The local people had a vote. Which can be dangerous. But they mitigated the danger by limiting the options to a select list.
So no chance of Bypassy McBypassface.
But PETA weren't happy. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals thought Pork Pie Way was "pig-demeaning", and urged the Reform UK-run council to choose Vegan Pie Way instead.
Oh dear. I can be as Commie-left woke as the next person but that is ridiculous. And imagine a Reform council going with that!
And remember, this isn't the first case of apt road naming.
Click on that link for a very amusing article from Car+Driver.
Although I'm not sure of the picture they have chosen - it is a black lad serving a white girl. Bit of racial stereotyping going on there I think.
The story isn't about car sales in the early 2000s though.
It's about how Little Tikes are now producing an EV version of the foot powered sit-in car.
It takes 3 AA batteries for the pretend charging unit to provide lights and "charging noises."
The commenters underneath the story seem to get the joke.
Apart from one tosser who states, "It's downright crazy to drag toddlers into the EV Car drama with plastic peddle cars, don't you think? It's more of a adult topic. Over the top on this, toy designers."
He's got 18 downvotes, zero upvotes and various comments basically confirming that he is a tosser.
And wrong.
He also can't spell "pedal" and The Crazy Coupe doesn't have pedals so isn't a pedal car anyway.
And I say that as the owner of a grey car who has previously owned a silver car and a black car.
Although my other three cars were vomit yellow, cherry red and racing green.
The story states that this...
..is a thing of the past. Cupra creative director Francesca Sangalli has stated that,
"Cupra is about neutral colour with a twist, and this is why we give much more importance to matt finishes and the very oily treatment of colour. You choose a Cupra if you like the brand, and you choose the range of colours that fits with the brand and not vice versa. You will never find a red Cupra."
Damn shame given that we have now got to the stage where nearly all cars are monchrome.
"Broadening the range with more colourful hues risks losing the brand because you go with what everyone else does"
Here's Plato, in a candid shot, posing in front of a column with a statue on it.
Plato said, "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
This is what America is suffering from right now.
And the rest of the World.
He also allegedly said, "Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy."
Yep.
And then there was, "They certainly give very strange names to diseases."
OK, might have gone off at a tangent there.
"My right arm is generally quite strong."
That last one is actually Jason Plato - ex-racing driver and ex-TV presenter.
And current racing team boss.
He has started up Team Plato in less than 12 months and intends to start winning races in the BTCC straight away.
Very impressive. His former Fifth Gear colleague Jonny Smith spends an hour of his YouTube Late Brake Show discussing it with him here:
There's no sign of Jason's flat cap but he does appear to be sucking on a mint through the video which is a bit off-putting.
But, mint aside, it is fascinating stuff - for example, the Mercedes cars they are using were all originally water damaged write-offs. And they've sourced spare bonnets from scrapyards.
Which makes it sound like they are working on a shoestring.
But they aren't.
He's got a crack team of engineers, a state-of-the-art driving simulator and some bloody expensive components.
I always look forward to the BTCC Season. This year it kicks off tomorrow at Donington Park. I normally support the BMWs and West Surrey Racing. Have done from before and after owning a BMW myself but, this year, the livery is a bit bland - I wonder of they are no longer a manufacturer team? And I was hoping that Colin Turkington, my favourite driver, might be rejoining their line-up but it looks like they have other plans for him.
