\"Within the Law\" Poll (not legally binding!)
 

Just for fun, how do you describe your riding from a legal standpoint? How much time do you spend on your bike at legal speeds?

The results will not be used in a court of law (I hope) :frog:

lol, I like all the poll votes but no replies :bouncy:

This may seem boring but I keep to the 40 & 30 limits because I can see the obvious reason for them existing. Outside of these limits as our friends "in the job " would say I like to make good progress subject to the prevailing conditions

Spot on Rocker:roll:

Aye. 30 limits never pass, can't say i'm a saint regarding 40 zones, about town sensible, out of town in the country, well i try to be :devil: until the tat boyz show up :lol:

Aye. 30 limits never pass, can't say i'm a saint regarding 40 zones, about town sensible, out of town in the country, well i try to be :devil: until the tart boyz show up :lol:

I ain't sayin nothin! :lol:

Try to stick religiously to posted limits, happy to "make progress" where the "national" limit applies. ;)

always within 30 limits, practically always within 40, and always within my own limits.
Ways I see it is I live in a 30 limit village an' I expect others to respect that. so do unto others etcetera.

Sensible responses so far, IMO. Mind you, we were all sensible enough to buy Ducatis :lol:

In villages, try to respect the 30 or 40, out on urban highways, try to stay within my own limits, if not quite the national guidelines!!
rgds
a very slow mort

But mort, I heard that the blue ones are the fastest!
;)

Posted limits, 30, 40, 50 I stick to......
National speed limits..... safe, smooth and progressive taking into account the capabilities of the vehicle and rider/driver as well as prevailing road and weather conditions!
;)
I must admit that I always stop for red lights though :lol:

can be a problem sometimes riding within the limits cause car drivers will get real close to the back as if trying to hassle you to go faster, then if the road goes duel and they come past they look at you like they wanna kill you for going to slow......and i`m riding along, just cruising, thinking sheesh ! if i ride fast i get the evil looks, if i ride within the law, i still get em.....

My route to work is normally nose to tail traffic for 80% of it. I hate filtering (upsets my very strong survival instincts!) but it becomes a way of life. I give and get back waves, nods and filthy looks, all in equal measure.
:bouncy:

That'll make 2 of you then :lol:

30s Yes, 40s mainly most of the new 50s are unjustified and the open roads are just that.
Still next week when the white circle with a black line through it comes up I can legally go as fast as I like. Don't you just love the Isle of Man

:)

I stick to the 30 and 40 Limits.

Any built up area regardless of limits i tend to stay in a sensible speed range but if the road is clear and i can see around the bend type thing then i will gas it big style.

But,

I still ride with a margin of safety when on the road.


I got stuck on the other day by a traffic cop.;) when down in cornwall. I was caught on camera doing...........well shall we say more that a ton. I got three points and a sixty pound fine. I guess i passed the attitude test:( The traffic cop did like my termi pipes and small number plate but didnt bother with that.

I suppose it could have been worse. I might not have a licence now!:o

I'm with Rushjob and Rocker...however....
It is dead easy to progress to a faster, more comfortable speed and before you know it....

"I didn't realise constable/officer"

Sometimes you can look at a limit and say...hang on...What is safe?...
There is a 50 speed limit not so far from my school in which I think..."What were the road traffic peeps thinking....???" and I wouldn't do over 40.

24 years in the courier trade leads to making progress as fast as possible SAFELY.

Hospital food and being banned are not conducive to earning, but filtering is second nature and the national speed limit signs are a blessed relief. Love riding quick but only within limits i'm happy with.

Have accured more than a few points on licence over the years but balance that against the mileage covered.

Try living around the Watford region.
Gatsos everywhere and all of them are live (I have a Road Angel thinngy).
20 Village Zones from the Dutch example are now in favour here.
30 usually means what it say
40 can be stretch a little - especially on dual carriageways
50 can be ignored in some cases - dual carriageway just leading onto the M25 for example
50 and cones on motorways - mostly.
40 and cones - always.
60 on the open road - debatable
70 on motorways - 85 more the norm.

Oddly enough I have been faster more often on the single carriageways carrying a 60mph limit.

aws

Quote:
Originally posted by paulmort
a very slow mort


But mort, I heard that the blue ones are the fastest!

Yup bloooo is the colour of speed
ever heard about the receeding galaxies, bloooo shift is far greater then galaxies nearer to us
ITS COZ THEY'RE BLOOOO
Blooo is the colour of speed folks
I can see yeller and red being last year's colours
btw, Im nearly always legal thru villages and such, but that white sign wiff black stripe thru it, means ride safely at MY pace
rgds a semi fast blooo duke
mort

Quote:
Originally posted by paulmort
a very slow mort


But mort, I heard that the blue ones are the fastest!

Yup bloooo is the colour of speed
ever heard about the receeding galaxies, bloooo shift is far greater then galaxies nearer to us
ITS COZ THEY'RE BLOOOO
Blooo is the colour of speed folks
I can see yeller and red being last year's colours
btw, Im nearly always legal thru villages and such, but that white sign wiff black stripe thru it, means ride safely at MY pace
rgds a semi fast blooo duke
mort