Old people with speed guns
Discussion
They give old people speed guns to shut them up and stop them moaning, you'd be surprised how annoying a retired OAP can be.
I serves 3 purposes, first it gives them something to do, second it shows them that just because it sounds fast doesn't mean it is fast and third it helps to stop people speeding. It's a no lose situation, plus most of the people they "catch" will be "new money" types who move into the village and clog the place up with their Chelsea tractors.
I serves 3 purposes, first it gives them something to do, second it shows them that just because it sounds fast doesn't mean it is fast and third it helps to stop people speeding. It's a no lose situation, plus most of the people they "catch" will be "new money" types who move into the village and clog the place up with their Chelsea tractors.
Edited by lyonspride on Thursday 8th August 00:46
Im fine with people doing this, in appropriate places, its a bit like neighbourhood watch. However recently I was passing through a local village (between Hinckley and Nuneaton) and one of these 'old people' in a fluorescent jacket with the speed gun crossed the road without looking as I was approaching. When he looked up as I coasted towards he must have assumed I was speeding as didnt expect me to be there and stopped suddenly in the road before the pavement and pointed the camera and I nearly ran him over. I thnk these people need to ensure they have the proper safety training!
One of these on my way to work , two old women with a portable sign that shows your speed . I was doing 30 the sign showed 30 then jumped to 31 then straight back to 30. GPS showed 30 the whole time , i assume it hit maybe 30.5 which registered as 31.
This got them pointing at me and making a show of writing on a clipboard .
Crime of the century .
ETA most people drive at around 30 but i would estimate about half if those that ignore the limit are locals who brake hard then turn into their driveway have done 40 ish.
This got them pointing at me and making a show of writing on a clipboard .
Crime of the century .
ETA most people drive at around 30 but i would estimate about half if those that ignore the limit are locals who brake hard then turn into their driveway have done 40 ish.
Edited by Dodsy on Wednesday 7th August 22:51
ClaphamBoxS said:
Johnnytheboy said:
It's a matter of public record that Speedwatch volunteers come in threes:
1. A gaunt skinny man that looks like a corpse
2. A red faced, jolly looking fat man
3. A slightly confused looking woman who is never holding the actual speed gun.
The confused woman is never holding the speed gun but is ALWAYS holding the clipboard...1. A gaunt skinny man that looks like a corpse
2. A red faced, jolly looking fat man
3. A slightly confused looking woman who is never holding the actual speed gun.
2. is wearing an old pair of cavalry-twill trousers stained around the crotch area, a tight tattersall checked cotton shirt with some buttons missing, a green tie with horse and hound motifs, a diamond-pattern cardigan with leather sleeve and cuff patches and worn brogues with heel and toe segs
3. is wearing a heavy plaid, mid-calf skirt, a pale yellow nylon blouse with an ostentatious frill on the front and a cameo brooch at the collar, thick grey wrinkly tights and heavy brown slip-on shoes with tassels
And they’ll all have hi-viz waistcoats with the parish council’s name and coat-of-arms on the back.
Dodsy said:
One of these on my way to work , two old women with a portable sign that shows your speed . I was doing 30 the sign showed 30 then jumped to 31 then straight back to 30. GPS showed 30 the whole time , i assume it hit maybe 30.5 which registered as 31.
This got them pointing at me and making a show of writing on a clipboard .
Crime of the century .
ETA most people drive at around 30 but i would estimate about half if those that ignore the limit are locals who brake hard then turn into their driveway have done 40 ish.
Properly run Speedwatch schemes insist on three volunteers at all times and you are not allowed to make any movement that might be considered as confrontational. Pointing is a definite no no. Any operations that do not adhere to these standards should be reported to the Police as they only serve to damage the reputation of SpeedwatchThis got them pointing at me and making a show of writing on a clipboard .
Crime of the century .
ETA most people drive at around 30 but i would estimate about half if those that ignore the limit are locals who brake hard then turn into their driveway have done 40 ish.
Edited by Dodsy on Wednesday 7th August 22:51
The ones i see i think are fair enough, village roads which have become quite busy, i dont know what speed people are actually doing but it cant be 30! Some of the lorries are terrifying tbh, we did a job on this road and pulling onto it felt like pulling onto a much busier road. The noise was also shocking.
Used to be one on the road i live, most people do drive at a sensible speed but probably 1 in 100 drive way too fast, haven't seen these ones out for a while.
Makes more sense on these types of roads than police plotted up on dual carriageways and motorways.
Used to be one on the road i live, most people do drive at a sensible speed but probably 1 in 100 drive way too fast, haven't seen these ones out for a while.
Makes more sense on these types of roads than police plotted up on dual carriageways and motorways.
Our village is a commuting rat-run to the nearest town. 30 MPH signs everywhere, a TrafPol van or bike three days a month, and still the 'habitual delinquents' storm through at 50+.
One local woman, a 65 year old, was up before the beak last month, 52 in a 30. Fined £700 plus costs, victim surcharge, with six points, so was £800 lighter at the end of the day plus escalating insurance next renewal. She lives in the village. The local rag printed her picture and name, adding to her woes.
I'm no saint. But I'd rather not pay £800 for five minutes of errant behaviour in a 30 zone.
If I see the local Neighbourhood Watch biddies out with their speed gun and clipboard, I feel it's mostly a blessing. Most of the rat-runners have slowed down to 30, which is a relief when you've got school-kids trying to get across the road.
"most of the people they "catch" will be "new money" types who move into the village and clog the place up with their Chelsea tractors."
65 year-old woman, 10 year old Astra, lived in the village for 25 years. Goes to church with my neighbour.
One local woman, a 65 year old, was up before the beak last month, 52 in a 30. Fined £700 plus costs, victim surcharge, with six points, so was £800 lighter at the end of the day plus escalating insurance next renewal. She lives in the village. The local rag printed her picture and name, adding to her woes.
I'm no saint. But I'd rather not pay £800 for five minutes of errant behaviour in a 30 zone.
If I see the local Neighbourhood Watch biddies out with their speed gun and clipboard, I feel it's mostly a blessing. Most of the rat-runners have slowed down to 30, which is a relief when you've got school-kids trying to get across the road.
"most of the people they "catch" will be "new money" types who move into the village and clog the place up with their Chelsea tractors."
65 year-old woman, 10 year old Astra, lived in the village for 25 years. Goes to church with my neighbour.
Edited by Slushbox on Thursday 8th August 08:03
We’ve had them in a couple places in the villages near me and within a few weeks of starting in each place those same spots have started being occupied by camera vans. Both places are 30 zones with people regularly driving in excess of 50 (one is a sort of main road through a residential area - not too many houses on it but lots of residential roads branching off it and lots of pedestrians, cyclists etc in the area, the other is the road out of the village, still with houses on it but people gun in as soon as they turn onto it despite the at least 1/4 mile of 30 zone due to houses).
i dont like the fact theyre local vigilantes...old dorris from bingo comes past a bit over the limit , oh its dorris she never meant it vs local scroate with loud back box that sounds fast =get him locked up
like i sais earlier the waste of skin that organised the local one ,her husband responable for most of the work driving in the village , but happy to ignore that
like i sais earlier the waste of skin that organised the local one ,her husband responable for most of the work driving in the village , but happy to ignore that
SCEtoAUX said:
anonymous said:
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No it isn't. It's a scheme for a bunch of "holier than though" retirees with nothing better to do than create division between them and motorists. Johnnytheboy said:
It's a matter of public record that Speedwatch volunteers come in threes:
1. A gaunt skinny man that looks like a corpse
2. A red faced, jolly looking fat man
3. A slightly confused looking woman who is never holding the actual speed gun.
4. And Johnnytheboy wearing a twenty is plenty hi-viz jacket waving and exitedly shouting at drivers to slow down.1. A gaunt skinny man that looks like a corpse
2. A red faced, jolly looking fat man
3. A slightly confused looking woman who is never holding the actual speed gun.
Escort3500 said:
ClaphamBoxS said:
Johnnytheboy said:
It's a matter of public record that Speedwatch volunteers come in threes:
1. A gaunt skinny man that looks like a corpse
2. A red faced, jolly looking fat man
3. A slightly confused looking woman who is never holding the actual speed gun.
The confused woman is never holding the speed gun but is ALWAYS holding the clipboard...1. A gaunt skinny man that looks like a corpse
2. A red faced, jolly looking fat man
3. A slightly confused looking woman who is never holding the actual speed gun.
2. is wearing an old pair of cavalry-twill trousers stained around the crotch area, a tight tattersall checked cotton shirt with some buttons missing, a green tie with horse and hound motifs, a diamond-pattern cardigan with leather sleeve and cuff patches and worn brogues with heel and toe segs
3. is wearing a heavy plaid, mid-calf skirt, a pale yellow nylon blouse with an ostentatious frill on the front and a cameo brooch at the collar, thick grey wrinkly tights and heavy brown slip-on shoes with tassels
And they’ll all have hi-viz waistcoats with the parish council’s name and coat-of-arms on the back.
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