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IF YOU WANT TO AVIOD THE FINE

DONT SPEED

SIMPLE !

Quote: Originally posted by lawrie09 on 12/9/2007

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I am more in favour of traffic police cars on the road than sneakily hidden cameras catching the 99.5% law abiding motorist out.

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So only 1/2 of 1% of motorists break the law. You could have fooled me. I see many more than that in one week.

Agree with the previous post. Don't speed and you won't need to worry about speed cameras.

harryb

Must have a rant!

The most dangerous example of driving too fast I 've seen recently was a police Volvo on a shout. Rounding a blind curve past a bus stop and pedestrian crossings, in a suburban street after dark, in a 30 limit area while doing a speed I estimated at 70mph was criminal.

Speed cameras do not address the real danger posed by the large number of drivers who think its OK to have activitated conversations on their hand-held mobiles while driving in heavy traffic. This includes artic truck drivers, who I have also seen consulting roadbooks, A-Z guides and once even reading a newspaper while driving their rigs in traffic. Fixed speed cameras are not operated by the police. Their revenue does not go to the police. They are run by semi-commercial set-ups called 'Partnerships'- hence the temptation to set them up on safe stretches of road which should have higher speed limits.

I observe speed limits. I'm very circumspect when towing- aware of the effect of the van on the car's dynamics... even though it is a substantial vehicle. But there are many other safety related offences being committed on our highways- and they're going unobserved by the authorities and unpunished by the courts. Speed cameras are here to stay, but we should also invest in more effective highway policing for all offences.

Quote: Originally posted by HarryB on 12/9/2007

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Quote: Originally posted by lawrie09 on 12/9/2007

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I am more in favour of traffic police cars on the road than sneakily hidden cameras catching the 99.5% law abiding motorist out.

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So only 1/2 of 1% of motorists break the law. You could have fooled me. I see many more than that in one week.

Agree with the previous post. Don't speed and you won't need to worry about speed cameras.

harryb

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I must have written and seen that written 100 times or more on here, but there will be people along soon who will give all sorts of reasons and excuses as to why it is so difficult to obey the law and how the law should be changed, and how they were caught and they were only doing the speed limit, etc etc..................yawn yawn!

 

Frankly I don't believe anyone who says they never exceed the speed limit, so saying "if you don't speed you don't get caught" is just crass.

Nora

Quote: Originally posted by Max-and-Paddy on 15/9/2007

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Frankly I don't believe anyone who says they never exceed the speed limit, so saying "if you don't speed you don't get caught" is just crass.

Nora

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Yes but no but....

I have been driving now for 36 years..both car and motorcycle. In urban areas I drive at 30 (or less) and follow the speed limits on A roads. On Motorways, depending on conditions (and cameras) I will drive at 75-80.

In Motorway Works I set the cruise to 50 and wave a finger to those behind me who don't give a stuff that folk are trying to work safely a few metres from them blasting past at 80.

I have never had a ticket, and have only been stopped once by Plod, when I was 19, and he was more interested in my old bike than me.

My point is that you can live your life keeping to safe speeds and showing consideration to others. I drive 25000miles a year, always meet appointments and with a bit of crafty planning get home for tea most days.

Speeding will soon be viewed as socially irresponsible , like Drinking and Driving and blowing smoke at babies. That day cannot come soon enough.

Drivers have no right to do excessive speeds, in driving recklessly they are a threat to other innocent decent people on the road, not just themselves.

IMHO

Mr Ulti-Mate

Quote: Originally posted by steve sedona on 16/9/2007

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 why can i tow in france at 130kph-81 mph and not in this country.why can a 17 year old buy a car here that can do 155 mph with no experiance, and why are all trucks driven by experainced drivers electronically limited to 55 mph on motorways,50mph on duel carridgways and 40 mph on single track roads. and finally why are cars not limited to say 80 mph

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PASS

Perhaps diffrent LAW in different countrys

      "And finally what are cars not limited to say 80 mph"

Quite simply our Government would not find such a simple method of creating stealth revenue.

Kinda like the greens who would like us to stay at home in unlit unheated homes, never to roam again, BUT I do believe strongly in reducing pollution, that's why in my job I help to reduce harmful emissions by 9,000 tons per year!!!!!

Not that I agree with excessive speed but taxation of the motorist in this country is becoming a bit obvious !!!

That should put the cat amongst the pigions !!!!!