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ds on van got me on dual carriageway at 79. i have no defence. i just want to say b
petemurphy said:
Near cotgrave on Sunday - saw them late knew I would be getting something through the post 
Sunny day, empty dual carriageway. Not a cash making exercise at all
It's quite deflating.Sunny day, empty dual carriageway. Not a cash making exercise at all
I'm expecting something in the post any moment now. I'd just spent an hour on the M6, dealing with poor driving from folk who have no lane discipline and just turn zombie doing 70mph in "the fast lane minus one". I came off the M6 onto a dual carriageway, perfectly straight, engaged the throttle a little bit too much then spotted the van. <sigh>
E-bmw said:
Mumsnet said:
littleredrooster said:
...bearing in mind the A46 goes from somewhere near Newark-on-Trent ...
I wouldn't class Grimsby as being 'somewhere near Newark' 
I am guessing that bit of the A46 was removed by the T' North filter.
"The A46 was first classified in 1922 and ran from Bath to Grimsby".
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/A46/History
Sebring440 said:
petemurphy said:
Sunny day, empty dual carriageway.
How does that affect things?Whereas 79 in the pouring rain weaving in and out of traffic would be far less safe.
Of course, speeding is always illegal, even if not always unsafe.
Hopefully you're just being argumentative, and there is nothing genuinely in the above you couldn't have worked out yourself.
To the op, I was also caught at 79, it is just one of those things and when I balance it agaisnt all the speeding i have got away with, I can't really complain.
The speed awareness course was an eye opener both in the mistakes the course leader made, and how poor road knowledge is across a sample of speeding drivers.
Ian Geary said:
So for most normal people, it would be obvious that in ideal conditions like this, a bit more speed can still be carried safely by a confident driver.
Whereas 79 in the pouring rain weaving in and out of traffic would be far less safe.
Of course, speeding is always illegal, even if not always unsafe.
Hopefully you're just being argumentative, and there is nothing genuinely in the above you couldn't have worked out yourself.
To the op, I was also caught at 79, it is just one of those things and when I balance it agaisnt all the speeding i have got away with, I can't really complain.
The speed awareness course was an eye opener both in the mistakes the course leader made, and how poor road knowledge is across a sample of speeding drivers.
I wasn’t going to rise to him! Never done a course will see if I’m given the optionWhereas 79 in the pouring rain weaving in and out of traffic would be far less safe.
Of course, speeding is always illegal, even if not always unsafe.
Hopefully you're just being argumentative, and there is nothing genuinely in the above you couldn't have worked out yourself.
To the op, I was also caught at 79, it is just one of those things and when I balance it agaisnt all the speeding i have got away with, I can't really complain.
The speed awareness course was an eye opener both in the mistakes the course leader made, and how poor road knowledge is across a sample of speeding drivers.
megaphone said:
Excess speed is the main cause of accidents, injuries and deaths on our roads. Slow down.
You might find like minded people here:-https://www.mumsnet.com/
petemurphy said:
Ian Geary said:
So for most normal people, it would be obvious that in ideal conditions like this, a bit more speed can still be carried safely by a confident driver.
Whereas 79 in the pouring rain weaving in and out of traffic would be far less safe.
Of course, speeding is always illegal, even if not always unsafe.
Hopefully you're just being argumentative, and there is nothing genuinely in the above you couldn't have worked out yourself.
To the op, I was also caught at 79, it is just one of those things and when I balance it agaisnt all the speeding i have got away with, I can't really complain.
The speed awareness course was an eye opener both in the mistakes the course leader made, and how poor road knowledge is across a sample of speeding drivers.
I wasn t going to rise to him! Never done a course will see if I m given the optionWhereas 79 in the pouring rain weaving in and out of traffic would be far less safe.
Of course, speeding is always illegal, even if not always unsafe.
Hopefully you're just being argumentative, and there is nothing genuinely in the above you couldn't have worked out yourself.
To the op, I was also caught at 79, it is just one of those things and when I balance it agaisnt all the speeding i have got away with, I can't really complain.
The speed awareness course was an eye opener both in the mistakes the course leader made, and how poor road knowledge is across a sample of speeding drivers.
"Sunny day, empty dual carriageway." — you seem to be using that as some form of mitigation.
No one (yourself included) has suggested that you were not driving safely. And the notice you have received is not suggesting that you were not driving safely.
It is stating, quite simply, that you were driving over the speed limit. Which you were aware of at the time. So you chose to drive over the speed limit, and you've been caught. Weather conditions had nothing to do with it.
Something that many drivers (including myself) do every day.
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