idea, we'd ask for one!



:)

Oh riiiiight... can't have any of that here... :p
 

Eos

Diamond Member
Jun 14, 2000
3,463
17
81
Originally posted by: Amol
Originally posted by: saymyname
That is incredibly unsafe. Whatever city has that is retarded and I'm surprised that's not illegal. Is that for some retarded toll? They're willing to hurt people over some 25 cent toll?

It doesn't look to be a toll, but rather a bus-only lane. It seems like the buses are the only ones able to lower the poles.