Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > So, speeding kills does it?

[Ains.]

Originally Posted by andyb

Heres a question........and its not aimed at anyone..........

Are you as good a driver/rider as you think you are?

Well now, if there's a question to start a riot.
As most bods on here know I stuffed into the side of a car Oct last year.
Consequence of that was, I was put on the DIP as you also know.
Got tested by grade 1 ex-bike cop (he left the feds because he was sick to death of chasing targets and not the **** driving he was observing- quote). I was assessed as 80% exceptional and 20% consistently good. Moreover I didn't ride any differently the days I was on the course than I do normally.
I still class myself as an average driver, but treat everyone else on the road as a complete driving no hoper until I know better.
I learned that the hard way. Observation does NOT help you when you've looked once decided they have seen you because they are stopping, and are not going to move further, so you look for the next hazard and the blo*dy fool changes their mind then drives across you, especially when you've got the green light. Who got done, the bloke on two wheels of course. Did you expect any other outcome?

Ains.

[philthy]

TW

O.K. I accept your point that speeding is part of the picture, but lack of observation is a higher %.

I drive for a living and am well aware that I am sharing the roads with drunks, druggies, people on medication, bullies, 4wd owners , aggresive drivers and people who shouldn't be in charge of a chair let alone a car.

So what do the government do? Raise the standard of driving? In the real world it just won't happen.

I don't see what all the fuss is about with speed cameras. I must go through hundreds and hundreds every year and have never had a ticket. If you are looking where you are going you will see them and if you are not speeding you don't need to look out for them. It's as easy as that.

What we do need is a lot more unmarked police cars to catch the idiots and long prison sentences for those who drive while banned.

But that's only my opinion

[TP]

Crikey, I think I lost the will to live trying to read this thread!

[philthy]

[Fordie]

To make the roads safer, make vehicles less safer put a 12" spike in the centre of the steering wheel no seat belts and glass doors,that way every one driving will be to scared to go fast just in case there involved in an accident and end up a goverment statistic. Less face it no one is perfect,we all have off days,but the spike in the centre would be there and if you 8ucked up, its you that would pay the price for your stupidity now one else . Are we to molecoduled nowadays with to much safety and regs, do we allways have to cater for the moron and the absentminded Im begining to loose faith in the Human race . God nows what we will be like in 20/30 years time . 4D