Camera Van on Wokingham Road this Afternoon
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There was me, casually on the way to the pub this afternoon to meet up with the girlfriend after our first exams. Turned to go towards the shops at the BP garage. Turned around the corner and there was the w
r on the other side of the road with the back window open and pointing towards me. A glance down at the speedo just before slamming on the brakes to be on the safe side showed 33-35. Sod's law that i had a thought in the back of my head that there may be one around the corner and did actually slow down, was it enough???
Atleast after it a fair bit of flashing was employed in order to warn other people about the tax collection operation around the corner, well apart from one chav who after seeing me do this decided to speed up, muppet.
r on the other side of the road with the back window open and pointing towards me. A glance down at the speedo just before slamming on the brakes to be on the safe side showed 33-35. Sod's law that i had a thought in the back of my head that there may be one around the corner and did actually slow down, was it enough???Atleast after it a fair bit of flashing was employed in order to warn other people about the tax collection operation around the corner, well apart from one chav who after seeing me do this decided to speed up, muppet.
you slammed on your brakes.... it's not the camera causing accidents, it's people like you. the camera didn't MAKE you slam on your brakes, you did that yourself
stop blaming an inanimate object for doing things, it's people having stupid reactions that cause accidents.... just like a gun doesn't kill, it's the person pulling the trigger, it's also not the camera that got a person caught, it's the person behind the wheel that got themself caught
stop blaming an inanimate object for doing things, it's people having stupid reactions that cause accidents.... just like a gun doesn't kill, it's the person pulling the trigger, it's also not the camera that got a person caught, it's the person behind the wheel that got themself caught
Edited by Gold Rolex on Sunday 11th May 01:15
Gold Rolex said:
you slammed on your brakes.... it's not the camera causing accidents, it's people like you. the camera didn't MAKE you slam on your brakes, you did that yourself
stop blaming an inanimate object for doing things, it's people having stupid reactions that cause accidents.... just like a gun doesn't kill, it's the person pulling the trigger, it's also not the camera that got a person caught, it's the person behind the wheel that got themself caught
A rare common sense post stop blaming an inanimate object for doing things, it's people having stupid reactions that cause accidents.... just like a gun doesn't kill, it's the person pulling the trigger, it's also not the camera that got a person caught, it's the person behind the wheel that got themself caught
Edited by Gold Rolex on Sunday 11th May 01:15
Edited by thewurzel on Sunday 11th May 09:46
wideload said:
may i add that i did check behind me before doing this as there was nobody following me, the braking only took me down to an indicated 28. may i say that if you were 3 points away from being banned wouldn't you do the same?
If I was in your shoes, I'd be driving like a nun.wideload said:
may i add that i did check behind me before doing this as there was nobody following me, the braking only took me down to an indicated 28. may i say that if you were 3 points away from being banned wouldn't you do the same?
3 points away from being banned 
not the best driver around are you !!!!!talk about not learning your lessons.... Oh, I'm sorry, I bet none of them are your fault either, it's those nasty people catching you that mean you've got all those points, it's not your fault you've got them is it, you're not to blame for your own actions
Oh, and you had time to glance down at your speedo AND check behind you to see if it was ok to slam on your brakes, THEN you decided to slam on your brakes
.... why am I not supprised you've got 9 points already? Edited by Gold Rolex on Sunday 11th May 12:20
Do you go out your house wearing 3 foot long shoes and a big red nose? When you get in your car, does your seat rise up in the air and your wings fall off?
Edited by Gold Rolex on Sunday 11th May 12:21
Gold Rolex said:
wideload said:
may i add that i did check behind me before doing this as there was nobody following me, the braking only took me down to an indicated 28. may i say that if you were 3 points away from being banned wouldn't you do the same?
3 points away from being banned not the best driver around are you !!!!!Plotloss said:
Gold Rolex said:
wideload said:
may i add that i did check behind me before doing this as there was nobody following me, the braking only took me down to an indicated 28. may i say that if you were 3 points away from being banned wouldn't you do the same?
3 points away from being banned not the best driver around are you !!!!!I've been driving for 19 years and never once got any points, why is that? because I take personal responsibility for my driving, I don't find that hard, if I can do it, so can anybody. Why do people try and put the blame on other things for their mistakes? if a person gets caught speeding, it's their fault, no if or buts, their fault.... they are the one behind the wheel, they are the one with their foot on the gas pedal, their fault!
i know this is a motoring web-site, but for gods sake, why is it that some people on here seem to blame everything but themselves when it comes to motoring? they get caught speeding, oh it's the fault of the person catching them... they get a parking ticket, it's the fault of the person giving them their ticket for not cutting them some slack when they have broken the rules... it's never seems to be the fault of certain individuals on here when they f
k up and do something worng and get caught doing that thing wrong?Taita said:
Could be within his first 2 years driving, only allowed 6.
I'm on 3 and should ride like a nun, but I can't
What do you mean when you say that you can't?I'm on 3 and should ride like a nun, but I can't
If you said that you won't, that's another matter, but 'can't' inplies some sort of lack of ability to drive to given parameters.
Gold Rolex said:
Plotloss said:
Gold Rolex said:
wideload said:
may i add that i did check behind me before doing this as there was nobody following me, the braking only took me down to an indicated 28. may i say that if you were 3 points away from being banned wouldn't you do the same?
3 points away from being banned not the best driver around are you !!!!!I've been driving for 19 years and never once got any points, why is that? because I take personal responsibility for my driving, I don't find that hard, if I can do it, so can anybody. Why do people try and put the blame on other things for their mistakes? if a person gets caught speeding, it's their fault, no if or buts, their fault.... they are the one behind the wheel, they are the one with their foot on the gas pedal, their fault!
i know this is a motoring web-site, but for gods sake, why is it that some people on here seem to blame everything but themselves when it comes to motoring? they get caught speeding, oh it's the fault of the person catching them... they get a parking ticket, it's the fault of the person giving them their ticket for not cutting them some slack when they have broken the rules... it's never seems to be the fault of certain individuals on here when they f
k up and do something worng and get caught doing that thing wrong?Cooperman said:
Taita said:
Could be within his first 2 years driving, only allowed 6.
I'm on 3 and should ride like a nun, but I can't
What do you mean when you say that you can't?I'm on 3 and should ride like a nun, but I can't
If you said that you won't, that's another matter, but 'can't' inplies some sort of lack of ability to drive to given parameters.
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Puggit said:
That's one of their favourite spots - how come you didn't know?
I am not really that familiar with the area...i only started at the uni in october and have never really driven down that road as i am in halls on the other side of campus. The closest previously, other than asda, was the college arms and other than that afew of the estate agents when sorting out houses for next year.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff