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Old 13-Sep-2006, 10:38
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Police clamping down on speeding evaders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5340846.stm

They just won't leave thrill seekers alone.
BUT I DO AGREE WITH CUTTING THE BO****KS OF DRINK DRIVERS!
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 10:48
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Some get their thrill with speed, others drink! they both use vehicles!!! Who are you to say one is less dangerous than the other?
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 10:56
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Some get their thrill with speed, others drink! they both use vehicles!!! Who are you to say one is less dangerous than the other?

you're a legend andy, you just cant help yourself! straight out of blairs handbook!

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Old 13-Sep-2006, 11:05
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See, you can criticise a blokes missus, what they drink, and so on, but criticise their driving/riding thats another thing!

Its not the speed thats the problem, its the control of the person doing it, thats why there's all encompassing rules, with legal excemptions!
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 13:49
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Trust me im not!

See, you can criticise a blokes missus, what they drink, and so on, but criticise their driving/riding thats another thing!

Its not the speed thats the problem, its the control of the person doing it, thats why there's all encompassing rules, with legal excemptions!

Exemptions. What? For coppers, celebrities and public figures?
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 13:55
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on a more serious note the anti speeding lobby would tell you that even if you are the only fatality, it costs the taxpayer about £750,000 to clean up and sort out your death.
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 11:06
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you're a legend andy, you just cant help yourself! straight out of blairs handbook!





I don't have a problem with speed as long as the only person you going to hurt is yourself, once you bring in innocent bystanders as brake assisters I don't thing thats quite right.
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 11:11
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I don't have a problem with speed as long as the only person you going to hurt is yourself, once you bring in innocent bystanders as brake assisters I don't thing thats quite right.

Absolutely right... so long as the mrs can put on a smile when the copper knocks on the door to break the bad news!
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 11:20
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In a moment of seriousness, ive done that knock so many times ive forgotten..........If i took even the hardened poster on this topic with me at that point, i think it would make them re assess their perspective.

To observe grown men and women dissintegrate into a crumbling mess as their lives are changed, and never going to be the same again!

Sobering thoughts.............
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Old 13-Sep-2006, 11:21
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Absolutely right... so long as the mrs can put on a smile when the copper knocks on the door to break the bad news!

I know, there is always more fallout than expected, even I may have family or a friend who might miss me.
But if we are always looking over our shoulder at what additional damage we may cause if it goes wrong then would we ever leave the house?
I hope I'm not giving out the impressions of being a wreckless rider, far from it. I have no urge to see how fast I can go round a blind bend, but when I feel the conditions are right I will make a calculated risk assesment like most other people and the go for it if I can.
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