There is still flexibility though in reporting speed etc. it's not too bad. Do you have much involvement in traffic in your force as a special? Specials in my force are wasted really in regards to traffic however there is rumour there is going to be better training for you guys.
Speeding on a motorway
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How did you manage that? Honesty?
I was pulled over a while back and pretty much just acted really apologetic, explained i was sorry and got let off which I was really surprised about. The officer did tell me he was initially going to do me for failing to stop but I managed to point out that on his unmarked police car his blue indicator lights were drowned out by his headlights and difficult to see until he got closer to me.
Top guy though - he could have done a lot worse.
by telling him I would be in big **** at work, which was true anyway
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You're doing it wrong. Whilst it's better for you not to "lane weave" it's this behaviour that slows the motorway to a crawl.
Actually that driving style is the advice in the states for the exact opposite reason, it increases traffic flow partly due to lack of lane changing. I am not sure why we do not adopt the same system which they employ, they have far more multi lane highways and far heavier traffic than we do.
I had to goto court for doing in excess of 96mph or something like that.
The police car did not catch me so i did not have any interaction with an officer I just got a court summons.
The police said in court i was going so fast they could not keep up but they could not prove what speed i was doing.
I got 11 points a CD10 (careless driving) on my licence and a £250 + costs fine.
I will add this was when i was a reckless teen over 12 years ago and the speedo showed 168mph.
I was an idiot and was lucky to not be banned or worse kill myself or someone else.
The police car did not catch me so i did not have any interaction with an officer I just got a court summons.
The police said in court i was going so fast they could not keep up but they could not prove what speed i was doing.
I got 11 points a CD10 (careless driving) on my licence and a £250 + costs fine.
I will add this was when i was a reckless teen over 12 years ago and the speedo showed 168mph.
I was an idiot and was lucky to not be banned or worse kill myself or someone else.
That's why I just tend to cruise at 80 odd, most of the time you will be passing traffic in lane 1 and unless the motorway is quiet you rarely have a gap big enough to move over.
Our system only really works if everyone is going at around the same speed but with lorries / slow moving traffic it just causes constant lane changing, increasing the chance of an accident occurring.
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It's nonsense, proper lane discipline makes the motorways run smoother. It's plain to see this in action.
There is only so much space on a motorway if people lack the wherewithal to use one of the three lanes it's clearly going to not work.
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a fine
anything over 100 mph is a ban plus a fine
I was caught doing 102mph and got 28 day ban and fine, been good few years ago though so might have changed since then
in theory it is but I know loads of folks been done for over 100 and they all managed to avoid a ban
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As with any speed, it's appropriateness depends on the conditions.
Busy rush hour traffic + Torrential Rain + Fog +Corsa revving its heart out + Running on linglongs = A fair few points or court.
Deserted road in the middle of the night + Dry weather + Car with plenty more go left in it + Decent tyres = No punishment. Maybe a telling off if the copper was in a bad mood, and a reminder that it's perfectly safe now but to slw down when it's raining/busy etc.
Rules should apply uniformly or not at all. Allowing someone with a Veyron to zoom around in it however they please just because it 'can' is laughable, when the next road user using the same road isn't permitted to.
Agreed. IME traffic flows better when the traffic sticks to one lane. My daily rush hour drive in the US ran smoother and traffic flowed better when every lane was occupied rather than everyone sitting in the fast lane trying to get past a couple of trucks.
I don't buy this at all, traffic flows better when people do not change lanes, and take advantage and fill all available road space. This includes passing on both sides and not adhering to any form of keep left or keep right rules. Its plain to see in LA traffic for example on their 10+ lane urban sections of interstate.
This american style rule is actually partially utilised over here in the UK on sections of managed motorways where the gantry signs urge you to stay in lane and not change.
Indeed, its a much better and smoother system.
I had something similar - police couldn't keep up, received a CD10 for 'excess of 60 MPH'.
This confirms to me that the best course of action is to nail it away, and then slow down to normal speed later.
Depends. If he were caught at a verified 168 MPH he would have received more than a CD10!