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Post by alf on Apr 15, 2020 8:36:48 GMT
Cheers - I know everyone moans when they get caught, but it really was one of those cases of a quiet motorway in good weather, and a spurious 50mph suddenly flashing up on the gantry, and the next one clear again for no obvious reason.
I always assume 10%+2 is where you start to get done, so I was aggrieved I was 1 mph too fast - and that no-one else around me made as much effort to slow down either.
The risky option if caught speeding right now would be to refuse the points or course and go for a court appearance - the courts are hugely backed up and are trying to get rid of minor cases.... But of course the courses can't run either. Like everything in the country right now, its a mess...
I have to say people are driving/riding like twats currently in residential areas due to the lack of traffic. Not a great time to have a crash and end up in hospital... I know which one I would put on the only remaining ventilator if I was in charge and someone was joyriding in a 30 limit and crashed, vs someone with C19...
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Post by johnc on Apr 15, 2020 8:41:46 GMT
Out for a walk last night and two Vauxhall Corsas were racing each other side by side along the 2 way 30mph limits. We saw them 3 times and heard them several times more but never close enough to get a Reg No. However since our local Police Station is only manned from 7am to 6pm there is little chance that they will be caught.
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Post by michael on Apr 15, 2020 8:45:02 GMT
I did a speed awareness course last year and I was told what appears to be a random change to the limit can be down to pollution sensors. If the levels get too high they reduce the limit to reduce pollution. I have a horrible feeling the green agenda will be the excuse for a zero-tolerance to speeding.
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Post by johnc on Apr 15, 2020 8:56:27 GMT
I did a speed awareness course last year and I was told what appears to be a random change to the limit can be down to pollution sensors. If the levels get too high they reduce the limit to reduce pollution. I have a horrible feeling the green agenda will be the excuse for a zero-tolerance to speeding. and in 50 years time there will be a revolution as people fight to be free of the suffocating rules and control over everyone's lives. Thankfully I am statistically very likely to be gone by then! |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Apr 15, 2020 10:03:34 GMT
I did a speed awareness course last year and I was told what appears to be a random change to the limit can be down to pollution sensors. If the levels get too high they reduce the limit to reduce pollution. I have a horrible feeling the green agenda will be the excuse for a zero-tolerance to speeding. Sat nav and vehicle tracking will end speeding permanently in only a few years. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Apr 15, 2020 10:15:56 GMT
I did a speed awareness course last year and I was told what appears to be a random change to the limit can be down to pollution sensors. If the levels get too high they reduce the limit to reduce pollution. I have a horrible feeling the green agenda will be the excuse for a zero-tolerance to speeding. Sat nav and vehicle tracking will end speeding permanently in only a few years. Partly why I like to get my kicks from driving a vintage car, where an enjoyable ten tenths* B road drive would rarely trouble a speed radar. * Ten tenths by my standards, which is probably about 6/10 for others... |
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Post by LandieMark on Apr 15, 2020 11:35:45 GMT
Yes, I've had my fun with fast cars and am happy to have my fun with the Land Rovers.
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Post by Tim on Apr 15, 2020 11:54:53 GMT
Yes, I've had my fun with fast cars and am happy to have my fun with the Land Rovers. Most of your fun seems to happen at 0 miles per hour on your driveway  |
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Post by michael on Apr 15, 2020 11:56:11 GMT
Be fair, he can get the wrench to 2000rpm.
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Post by Martin on Apr 15, 2020 12:20:40 GMT
Yes, I've had my fun with fast cars and am happy to have my fun with the Land Rovers. Most of your fun seems to happen at 0 miles per hour on your driveway Nothing wrong with having fun on your back (or other more interesting positions) at home. |
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Post by johnc on Apr 15, 2020 13:00:17 GMT
I'll have to get a Caterham or Atom and go back to competing probably in hillclimbs and sprints if road driving is further neutered.
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