driving on m6

[wildebus]

This was on the M6 a while back

From memory the driver of the HGV had no clue the car was there ...

talking about good observation , check post #100

 

[Boris7]

He didn’t know the car was there, roll locks, even when I was driving STGO Cat 3 you’d feel resistance and vibration.

If he didn’t know then he was on something or half asleep or more likely just pissed off.

 

[maingate]

Unlikely to get the car started pushing it that way.

You can't park there mate.

 

[Nabsim]

If you are getting pulled for speeding its much better its a proper traffic cop rather than a camera as they will use common sense.

I was pulled twice on my bike doing 60 in a 30mph limit and both times told to slow down. Reason they said that was it was a country village at 03:45 on the way to work. No other traffic and no people, only caught up with me because I stopped to turn right.

Third time I was doing 118 on theM180 overtaking the only other 2 cars in either direction. They pulled onto a motorway bridge to get me at 118 then shot down the slip road behind me. Chatting away in the car they showed me the lower of the two reading they got me at which was 98mph. Said at over 90 (or may have been 95) it should be compulsory court appearance and asked if I wanted to take fixed penalty or go to court. Fix penalty was 3 points and £30 fine.

In all instances they used their experience and took conditions into account, not black and white like a speed limit and a camera.

 

[wildebus]

If you are getting pulled for speeding its much better its a proper traffic cop rather than a camera as they will use common sense.

I was pulled twice on my bike doing 60 in a 30mph limit and both times told to slow down. Reason they said that was it was a country village at 03:45 on the way to work. No other traffic and no people, only caught up with me because I stopped to turn right.

Third time I was doing 118 on theM180 overtaking the only other 2 cars in either direction. They pulled onto a motorway bridge to get me at 118 then shot down the slip road behind me. Chatting away in the car they showed me the lower of the two reading they got me at which was 98mph. Said at over 90 (or may have been 95) it should be compulsory court appearance and asked if I wanted to take fixed penalty or go to court. Fix penalty was 3 points and £30 fine.

In all instances they used their experience and took conditions into account, not black and white like a speed limit and a camera.

Reminds me of getting stopped by the M1 in Northampton back in '93 soon after I bought my new-to-me car.
Policeman said it was my lucky day as I was recorded at 99MPH. 100 or more and it was court, but they would give me a fixed penalty.
Didn't have that car much more than a year more though as it was a bit slow after I got a bike

(I have much different priorities nowadays than driving fast )

 

[guerdeval]

I think both Nabsim and Wildebus posts demonstrate the difference between coppers of old and todays generation of policing.

 

[Drover]

He didn’t know the car was there, roll locks, even when I was driving STGO Cat 3 you’d feel resistance and vibration.

If he didn’t know then he was on something or half asleep or more likely just pissed off.

Same for me..
Even with a D9 on the back you can feel cats eyes...
He was on something not to know the car was there.

 

[Caz]

Wrong thread sorry.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

7 speed camera myths debunked from the 10 per cent rule to alerting other drivers

Here are some speed camera myths you might want to consider when next out travelling on the roads.

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[wildebus]

7 speed camera myths debunked from the 10 per cent rule to alerting other drivers

Here are some speed camera myths you might want to consider when next out travelling on the roads.

www.dailyecho.co.uk

talking about speed (opps, safety ) cameras, I drove to Edinburgh a couple of days ago. The route is generally infested with these cameras but on this trip EVERY camera was covered with a "NOT IN USE" bag.
No idea why that was the case. The only camera I saw was on the return journey was in a camera van.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I forgot which road it was but on the way north last week Google lit up like Christmas with speed camera locations on a very short section of road, near Litchfield I think and we counted SEVEN Gatso and a couple of the modern tall yellow ones (what are they called?) maybe half a mile.

 

[guerdeval]

I forgot which road it was but on the way north last week Google lit up like Christmas with speed camera locations on a very short section of road, near Litchfield I think and we counted SEVEN Gatso and a couple of the modern tall yellow ones (what are they called?) maybe half a mile.

I think the tall yellow ones are average speed cameras, lots of both types around Lichfield due to the ongoing work for HS2 , yes, they’re still working on it.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I think the tall yellow ones are average speed cameras, lots of both types around Lichfield due to the ongoing work for HS2 , yes, they’re still working on it.

The ones with the Batman symbol are specs or average speed cameras, the ones I mean are in towns.

New Dual-Direction Speed Cameras To Snare More Drivers

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18 types of speed camera revealed… plus common myths about them busted

THE differences between the 18 types of speed camera have been revealed, with some common myths about them busted. It can be confusing to try and keep track of the gadgets you might encounter on th…

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[swedenut]

What about lorry drivers spending 10 minutes in centre lane passing another lorry ?

I was behind 2 lorries in Holland which took 20 minutes overtaking.

 

[myvanwy]

I presume that was on the flat too?

 

[colinm]

Drove through Netherlands couple of weeks ago, on all the two lane dual carriageways we where on trucks are banned from second lane, they could only overtake on three lane roads.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Drove through Netherlands couple of weeks ago, on all the two lane dual carriageways we where on trucks are banned from second lane, they could only overtake on three lane roads.

Makes more sense.

 

[guerdeval]

Drove through Netherlands couple of weeks ago, on all the two lane dual carriageways we where on trucks are banned from second lane, they could only overtake on three lane roads.

Same on parts of the M42 toward M1 Nottingham, I’m an ex trucker and see this as a good thing, problem is the limiters , if all were exactly 56mph the queues would be never ending in the left lane, it makes sense some can go a little faster to avoid this, the real answer is railways but true to form successive governments have ballsed that option up .

 

[merl]

Same on parts of the M42 toward M1 Nottingham, I’m an ex trucker and see this as a good thing, problem is the limiters , if all were exactly 56mph the queues would be never ending in the left lane, it makes sense some can go a little faster to avoid this, the real answer is railways but true to form successive governments have ballsed that option up .

I'm baffled why the lorry being overtaken doesn't just simply lift off his throttle slightly rather than have 2 lorries side by side for mile after mile??? Is losing (literally) a second in journey time that important to truckers? or do they actually take some delight in holding up those pesky car drivers?

 

[Pudsey Bear]

My thoughts exactly.