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51? That's an odd number, maybe some of the cars I get stuck behind have the same limiter fitted
.Standard of driving in the UK going downhill.
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51? That's an odd number, maybe some of the cars I get stuck behind have the same limiter fitted
Probably a commercial vehicle of some type like a crane.
GPS is very good over longer distances i e. higher speeds.
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51? That's an odd number, maybe some of the cars I get stuck behind have the same limiter fitted
It's one of these.
51 was chosen as the company was told they needed to do at least 50mph for motorway travel & given the limiter variances of +/- 1mph some will only do 50, others will do 52. Unless the limiter fails and you end up doing 75 because you don't bother checking the speedo and have your foot flat.
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Just as an addition, is it me or does there now seem to be a worrying trend in cars with BOTH brakes lights out with only the 3rd/high-level brake light working? ~
IMO more than one light out should be an endorsable offence.
IMO more than one light out should be an endorsable offence.
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I have stopped mentioning to people that their brake light isn’t working as last time, I got a mouthful of abuse.
It's one of these.
51 was chosen as the company was told they needed to do at least 50mph for motorway travel & given the limiter variances of +/- 1mph some will only do 50, others will do 52. Unless the limiter fails and you end up doing 75 because you don't bother checking the speedo and have your foot flat.
I'd imagine that 75 in one of those could get a bit... interesting
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See many red light jumpers. Then I hear of accidents on these junctions. I think “red light jumper”
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I'd imagine that 75 in one of those could get a bit... interesting
TBF they're fairly stable on a good day although a good breeze can move them given there's a ~ 550 sq foot cross-section for it to blow against. Strong winds are fun.
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Could they even get to 75? Aerodynamics of a brick seems an apt description here
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Could they even get to 75? Aerodynamics of a brick seems an apt description here
Give that I have, yes they can.
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Today I witnessed a near miss on a junction about 5 miles from here and it’s an accident hot spot. As I was approaching the lights, they turned amber and I stopped at the lights. Three seconds later, a car sped on the lane to my left and a few cars going in a perpendicular direction had to swerve or emergency braked.
The junction is a very important one as it’s just off the motorway and it’s between a retail park and a massive supermarket. There’s a speed/red light camera there and makes absolutely nothing to stop idiots jumping the red light and speeding.
The junction is a very important one as it’s just off the motorway and it’s between a retail park and a massive supermarket. There’s a speed/red light camera there and makes absolutely nothing to stop idiots jumping the red light and speeding.
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Had someone cut me up on the exit to a roundabout this morning by overtaking me and cutting in front on the exit. To be fair he put his hand up, it’s a weird roundabout and I just shook my head. Turns out it was another parent at my sons school after I followed him there 
Told him I nearly crashed into him when I saw him after dropping my son into class. Not sure he gave a **** and I probably sounded like a *******
Told him I nearly crashed into him when I saw him after dropping my son into class. Not sure he gave a **** and I probably sounded like a *******
Yept sure he gave a **** and I probably sounded like a *******
Yes, and more annoyingly it's often on modern cars which likely have a dash warning for it...
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Agreed! Normally I’ll shrug and get on with my day.
I just get the people that are somehow offended they've been overtaken by a van.
You catch up with them on the motorway, they are doing 60 till you overtake them then suddenly they are doing 75... You pull back in behind and they slow down to 60. Rinse and repeat..
You catch up with them on the motorway, they are doing 60 till you overtake them then suddenly they are doing 75... You pull back in behind and they slow down to 60. Rinse and repeat..
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But there aren't enough examiners to cover current test numbers, hence weeks of waiting prior to Covid and even worse now due to backlogs.
Excluding new tests you'd need 277,000 test slots per day.
In 2019 the highest number of new tests taken in a single day was 3,173 (approx figure using monthly start of 73,000 tests taken in October 2019, divided by 23 weekdays)
BTW this is just practical tests not theory too.