Speeding....on foot.

[Kawasicki]

Is it illegal to run down a road at over the posted speed limit?

shane

[jacko lah]

Kawasicki said:

Is it illegal to run down a road at over the posted speed limit?

shane

No.

[RaksP]

[Kawasicki]

what if I had special shoes that allowed me to do 30mph in a 20mph zone (that's a full 50% over the limit!)and the road was wet?

[Chrispy Porker]

I should join an athletics club

[JustinP1]

Chrispy Porker said:

I should join an athletics club

Now thats 'thinking out of the box'...

[Bing o]

It's a good point - could a horse (well it's owner) for example get charged for exceeding the speed limit, or is it just motorised/mechanical devices?

[eltax91]

Chrispy Porker said:

I should join an athletics club

Forget the athletics club, if the OP can run down a road at above the posted limit, get yourself booked in for the Olympics.

[cj_eds]

Speed Kills Remember.

[Kawasicki]

eltax91 said:

Chrispy Porker said:

I should join an athletics club

Forget the athletics club, if the OP can run down a road at above the posted limit, get yourself booked in for the Olympics.

As it happens I have held a provincial U17 800m indoor record (1 min 54secs), I can easily sprint at 22mph, as can many people. 25mph and I would book myself in for the Olympics!

Why I am asking the question?----> I cycled slowly through a local village this morning, and to my amazement found that in the eyes of the law I was speeding, as soon as it was safe to do so I slowed to under the posted limit of 20mph (it is a limit after all, not a target!). As I was wobbling slowly a bus overtook me, with a fair differential speed. It got me thinking about how sad it was that a reasonably fit person can even break a speed limit on foot, and whether I should be careful when out running, especially if road/traffic conditions are poor.

[davido140]

try and find a gatso in a 20 limit, sprint past a few times, see if it goes off! worth it for shits and giggles!

I guess push bikes must trigger a gatso, If I wasnt an unfit lard-ass I would take great pleasure in settings a few off on a push bike!

[Mr Whippy]

Kawasicki said:

eltax91 said:

Chrispy Porker said:

I should join an athletics club

Forget the athletics club, if the OP can run down a road at above the posted limit, get yourself booked in for the Olympics.

As it happens I have held a provincial U17 800m indoor record (1 min 54secs), I can easily sprint at 22mph, as can many people. 25mph and I would book myself in for the Olympics!

Why I am asking the question?----> I cycled slowly through a local village this morning, and to my amazement found that in the eyes of the law I was speeding, as soon as it was safe to do so I slowed to under the posted limit of 20mph (it is a limit after all, not a target!). As I was wobbling slowly a bus overtook me, with a fair differential speed. It got me thinking about how sad it was that a reasonably fit person can even break a speed limit on foot, and whether I should be careful when out running, especially if road/traffic conditions are poor.

What about tread on your running shoes. Under 1.6mm and you could aquaplane in the rain and knock down a granny dawdling around getting her brolly out

Dave

[SS2.]

Kawasicki said:

I cycled slowly through a local village this morning, and to my amazement found that in the eyes of the law I was speeding,

You may have been cycling in excess of the posted speed limit, but AFAIK, there is no offence of 'cycling at excess speed'..

If you were to be prosecuted, I suspect it would be under one of several other specified cycling offences - dangerous, inconsiderate, reckless, amongst others.

[ewenm]

SS2. said:

Kawasicki said:

I cycled slowly through a local village this morning, and to my amazement found that in the eyes of the law I was speeding,

You may have been cycling in excess of the posted speed limit, but AFAIK, there is no offence of 'cycling at excess speed'..

If you were to be prosecuted, I suspect it would be under one of several other specified cycling offences - dangerous, inconsiderate, reckless, amongst others.

I think there's an offence of "Riding furiously", originally for horse-riders but has been applied to cyclists too...

[Mr Whippy]

ewenm said:

SS2. said:

Kawasicki said:

I cycled slowly through a local village this morning, and to my amazement found that in the eyes of the law I was speeding,

You may have been cycling in excess of the posted speed limit, but AFAIK, there is no offence of 'cycling at excess speed'..

If you were to be prosecuted, I suspect it would be under one of several other specified cycling offences - dangerous, inconsiderate, reckless, amongst others.

I think there's an offence of "Riding furiously", originally for horse-riders but has been applied to cyclists too...

How can they prove you were being furious and not just fairly mad?

Dave

Edited by Mr Whippy on Wednesday 8th August 15:11

[cj_eds]

davido140 said:

try and find a gatso in a 20 limit, sprint past a few times, see if it goes off! worth it for shits and giggles!

I guess push bikes must trigger a gatso, If I wasnt an unfit lard-ass I would take great pleasure in settings a few off on a push bike!

Before you do that get the number plate of your local MPs car and stick it to the back of your bike.

[SS2.]

ewenm said:

I think there's an offence of "Riding furiously", originally for horse-riders but has been applied to cyclists too...

I think that comes from the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 which ,IIRC, extended to cycling.

OAtPA 1861 said:

S.35. Whosoever, having the charge of any carriage or vehicle, shall by wanton or furious driving or racing, or other wilful misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do or cause to be done any bodily harm to any person whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years ....

I don't know whether anyone in the last 50 years has been successfully prosecuted for the offence of 'wanton or furious cycling', though..

[7db]

SS2. said:

I don't know whether anyone in the last 50 years has been successfully prosecuted for the offence of 'wanton or furious cycling', though..

I do. They have. Accepted FPN IIRC, however.

[BIG DUNC]

I happen to know that given a suitable straight and steep hill, a supermarket shopping trolly can set a gatso off.
Err, I don't want to give too many details and I'm not naming the "driver" as it well over 14 days ago ( more like 14 years actualy ).
Had we planned the incident, we could have put the local MP's plate on.....

[robwales]

I frequently cycle through my village at speeds in excess of 30mph.
Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to test the speed warning signs before they were taken down.