How much do you think about speed and limits when you drive?
Discussion
Jasandjules said:
Better to be travelling at 35mph and paying attention for hazards and reacting accordingly, than bimbling along like the stupid cow the other day I reported to the police who hit my dog because she was paying no f***ng attention to the road at all but was driving slowly, presumably because it's only "speed" that kills....
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NinjaPower said:
I live in Cumbria/Lake District, and despite the large size of the county, there are only a handful of speed cameras and everyone knows where they are.
Traffic police are few and far between, as are camera vans.
I try to behave myself in built up areas, and generally just flow with the rest of the traffic which is usually doing 30-35.
Traffic is always light to non existent depending on time of day.
Out on the A-roads and motorway, my speeding is generally outrageous. I cruise at 70-90 in 60 limits and I wouldn't bat an eyelid at doing 150, as would many people I know.
I attribute my 'success' if you want to call it that, with being massively suspicious of other cars with the assumption that anything could be an unmarked police car, and also I'm always looking ahead down the road for anything that makes my spidey-senses tingle.
I couldn't do 150 without spending the next few weeks worrying that I hadn't been caught (even if I was sure I hadn't). Probably not rational fear but when I lived in Switzerland they did have hidden cameras and mobile ones they put on the best roads. Generally you didn't know you had been caught until you got a friendly letter (I'm kidding - we are talking about the Swiss) to visit the local police station. Penalties now too high. A long ban would be very inconvenient but don't fancy prison (which I assume would be a risk at such speeds). Traffic police are few and far between, as are camera vans.
I try to behave myself in built up areas, and generally just flow with the rest of the traffic which is usually doing 30-35.
Traffic is always light to non existent depending on time of day.
Out on the A-roads and motorway, my speeding is generally outrageous. I cruise at 70-90 in 60 limits and I wouldn't bat an eyelid at doing 150, as would many people I know.
I attribute my 'success' if you want to call it that, with being massively suspicious of other cars with the assumption that anything could be an unmarked police car, and also I'm always looking ahead down the road for anything that makes my spidey-senses tingle.
Quite envious of the roads you have up there. You can keep the floods though!
johnwilliams77 said:
R0G said:
I never have to be overly concerned about keeping to the limit as I keep a regular check on it along with everything else
I kept to limits for every test I have done just like everyone else who passes a driving test so I proved I can do it
I think many drivers pass a test then perhaps think they know better or become lazy - maybe there is another reason they are unable to keep within limits ?
How do you know others are 'unable'?I kept to limits for every test I have done just like everyone else who passes a driving test so I proved I can do it
I think many drivers pass a test then perhaps think they know better or become lazy - maybe there is another reason they are unable to keep within limits ?
R0G said:
johnwilliams77 said:
R0G said:
I never have to be overly concerned about keeping to the limit as I keep a regular check on it along with everything else
I kept to limits for every test I have done just like everyone else who passes a driving test so I proved I can do it
I think many drivers pass a test then perhaps think they know better or become lazy - maybe there is another reason they are unable to keep within limits ?
How do you know others are 'unable'?I kept to limits for every test I have done just like everyone else who passes a driving test so I proved I can do it
I think many drivers pass a test then perhaps think they know better or become lazy - maybe there is another reason they are unable to keep within limits ?
They clearly are able they just chose not to
HTH?
Always pays to be aware:
A65 some long time ago, blues 'n' twos behind and now stopped...
Cop, "Can you tell me what speed you were doing, sir?"
Me, (knowing speedo was a bit in excess of 60 and fearful of the consequences), "58 mph."
Cop, "and do you know what the speed limit is on this section of the road?"
Me, "30 mph, the sign's just back over that hill."
Cop, "Well, that's 10/10 for observation."
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ked me, told me it *could* have meant an embarrassing court appearance and sent me on my way...
6:30 on a Sunday morning and no traffic meant he exercised his discretion. Respect!
A65 some long time ago, blues 'n' twos behind and now stopped...
Cop, "Can you tell me what speed you were doing, sir?"
Me, (knowing speedo was a bit in excess of 60 and fearful of the consequences), "58 mph."
Cop, "and do you know what the speed limit is on this section of the road?"
Me, "30 mph, the sign's just back over that hill."
Cop, "Well, that's 10/10 for observation."
b
ked me, told me it *could* have meant an embarrassing court appearance and sent me on my way...6:30 on a Sunday morning and no traffic meant he exercised his discretion. Respect!
Raine Man said:
I'd be a bit worried about having a blowout at 150. At 70 you're going to make a mess of your car, at 150 you'd probably be dripping out of the wreckage!
I never worry about having a blowout at any speed. I use quality tyres, and check condition and pressure regularly. Besides which when is the last time you saw a car have a blowout?Trucks are a completely different issue, with a variety of reasons for why they are forever dumping rubber all over the place.
NinjaPower said:
I live in Cumbria/Lake District, and despite the large size of the county, there are only a handful of speed cameras and everyone knows where they are.
Traffic police are few and far between, as are camera vans.
I try to behave myself in built up areas, and generally just flow with the rest of the traffic which is usually doing 30-35.
Traffic is always light to non existent depending on time of day.
Out on the A-roads and motorway, my speeding is generally outrageous. I cruise at 70-90 in 60 limits and I wouldn't bat an eyelid at doing 150, as would many people I know.
I attribute my 'success' if you want to call it that, with being massively suspicious of other cars with the assumption that anything could be an unmarked police car, and also I'm always looking ahead down the road for anything that makes my spidey-senses tingle.
I take it that it wasn't you doing 109 mph in a 30 mph limit in Seascale recently then...? Traffic police are few and far between, as are camera vans.
I try to behave myself in built up areas, and generally just flow with the rest of the traffic which is usually doing 30-35.
Traffic is always light to non existent depending on time of day.
Out on the A-roads and motorway, my speeding is generally outrageous. I cruise at 70-90 in 60 limits and I wouldn't bat an eyelid at doing 150, as would many people I know.
I attribute my 'success' if you want to call it that, with being massively suspicious of other cars with the assumption that anything could be an unmarked police car, and also I'm always looking ahead down the road for anything that makes my spidey-senses tingle.
As a result, police are going to be running a campaign in the area.
Mostly an advertising campaign, if previous "campaign" announcements are anything to go by.
I have lived in Windermere since the 1980s (Troutbeck Bridge before that) and travelling to Ambleside has gotten longer and longer due in part to various road layout changes - extended pavement between Troutbeck Bridge and White Cross Bay, and traffic islands in places where you used to be able to safely pass slow moving tourists... and a 30 mph limit from Langdale Chase all the way to Waterhead, which makes little difference to the speeds sensible drivers used to drive at, but seems to scare the pants of timid drivers who now drive it at little above 20 mph.
I used to be able to get to the health centre (on the Rydal side) in 15 - 20 minutes, but it now takes 30 - 35 minutes... to cover 8 miles at busy times.
That is nothing compared to the traffic nightmare in Kendal, with an appalling number of traffic lights and changing road layouts that defy logic... while Aynam road is a race track with cars parked randomly on one side, in a series of bends alongside the river!!
One driver hit somebody's wall at 70+ mph and killed his passenger a few years back, but it hasn't discouraged the others, and some of the lane change manoeuvres made WITHIN the limit are downright dangerous.
Too many drivers I see don't think about speed or limits, just the first few yards of tarmac in front of their vehicle.
Esceptico said:
Just curious. Pretty much aware of my speed at all times and paranoid about cameras and speed traps, where I think they could be. Normal?
Sounds pretty normal to me. I'm certainly in that mode when pressing on. Once a week I start a rural car journey at 4:30am. When the weather and light levels are appropriate, driving "to the conditions" would risk quite a few points.NinjaPower said:
I live in Cumbria/Lake District, and despite the large size of the county, there are only a handful of speed cameras and everyone knows where they are.
Traffic police are few and far between, as are camera vans.
I try to behave myself in built up areas, and generally just flow with the rest of the traffic which is usually doing 30-35.
Traffic is always light to non existent depending on time of day.
Out on the A-roads and motorway, my speeding is generally outrageous. I cruise at 70-90 in 60 limits and I wouldn't bat an eyelid at doing 150, as would many people I know.
I attribute my 'success' if you want to call it that, with being massively suspicious of other cars with the assumption that anything could be an unmarked police car, and also I'm always looking ahead down the road for anything that makes my spidey-senses tingle.
This. Obey urban speed limits but outside of town as long as traffic, conditions are fine generally speed.Traffic police are few and far between, as are camera vans.
I try to behave myself in built up areas, and generally just flow with the rest of the traffic which is usually doing 30-35.
Traffic is always light to non existent depending on time of day.
Out on the A-roads and motorway, my speeding is generally outrageous. I cruise at 70-90 in 60 limits and I wouldn't bat an eyelid at doing 150, as would many people I know.
I attribute my 'success' if you want to call it that, with being massively suspicious of other cars with the assumption that anything could be an unmarked police car, and also I'm always looking ahead down the road for anything that makes my spidey-senses tingle.
"How much do you think about speed and limits when you drive?"
As much as I think about any other aspect of driving; observations, gear changes, etc. It's a second nature thing; and it can be unsettling when the semi-concious processes throw up the question "wait what's the limit again?"
As much as I think about any other aspect of driving; observations, gear changes, etc. It's a second nature thing; and it can be unsettling when the semi-concious processes throw up the question "wait what's the limit again?"
Some Gump said:
OP,
Is posting inane circular threads on the same subject your fetish or something?
Is posting inane comments your fetish? You don't have to read threads or respond to them if you don't like the subject matter? As far as I know the thread space in PHs is not limited so starting new topics costs nothing and doesn't prevent others from creating topics more to your tastes. Why don't you try doing so, rather than moaning?Is posting inane circular threads on the same subject your fetish or something?
While I was living in France first and in Germany I had become quite careful about speed cameras, I was caught several times, typically in urban areas in Germany while more often on secondary roads in France. Now that I came back to my hometown in Italy I rarely care about speed limits. In Italy there are very few controls and typically in the same spots. To get to work daily I take a road in an industrial area, in theory the limit is 30mph but average speed there is 60+
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