Recent content by Smudge.Smith

There us nothing mysterious about it. The Police have a responsibility (and a power in law) to protect the travelling public. That means they can pull your vehicle for a "routine check" to make sure that it is in a roadworthy condition without 'needing any suspicion' that it is not. Quite often...

And there is your reason ! "A routine vehicle check". The police can stop you at any time when you are driving your car, and they can ask to see you driving licence, insurance details and/or MOT certificate. If you don't have them with you, you will be issued with a 'producer'. They can also...

If I hadn't failed the test I would have had only two great careers :wink: (assuming I stayed with BR) but I didn't - so I moved on (It was 30 years ago). There is no 'sour grapes' at all and I'm sorry if it comes across that way. I responded to a post based on personal experience and the...

Not my words... I'm just paraphrasing what the optician told me. I don't know what 'better' things I have gone onto or what I need to 'let go'. What I do know is that I have had three good careers all of which required 'normal' colour vision. Yes let the OP sit the test.... Isn't that what...

I'm not sure how this is relevant to the topic. IMHO the condescension came from those who changed the topic into "I can pass a test and you can't" scenario and didn't offer the OP anything constructive with regards to his question. You will see from my previous post that I can and have...

Look here for a previous discussion. http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=104809&highlight=ishihara Not only will you learn something about this antiquated test, you will also gain a valuable insight into some of the personalities that post on this forum.

Your powers of deduction are amazing. (Unless the train set I had when I was nine counts?) In another career you would have made an excellent detective. I presume that this thread has run it's course and the OP has a suitably qualified answer to their question. What I have learned from this...

This will be my last post on this subject as it has all been aired before and I cant be bothered with you so fill yer boots lad. :roll: TTFN. At least we agree on something. (And I am not your "lad").

Yes I am one of those ! (Whatever !) As a Police officer I have scraped more people off the road like you with your attitude than I would like to remember. Please define "real criminal" in the legal sense. You obviously have an issue with the Police as defined by your last rant. As an...

Well, for me, I was told in 1985 by a British Rail optician that I am red / green colour blind (based on the Ishihara test). Strange that the Army optician failed to mention it in 1982 and the RAF optician failed to mention it in 1985. No optician or has been able to explain to me why it is...

Not really. I have never seen spotty coloured cards used in a safety environment where you have been required to identify a number. However, I have been required to tell the difference between different colour lights during my military career... hence the Farnsworth test. --- old post above...

I agree ! Don't admit to anything. Just turn up on the day and do the test. Unfortunately, it seems the rail industry relies on this antiquated test to summarily cull the number of applicants it receives to more manageable numbers. A more modern approach would be to use a job related test... ie...

Just to add more confusion regarding colour blindness... I too have been told that I have 'mild' colour blindeness' - whatever that means. Many years ago, back in the day of British Rail Traction Trainees, I successfully passed the requirements and was offered the job subject to passing a...