st3v3
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A sneaky speeding crackdown.
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maxi77
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Inadvertently creeping over the speed limit is driving without due care and attention in reality. I think there is nothing unfair in bringing to peoples attention the consequences of their behavior.
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They have been using this trick on the M4/M5 junction at Bristol, it was reported last week 200 odd drivers caught doing just over 70. Watch out.:mad1:
They have been using this trick on the M4/M5 junction at Bristol, it was reported last week 200 odd drivers caught doing just over 70. Watch out.:mad1:
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merc the berc
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I can honestly say that i never speed, ever. My truck does 20 to the gallon, i can not afford to speed....
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being a city driver today is a very busy and stressful occupation. so many roadsigns,so many changing limits- 70 on the ring road,but then suddenly it's 50,into town at 40 ,up a side road -whoa ! 20 ! then 30,oh now 20 again !i find this speed very soporific,and not being surrounded by aggressive drivers makes me relax and i notice a lot less , bit like doing 50 for miles on motorways.
i try to read all the signs,hard to tell which are important- ok i must 'think bike' ,and i won't 'use my mobile phone while driving ' [snappy one that !] wonder how many speeding fines it cost to put up these large illuminated signs that tell me every sunday that the park'n'ride is closed,and other totally unnecessary info - while i'm trying really hard not to kill myself or anyone else.
so i went 4mph over the limit and i'm sorry
i try to read all the signs,hard to tell which are important- ok i must 'think bike' ,and i won't 'use my mobile phone while driving ' [snappy one that !] wonder how many speeding fines it cost to put up these large illuminated signs that tell me every sunday that the park'n'ride is closed,and other totally unnecessary info - while i'm trying really hard not to kill myself or anyone else.
so i went 4mph over the limit and i'm sorry
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I can honestly say that i never speed, ever. My truck does 20 to the gallon, i can not afford to speed....
Everybody speeds at some point, police, judges, even my Traffic Awareness course tutors said that they cannot be 'speed aware' 100% of the time and could get caught out even though it would mean instantly losing their job.
Some people will never concede this though.
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merc the berc
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Fair do's, i may go slightly over in a thirty zone, i'm not really that bothered about speed limits tbh, i only drive at 50mph on motorways just to save fuel, if i had a more economical vehicle i'd floor it.......:drive:
Siimplyloco
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I've spent most of my later life with thirsty monsters so it's second nature to me to drive like a saint, most of the time...
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I've spent most of my later life with thirsty monsters so it's second nature to me to drive like a saint!Most of the time...
I've spent much of my life with thirsty monsters. This has often stopped me from driving at all!
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Well I get about a 5mph difference for a given rpms in top gear when I fit a new rear tyre on my motorcycle ( the speedo reads off the gearbox, and it runs 17" rear wheel with a 180/55 section tyre. Drive is via a crownwheel and shaft drive, much in the same manner as a rear wheel drive car might). Tread depth is 7mm when new.
But then maybe Im just making it up to sensationalise.
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What W anker has failed to realise is that truck tyres are massive, so the tread is a small percentage of the diameter. On a small car/bike tyre the percentage is much different, so the error on speed will be higher.
Ivory55
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Anybody traveled from leicester to Peterbourgh on the a47 recently ? From skefington there is miles of 40mph signs then a small strip of cones in the road making single lane each way, then miles of 40 mph signs with absolutely nothing going on. Also signs saying mandatory, and there was no end of road works sign or national speed limit sign saying it was over. When it's like this is it any wonder nobody takes any notice if they can see little point in it, unless it's to get lots of speeding fine money in !
Siimplyloco
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Piston broke eh?
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The Sat Nav in our MH gets really arsie if I go over the limit. Beeps and whistles till you slow down. I really hate these draconian rules. Bring back the 70's when it was just bad luck if you happened to find a black box at the side of the road and an officer a bit further on to take your details. Really makes you wonder if it's worth putting some different plates on now the tax disc is history. If you go near an ANPR camera they will just take a picture of you but it will not be in the system. Only way they may get you is one of the ANPR Interceptors :scared:
so I think I would go for .. FK 69 YOU .. :lol-053:
so I think I would go for .. FK 69 YOU .. :lol-053:
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GRWXJR
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While I can sympathise and understand that you will have a strong opinion that is influenced heavy by your loss, I also think that your response was a wee bit strong.
Many, many drivers are now concerned that they need to focus so much on the speedo so they dont creep over a city limit for a moment that they feel it is counterproductive to safety. It takes a blink of an eye for a pedestrian to step out from behind a parked car, and if youre constantly checking your instruments the odds of not seeing them early enough skyrockets.
There's always a counter opinion that has some validity, and road safety is never as black and white as to simply just obey every law. You need to think about what you are doing, and read the road and anticipate the actions of others.
We are expected to use our discretion and common sense in many instances where LESS speed than the posted limit is needed, such as driving down a narrow busy high st at lunchtime, where 30 or even 20mph would be obviously dangerous with so many pedestrians crowded about. So you dont pedantically stick to the posted speed, right?
Yet you are punished if you exercise that same kind of sensible discretion in reverse, such as doing 45mph in a 40mph urban dual-carriageway that has perfect visibility and is utterly deserted.
Like all things some perspective is needed.
All of us have seen some awful incompetent and unsafe drivers who seem to drive by numbers and are clearly out of their comfort zones, and who never get near a speed limit.
Speed doesn't kill. Bad driving kills, and bad driving includes inappropriate speed for the conditions and environment. Its just easier and more profitable to collect speeding fines than it is to educate and train drivers to possess the right skills and attitude (as well as police and get rid of the truly dodgy bad drivers) .
I guess you won't agree, and I in no way wish to make light of your tragic loss. Im just pointing out that its a LOT more complex than safe meaning just travelling at the posted speed.
GRWXJR
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Sport Touring stuff, Metzeler Z6 or Pirelli Something for best performance & life on my bike which is about 230kg unladen. Continental touring might see me get 6k off a rear, usually 5 and a bit.
both the above dont have a centre line tread and the greatest depth of tread from new, so give me best wear and seem to suit the bike.
both the above dont have a centre line tread and the greatest depth of tread from new, so give me best wear and seem to suit the bike.