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| #1  02-Oct-2006, 10:34 | ||||
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Is that a class 1 Copper?  .any case, all our vehicles are now fitted with datalogging black boxes! .......and the speed exemption rules have changed...........   |
| #2 02-Oct-2006, 11:05 | ||||
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| I'm with Ains on this one. The limit is the limit. I drive in North Wales most days and here there is no tolerance level so I do an indicated 29 in a 30. In other parts of the country I still stick to speed limits as best I can. The problems arise when you are followed by one of the '' I don't agree with the speed limits '' brigade who think that by following 6'' off your back bumper you will go faster, which happens at any speed. I had one at the weekend, maintaining 60mph in the astra van on a lovely twisty Welsh A road and 4wd comes up behind and tailgates for about a mile, ignoring several safe passing opportunities, and eventually overtakes on a blind left hand corner. I caught him up about 5 miles later on an equally twisty B road where I can maintain 60mph and he was struggling to do 45.  |
| #6 02-Oct-2006, 19:53 | ||||
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I drive for a living. No license no job, it's as simple as that. That and the things I've done and seen over the last 30 odd years of driving / riding do colour my judgement towards excessive speed. That said, if I'm out on the bike and it's a sunny day I will use my common sense as to whether it's safe to up the pace a bit, but as all of my riding is done in North Wales where 1mph over will get you a ticket, I think it's pointless to go above 60 on a long straight, which is where any camera vans or traffic cops will be. I'm quite happy for all the fast boys to play racers on the popular routes and keep the cops busy writing tickets so that I can go and play somewhere quieter and twistier.  |
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