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Quote from: drfchound on June 02, 2020, 07:00:31 pmQuote from: Axholme Lion on June 02, 2020, 02:17:15 pmQuote from: Glyn_Wigley on June 02, 2020, 01:33:42 pmQuote from: Axholme Lion on June 02, 2020, 11:20:31 amI don't speed in town but it just seemed to me a coincidence that on the first busy day back they are there with the money box. It's nothing to do with road safety, it's a money making exercise.Only if you make it a money making exercise for them. Blame yourself, not others.As for 'it's nothing to do with road safety', I take it you've never done the speed awareness course.No I haven't done the course. I haven't had need to because I don't speed around town.You dont have to get caught speeding only in town to get the option of a speeding course, known as a driver awareness course.The courses are available for people who get caught out in other areas too.In a 60 limit for example, if you get caught doing 68 to 75 mph you get the option of attending a course rather than get points or a fine.It isn’t all about not speeding in town.I would be amazed that anyone caught doing 75 mph in a 60 zone would get the option of a driver awareness course. Surely that is wrong?
Quote from: Axholme Lion on June 02, 2020, 02:17:15 pmQuote from: Glyn_Wigley on June 02, 2020, 01:33:42 pmQuote from: Axholme Lion on June 02, 2020, 11:20:31 amI don't speed in town but it just seemed to me a coincidence that on the first busy day back they are there with the money box. It's nothing to do with road safety, it's a money making exercise.Only if you make it a money making exercise for them. Blame yourself, not others.As for 'it's nothing to do with road safety', I take it you've never done the speed awareness course.No I haven't done the course. I haven't had need to because I don't speed around town.You dont have to get caught speeding only in town to get the option of a speeding course, known as a driver awareness course.The courses are available for people who get caught out in other areas too.In a 60 limit for example, if you get caught doing 68 to 75 mph you get the option of attending a course rather than get points or a fine.It isn’t all about not speeding in town.
Quote from: Glyn_Wigley on June 02, 2020, 01:33:42 pmQuote from: Axholme Lion on June 02, 2020, 11:20:31 amI don't speed in town but it just seemed to me a coincidence that on the first busy day back they are there with the money box. It's nothing to do with road safety, it's a money making exercise.Only if you make it a money making exercise for them. Blame yourself, not others.As for 'it's nothing to do with road safety', I take it you've never done the speed awareness course.No I haven't done the course. I haven't had need to because I don't speed around town.
Quote from: Axholme Lion on June 02, 2020, 11:20:31 amI don't speed in town but it just seemed to me a coincidence that on the first busy day back they are there with the money box. It's nothing to do with road safety, it's a money making exercise.Only if you make it a money making exercise for them. Blame yourself, not others.As for 'it's nothing to do with road safety', I take it you've never done the speed awareness course.
I don't speed in town but it just seemed to me a coincidence that on the first busy day back they are there with the money box. It's nothing to do with road safety, it's a money making exercise.
The answer is ..... having speed limiters and controllers on cars so they cannot be driven above the limit.
In that case, you were speeding intentionally and therefore not in the category I was referring to. My point is everybody at some point will break the speed limit and many of them will do so unintentionally.
Quote from: SydneyRover on June 03, 2020, 10:09:59 amThe answer is ..... having speed limiters and controllers on cars so they cannot be driven above the limit.I don’t agree with that, as a professional driver I’ve come across instances where I’ve needed to accelerate to avoid a potential serious collision, if cars were limited you would just have dangerous convoys instead, we’ve seen that to a certain extent with Lorry’s being limited, nose to tale on the motorway with barely a gap between vehicles
Quote from: Bentley Bullet on June 03, 2020, 08:08:43 amIn that case, you were speeding intentionally and therefore not in the category I was referring to. My point is everybody at some point will break the speed limit and many of them will do so unintentionally.No. I wasn't speeding deliberately. I wasn't concentrating and I let my subconscious need to get someone take over.I wasn't unlucky though.
Quote from: Filo on June 03, 2020, 10:24:02 amQuote from: SydneyRover on June 03, 2020, 10:09:59 amThe answer is ..... having speed limiters and controllers on cars so they cannot be driven above the limit.I don’t agree with that, as a professional driver I’ve come across instances where I’ve needed to accelerate to avoid a potential serious collision, if cars were limited you would just have dangerous convoys instead, we’ve seen that to a certain extent with Lorry’s being limited, nose to tale on the motorway with barely a gap between vehiclesFilo, if speed controllers were used it would reduce those dangerous situations, I can't think of a situation where avoidance and breaking wouldn't be a better option than speeding ilegally. Cruise control is used on motorways without problems.
it could put the breaks on fast cars?
Quote from: SydneyRover on June 03, 2020, 10:38:36 amit could put the breaks on fast cars?No cars are allowed to fulfil their speed capacity legally. The attraction of fast cars is the prestige of owning one more than owt else.
Bloody hell 84 k in an 80 k is a bit punitive (to say the least)Do they not operate the 10% + "a bit" rule ? Looks like they dont