Was just pulled by the police

Oblivious · 4 Mar 2006 at 12:12

iCraig some people enjoy speeding, and even tho you might not get there quicker. It certainly a 'nice' thing to do.

Speeding in the right circumstances, may be illegal but its certainly not doing anybody any harm.

I know NSL roads where is possible to do 90, lots of them.

iCraig · 4 Mar 2006 at 12:21

Oblivious said:
iCraig some people enjoy speeding, and even tho you might not get there quicker. It certainly a 'nice' thing to do.

Speeding in the right circumstances, may be illegal but its certainly not doing anybody any harm.

I know NSL roads where is possible to do 90, lots of them.

Its possible to do 110 on them too probably.

I agree with you that there is a time and a place for speeding. I never stick to the speed limit on a motorway unless I'm laden or its busy. When its nice and clear and the roads are in good condition, I'll quite happily cruise at 80-90.

But IMO a motorway is a lot different to an NSL road. The road curves more often, less space etc and depending on the road you can have traffic lights to slow for, islands etc.

Chronos-X · 4 Mar 2006 at 12:32

A single carriageway road is probably not a safe place to be doing 90

penski · 4 Mar 2006 at 13:03

Tucking in behind a truck at 55mph and getting 60mpg > 80mph on motorways tbh.

*n

Scania · 4 Mar 2006 at 13:11

penski said:
Tucking in behind a truck at 55mph and getting 60mpg > 80mph on motorways tbh.

*n

As long as its not raining, I'm sure you don't want to sit in the spray behind us?

Plenty of cars will do just that, sit right behind me when I'm cruising alone, some get so close, I can't see them at all in my mirrors!

They get a surprise if I brake suddenly when I'm not loaded.........

ajgoodfellow · 4 Mar 2006 at 14:13

I've been flashed by an undercover police car going the other way on a single carridgeway NSL road when I was doing about 90 odd. Admittedly it was too fast but I was late for work (not really an excuse but hey!). Slowed me down though!

Nozzer · 4 Mar 2006 at 14:16

ajgoodfellow said:
I've been flashed by an undercover police car going the other way on a single carridgeway NSL road when I was doing about 90 odd. Admittedly it was too fast but I was late for work (not really an excuse but hey!). Slowed me down though!

My only experience with an actual traffic cop was a couple of weeks back as I was (trying) to chase a Gallardo on the M25. Unmarked car comes flying up in my rear view mirror, so I pulled over to let it past. Bobby in the passenger seat motions at me to slow down and they hoon off after the Lambo

The_Dark_Side · 4 Mar 2006 at 14:47

Trickle said:
Yes! We've got him!!

Breaking news - TDS admits that he kills children in daylight and is therefore as bad as the rest of us.

it's no secret matey,i've openly said in here a squillion times that i break the speed limit every day,and by a decent amount not just 4 or 5 mph...that's not what i'm saying.
my point is, and always has been, twofold.

1.when caught,don't whinge like a schoolgirl.unless you're not in full control of your car (in which case you should be banned anyway) then you CHOSE to break said limit AND you knew that by doing so there was a risk of punishment.the "bloody scamera" or "it wasn't my fault" arguments are the war cry of the pseudo-victim and the desperate.

2.regarding higher limits,the VAST majority (and in reality i'm probably talking about 80 or even 90% of drivers) simply do not have the ability,skill and judgement in equal measures to safely assess how fast road A can be crossed.it's all very well talking about inappropriate speed,but it's the driver himself who decides if it's inappropriate or not.if his judgement is flawed then although he thinks it may be fine and dandy,it quite possibly isn't and it's here where accidents can happen.

in short,go as fast as you can and break any other driving laws you see fit,but when caught or if/when you have an accident that wouldn't have occured or been as serious if you'd been driving at a slower pace,at least have the maturity to put your hands up and admit it was nobodies faul other than your own.

and for the record mr.smartypants i'm not as bad as the rest of you as you put it, although most of the time i behave myself now in the past i've been a lot worse

Nozzer said:
=Perhaps it would be easier to travel at the posted limit the whole time, but where's the fun in that?

at what point does the fun factor magically appear between 70 and 90mph?
do you honestly feel that 90mph on a straight carriageway is noticeably more fun than 70mph on the same road?
the only differences to me is i have to concentrate a little harder and my fuel guage moves in a southerly direction a little quicker than if i'd been going slower.

Tesla · 4 Mar 2006 at 15:04

iCraig said:
Agreed, but what do you mean ability?

Regardless of his driving experience, 90mph in a 60 is dangerous.

Hopefully the OP will stick to future limits.

I say ability as most roads are perfectly safe to do 90mph along, the car is happy to do it so the only other factor is the drivers ability.

The_Dark_Side · 4 Mar 2006 at 15:11

Tesla said:
I say ability as most roads are perfectly safe to do 90mph along, the car is happy to do it so the only other factor is the drivers ability.

as long as the drivers ability includes being able to control and predict component failure on his own vehicle,the behaviour of other drivers,the weather conditions and many other factors.

i believe your post should read "i say ability as SOME roads are no less safe at 90mph than they are at 70mph"

minidan · 4 Mar 2006 at 15:15

i got stoped once and he sid he was following me down a bypass at 70 in a 50 and 50 in a 30. he just told me off. no producer or anything. i was in a primer gray mini lol.
also got sotpped by cops who said iw as doin 100 in a 70 (and well erm yes guilty) but i siad no i was doing 70 and stuck to it. he coudlent do anything about it. he never followed me at 100 but i asked him why he thinks i was doing 100 he said well i had to do 100 to catch up to you...lol i was doing 70mph by the time he hit my bumper

normal police dont have squat on you if you dont admit to it. i have been told.

Dan

Tesla · 4 Mar 2006 at 15:18

The_Dark_Side said:
as long as the drivers ability includes being able to control and predict component failure on his own vehicle,the behaviour of other drivers,the weather conditions and many other factors.

May aswell walk then incase the entire car explodes.

Driving is safe. I am still alive so I have no reason to say otherwise.
If I thought it was dangerous I wouldnt do it daily.

The_Dark_Side · 4 Mar 2006 at 15:28

Tesla said:
May aswell walk then incase the entire car explodes.

Driving is safe. I am still alive so I have no reason to say otherwise.
If I thought it was dangerous I wouldnt do it daily.

perhaps if you fully understood how dangerous you would.
IMHO that's half the problem on our roads.driving is regarded as an easy thing to do (look how many people have licenses for example so it clearly can't be THAT difficult or can it?)
cars are ever more being touted as super safe,when the reality is that they are merely becoming safer than previous models.
based on the things i see on the roads daily it's apparent that a huge section of motorists don't think driving deserves a great deal of their attention.

as for your example you could play russian roulette every day and survive, but that doesn't lead you to the conclusion it's a safe activity.

DezUk · 4 Mar 2006 at 17:11

I do highly respect my licence and its just unfortunate that i got caught doing what i was doing. the road i as on was lovely and straight with no junctions and absolutely no traffic on it. I have driven down the same road hundreds of times and i feel very comfortable on it. As for my driving ability, well i feel i can handle my car extremely well but i dont want to go into that here as it wi,ll no doubt flaire more angry "do good" drivers. I will just take it as a lesson not to speed at nght when you dont know what is behind you.

The_Dark_Side · 4 Mar 2006 at 17:15

DezUk said:
I do highly respect my licence and its just unfortunate that i got caught doing what i was doing. the road i as on was lovely and straight with no junctions and absolutely no traffic on it. I have driven down the same road hundreds of times and i feel very comfortable on it. As for my driving ability, well i feel i can handle my car extremely well but i dont want to go into that here as it wi,ll no doubt flaire more angry "do good" drivers. I will just take it as a lesson not to speed at nght when you dont know what is behind you.

as i said previously,the increasing use of unmarked cars has meant for a long time i always stick rigidly to the limits once it's dark.
i value my license.

shrek2 · 4 Mar 2006 at 17:24

Yes but in the dark i get suspisous of headlights tailing you to the point that i just slow down to 50 and let them pass. Speed guns dont work in th dark do they?

Baron G · 4 Mar 2006 at 17:42

Tesla said:
May aswell walk then incase the entire car explodes.

Driving is safe. I am still alive so I have no reason to say otherwise.
If I thought it was dangerous I wouldnt do it daily.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but driving is just about the most dangerous thing you will do on a regular basis.

The_Dark_Side · 4 Mar 2006 at 17:50

Baron G said:
Sorry to burst your bubble, but driving is just about the most dangerous thing you will do on a regular basis.

i remember watching one of the "black box" programmes in the discovery channel in which the pilot clearly said "the most dangerous part of my day is the drive to work,once i'm in the air i'm dealing with professionals."

unfortunately the same cannot be said about the vast majority of drivers.

Enfield · 4 Mar 2006 at 18:03

Tesla said:
May aswell walk then incase the entire car explodes.

Driving is safe. I am still alive so I have no reason to say otherwise.
If I thought it was dangerous I wouldnt do it daily.

How long have you been driving exactly?

robmiller · 4 Mar 2006 at 18:04

penski said:
Tucking in behind a truck at 55mph and getting 60mpg > 80mph on motorways tbh.

*n

On the way back from Liverpool once, my friend was running out of petrol and we had barely any money between us. The sole reason we made it home was because we slipstreamed a lorry for about 40 miles :cool: