Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Police clamping down on speeding evaders

[jeff st4s]

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!

[andyb]

Some get their thrill with speed, others drink! they both use vehicles!!! Who are you to say one is less dangerous than the other?

[wilf]

Originally Posted by andyb

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!

[andyb]

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!

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by wilf

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.

[NBs996]

Originally Posted by jeff st4s

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!

[andyb]

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.............

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by NBs996

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.

[NBs996]

comment wasn't aimed at you jeff, twas aimed at anyone who goes by the attitude of "well it's only me that'll get hurt".

Anyhow, I'm off soon to take the bike out for a spin. Will be taking off the mirrors to reduce drag, going round every corner wiv the knee on the deck - even if it's wet i'll give it a go - and seeing how far I can push my luck powering out the bends before the back breaks loose.
Can't wait... I love Brands Hatch!

[MJS]

Going back to the what the thread was about at the start - I have to say, I think it's only fair.

Regardless of anyone's views on speeding, there should be one law for everyone, not an option that if you're loaded and can afford some fancy lawyer, then you can get off...

How often do footballers and people like that get away with things because of who they can afford to represent them...

I seem to remember Alex Ferguson getting off driving down the hard-shoulder of a motorway traffic jam on the excuse that he had the trots and needed to get to a toilet.... can't somehow see anyone else getting away with that one!