Have I just been banned from driving :( :( UK
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Jimbobjr88 said:
coppice said:
Having lived near the A19 for twenty odd years and seen innumerable accidents and near misses I do hope a lesson has been learned . To those unfamiliar with the road , it has lots of crossings , poorly sighted bends and farm traffic , especially at this time of year. I can think of about 2 miles between Thirsk and Middlesbrough whee in light traffic you might be safe to do 110mph. In daylight . In the dry.Mind you , OP was doing 30 odd mph less than the idiot in an Evo was recently ....
I agree, it really isn't a great road!! Very silly of me... I know it littered with unmarked and mobile police cameras as well. It was a pure moment of madness.
Jimbobjr88 said:
Weather wasn't great .......... I may have been doing 110mph+
I'm absolutely cr*pping myself here
You should be cr*pping yourself. You drove like a f*cking idiot.I'm absolutely cr*pping myself here
However, you will get away with it on this occasion. He would have pulled you there and then if he was traffic police.
lostkiwi said:
Really? In 8 years of motor racing I had one crash while competing. In the same period I had 3 RTAs (none my fault).
Before I get accused of not trying I was highly competitive and was regularly at the top of my class and on a night road rally posted stage times in the top 15 of over 100 entrants (not UK road rallying - proper roads closed stage rallies in NZ). I drove a Mini Cooper S and was regularly competing against far more powerful and exotic machinery.
Your risk of a crash on a circuit is related to your own ability to control your vehicle and predict other drivers actions, just as it is on the road.
As said - if you want to drive fast do it on a track. You'll learn more, be safer doing it and will endanger fewer people.
He clearly hasn't driven on track beforeBefore I get accused of not trying I was highly competitive and was regularly at the top of my class and on a night road rally posted stage times in the top 15 of over 100 entrants (not UK road rallying - proper roads closed stage rallies in NZ). I drove a Mini Cooper S and was regularly competing against far more powerful and exotic machinery.
Your risk of a crash on a circuit is related to your own ability to control your vehicle and predict other drivers actions, just as it is on the road.
As said - if you want to drive fast do it on a track. You'll learn more, be safer doing it and will endanger fewer people.
james_gt3rs said:
Do a search for 10 pence short prison diary...
Slightly different to just plain speeding though, they were investigating a serious RTA and the cars he was travelling with had the forum stickers in the windows. Although if you haven't read it - do go and read it. Its an interesting insight.
a Q5 is a fairly unusual vehicle choice for an unmarked police car, however I have seen one attending an serious RTA with blues etc and a fire engine which got me thinking - is it not highly likely it was a fire brigade vehicle, fire chief etc.
I think this is far more likely, if it was a police vehicle you would have been stopped for sure for a word and if it wasn't cappable he would definitely calling it in for someone to have a word further up the road!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ga132/18376046269
I think this is far more likely, if it was a police vehicle you would have been stopped for sure for a word and if it wasn't cappable he would definitely calling it in for someone to have a word further up the road!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ga132/18376046269
Edited by strath44 on Friday 26th August 21:50
AMGJocky said:
lostkiwi said:
Really? In 8 years of motor racing I had one crash while competing. In the same period I had 3 RTAs (none my fault).
Before I get accused of not trying I was highly competitive and was regularly at the top of my class and on a night road rally posted stage times in the top 15 of over 100 entrants (not UK road rallying - proper roads closed stage rallies in NZ). I drove a Mini Cooper S and was regularly competing against far more powerful and exotic machinery.
Your risk of a crash on a circuit is related to your own ability to control your vehicle and predict other drivers actions, just as it is on the road.
As said - if you want to drive fast do it on a track. You'll learn more, be safer doing it and will endanger fewer people.
He clearly hasn't driven on track beforeBefore I get accused of not trying I was highly competitive and was regularly at the top of my class and on a night road rally posted stage times in the top 15 of over 100 entrants (not UK road rallying - proper roads closed stage rallies in NZ). I drove a Mini Cooper S and was regularly competing against far more powerful and exotic machinery.
Your risk of a crash on a circuit is related to your own ability to control your vehicle and predict other drivers actions, just as it is on the road.
As said - if you want to drive fast do it on a track. You'll learn more, be safer doing it and will endanger fewer people.
"he was on the inside about 15 metres ahead with a lorry fast approaching. Due to the conditions, distance and speed I decided it was safer to just put my foot down a bit and go past him so he could pull in behind me and get passed the lorry also. I may have been doing 110mph+ for this brief moment. "
I think what you meant to say was...
"he was on the inside about 15 metres ahead with a lorry fast approaching. Due to the fact he was an audi driving
I decided it was funnier to just put my foot down a bit and go past him so he could get stuck behind the lorry and have to slow down and I could giggle and go on about my sad life. I may have been doing any dangerous speed necessary for this brief moment. "
Because this certainly happens a lot to me when I drive any Audi or BMW on a motorway in the UK. Mainly people will sit in my blind spot, normally in MPV's full of kids, and when a lorry comes up they speed up slightly forcing me to disable cruise control and brake. Then it is a lottery between do they accelerate past whilst sneering at me or do they continue to brake forcing me to emergency stop behind said lorry.
I think what you meant to say was...
"he was on the inside about 15 metres ahead with a lorry fast approaching. Due to the fact he was an audi driving
I decided it was funnier to just put my foot down a bit and go past him so he could get stuck behind the lorry and have to slow down and I could giggle and go on about my sad life. I may have been doing any dangerous speed necessary for this brief moment. "Because this certainly happens a lot to me when I drive any Audi or BMW on a motorway in the UK. Mainly people will sit in my blind spot, normally in MPV's full of kids, and when a lorry comes up they speed up slightly forcing me to disable cruise control and brake. Then it is a lottery between do they accelerate past whilst sneering at me or do they continue to brake forcing me to emergency stop behind said lorry.
twoblacklines said:
Because this certainly happens a lot to me when I drive any Audi or BMW on a motorway in the UK. Mainly people will sit in my blind spot, normally in MPV's full of kids, and when a lorry comes up they speed up slightly forcing me to disable cruise control and brake. Then it is a lottery between do they accelerate past whilst sneering at me or do they continue to brake forcing me to emergency stop behind said lorry.
These statements are contradictory and merely serve to confuse the reader. I often wonder whether cruise control is responsible for the demise of acceleration sense.
You're not being forced to do anything: you are (or should be) in full control of your car..
If you have to make an emergency stop your hazard anticipation is distinctly sketchy.
Reminds me of the lane issues I mentioned in my 'motorway etiquette' thread.
You fill find, in lane 1 and you're approaching the back end of a lorry, car in lane 2 is blocking you from moving out, only a very small % will move into lane 3 if you indicate with intention to go into lane 2.
Vast majority either creep past you forcing you to brake and get stuck, or some flat out match your speed boxing you in.
You fill find, in lane 1 and you're approaching the back end of a lorry, car in lane 2 is blocking you from moving out, only a very small % will move into lane 3 if you indicate with intention to go into lane 2.
Vast majority either creep past you forcing you to brake and get stuck, or some flat out match your speed boxing you in.
Speeding along the A168 between the A1 and Thirsk is generally a bad idea as the camera vans regularly sit in the last layby just before the railway line on the end of that 2 mile long straight (heading eastbound). I'm up that road nearly every evening and there's a camera van in that layby at least every few days and they'll have you nabbed well before you see them if you're over the limit.
Streetview looking west fyi : https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.2072009,-1.35529...
Streetview looking west fyi : https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.2072009,-1.35529...
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
This, completely. There are some rational coppers about, he probably knew there was nothing up with the standard of your driving, so just wanted to send you a warning shot.
There was everything wrong with the standard of driving - he was speeding excessively, whether he is a good driver or not you can't account or allow for other people. If he got in a mess because the q5 pulled into him as he overtook at that speed and ploughed into the other side of the road killing your family how would that sit?Op I wouldn't stress it I personally doubt it was the police, but it was one of the services calling you on your speed. If you were going to hear about it you would have heard pretty quickly!
strath44 said:
a Q5 is a fairly unusual vehicle choice for an unmarked police car, however I have seen one attending an serious RTA with blues etc and a fire engine which got me thinking - is it not highly likely it was a fire brigade vehicle, fire chief etc.
Could have been an ambulance officer.The way to keep your license is just to be very vigilant and pay attention to everything around you. When I have got pulled over by unmarked cars, I've always felt I've deserved the brown pants moment for not paying enough attention in the first place. Having said that I've never got a ticket, even though one of those unmarked cars was following me at well into 3 figures - there are sensible plods around who will base their decision on your standard and manner and of driving and attitiude, rather than and just your absolute speed. On motorways I always slow down at slip roads, only really push it if there are gaps in the traffic and if a car speeds up and pulls in behind me after I overtake it I usually let it pass. Driving sensibly st speed is all about anticipating the flow of traffic around you.
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