Overspeeding...consequences?

Nocturne_sa · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:25

[TW]Fox;17512433 said:
No, they are different.

And we dont have 'Highway Police'.

Well that settles it then

edscdk · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:25

Nocturne_sa said:
I was doing 79 and I think the speed limit is 70 (was actually hoping it was 75).

maybe take your driving test at some point, they will tell you about stuff like the speed limits etc...

Fr0dders · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:28

Nocturne_sa said:
Well that settles it then

highways agency is part of the department for transport and is responsible for managing the road network in the UK.

The cars you see on the motorway with high visibility markings on have no powers of the police, other than the power to close a road when theres a bad accident.

They are the ones clarkson so gleefully calls the motorway wombles.. because they spend most of their time picking stuff off the carriageway

Overlag · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:28

i kinda love people like MrLOL.

the new M25, the new M1, and parts of the M2... 4 lanes wide, lanes 3 and 4 chocker block with Mrlol's, and i just cruise along in lane 1 passing the lot of them.

Finglonga · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:38

Haven't images like this . . .

been used as evidence to prosecute drivers on forums before now?

Overlag · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:43

Finglonga said:
Haven't images like this . . .

been used as evidence to prosecute drivers on forums before now?

can you see the dotted line next to the M20?

thats the channel tunnel rail link... which goes upto 186mph.

Sigh.

Finglonga · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:46

Overlag said:
can you see the dotted line next to the M20?

thats the channel tunnel rail link... which goes upto 186mph.

Sigh.

Crappy iPhone picture, didn't notice. lol.

BigglesPiP · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:51

asim18 said:
What satnav is that btw?

Copilot on a phone. I have it on my iPhone.

Fr0dders · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:24

Finglonga said:
been used as evidence to prosecute drivers on forums before now?

fail !

Fr0dders · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:24

Overlag said:
i kinda love people like MrLOL.

the new M25, the new M1, and parts of the M2... 4 lanes wide, lanes 3 and 4 chocker block with Mrlol's, and i just cruise along in lane 1 passing the lot of them.

your a bit of a nutter to be doing 90 in the inside lane arent you ?

Overlag · 5 Oct 2010 at 16:46

Well we drive on the left in this country why don't you?

Fr0dders · 5 Oct 2010 at 16:48

not this again :rolleyes:

And i drive on the left too, if i drove on the right i'd be going into oncomming traffic !

geekyEd · 5 Oct 2010 at 17:02

Conanius said:
Regularly I go down 4 lane stretches of our motorway network with the two left lanes empty, and only the far right and middle right lane occupied. I love it when this happens and it causes a tailback for miles.

Genius.

That sounds like the M40 as it approaches the M25?

PikeyPriest · 5 Oct 2010 at 17:11

BluZiff said:
That sounds like the M40 as it approaches the M25?

Or the M2. Once you get more than 4 lanes, people just leave the inner most 3 empty. If you are doing around 70 and people are going slower in the 4th of 5 lanes, then I don't view it as undertaking. Their retarded driving otherwise results in a 4 lane swap overtaking manoeuvre. Obviously I wouldn't dream of doing that though

daz87uk · 5 Oct 2010 at 17:16

ARgh!! well I just got stuck behind some woman driver plodding along the dual-carriageway in the outside lane, 65mph and not even gaining on the lorry she was overtaking.... I was so tempted to undertake but I resisted the annoyance and instead sat on her ass till she finally put her foot down. Clear road ahead i might add but god the frustration.