People that don’t go the average speed
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Hey guys,
Been curious about this for ages especially now I do many miles on the m4 where we have an average speed zone of 50mph for miles upon miles.
What is it with those that just ignore the average speed and happily go 70mph or those that speed up between cameras and brake back down to 50 at the next set of yellow cameras.
What do they know that most people that follow the rules don’t???
Been curious about this for ages especially now I do many miles on the m4 where we have an average speed zone of 50mph for miles upon miles.
What is it with those that just ignore the average speed and happily go 70mph or those that speed up between cameras and brake back down to 50 at the next set of yellow cameras.
What do they know that most people that follow the rules don’t???
I was on the M27 stretch today.
Some people drive up your arse, but won't overtake
Some people speed through like they don't have a clue
Some people brake for the cameras
I always wonder if people are driving cars not registered properly or are just thick/can't read. Maybe some foreign drivers that can't read English too.
Some people drive up your arse, but won't overtake
Some people speed through like they don't have a clue
Some people brake for the cameras
I always wonder if people are driving cars not registered properly or are just thick/can't read. Maybe some foreign drivers that can't read English too.
A1Diego said:
Hey guys,
Been curious about this for ages especially now I do many miles on the m4 where we have an average speed zone of 50mph for miles upon miles.
What is it with those that just ignore the average speed and happily go 70mph or those that speed up between cameras and brake back down to 50 at the next set of yellow cameras.
What do they know that most people that follow the rules don’t???
How are you measuring your average speed?Been curious about this for ages especially now I do many miles on the m4 where we have an average speed zone of 50mph for miles upon miles.
What is it with those that just ignore the average speed and happily go 70mph or those that speed up between cameras and brake back down to 50 at the next set of yellow cameras.
What do they know that most people that follow the rules don’t???
deggles said:
Something like 8% of cars are on false plates. Add in foreign/stolen/improperly-registered vehicles and there's plenty who can just disregard cameras. 
That seems ‘a lot’.There are about 32 million registered cars in the UK. So about 2 and a half million are on false plates? Naaaaah, not having it.
There are the scenarios that man you can hoof it a bit, so for example, you join on at a junction that is mid contraflow, and until you reach an average speed camera you can pretty much do what you like (not that I do as the limit is there normally to protect the workers and to reduce accidents)
joropug said:
I was on the M27 stretch today.
Some people drive up your arse, but won't overtake
Some people speed through like they don't have a clue
Some people brake for the cameras
I always wonder if people are driving cars not registered properly or are just thick/can't read. Maybe some foreign drivers that can't read English too.
I can also confirm they do work.Some people drive up your arse, but won't overtake
Some people speed through like they don't have a clue
Some people brake for the cameras
I always wonder if people are driving cars not registered properly or are just thick/can't read. Maybe some foreign drivers that can't read English too.
If you know what the guidelines are for prosecution then you can stay just under them. Your Speedo will read high.
When I had a tomtom running showing 55 mph with the car on cruise the speedo was showing 59, never got a ticket (for that).
It is the idiots doing dead on 50 in the outside lane holding everyone else up that annoy me.
When I had a tomtom running showing 55 mph with the car on cruise the speedo was showing 59, never got a ticket (for that).
It is the idiots doing dead on 50 in the outside lane holding everyone else up that annoy me.
IJWS15 said:
If you know what the guidelines are for prosecution then you can stay just under them. Your Speedo will read high.
When I had a tomtom running showing 55 mph with the car on cruise the speedo was showing 59, never got a ticket (for that).
It is the idiots doing dead on 50 in the outside lane holding everyone else up that annoy me.
It's actually the idiots doing more than 50 that's the problem. If the limit is 50 why do you need to do more than that?? When I had a tomtom running showing 55 mph with the car on cruise the speedo was showing 59, never got a ticket (for that).
It is the idiots doing dead on 50 in the outside lane holding everyone else up that annoy me.
IJWS15 said:
If you know what the guidelines are for prosecution then you can stay just under them. Your Speedo will read high.
When I had a tomtom running showing 55 mph with the car on cruise the speedo was showing 59, never got a ticket (for that).
It is the idiots doing dead on 50 in the outside lane holding everyone else up that annoy me.
I'm happy to be "an idiot in the outside lane" doing 50mph. It means I'm not sandwiched amidst the HGV's & if prats want to tail-gate me because I refuse to speed then tough I just gently ease off the throttle or click down on the cruise control. When I had a tomtom running showing 55 mph with the car on cruise the speedo was showing 59, never got a ticket (for that).
It is the idiots doing dead on 50 in the outside lane holding everyone else up that annoy me.
WJNB said:
I'm happy to be "an idiot in the outside lane" doing 50mph. It means I'm not sandwiched amidst the HGV's & if prats want to tail-gate me because I refuse to speed then tough I just gently ease off the throttle or click down on the cruise control.
Would you move over if there was a space in lane 2?WJNB said:
I'm happy to be "an idiot in the outside lane" doing 50mph. It means I'm not sandwiched amidst the HGV's & if prats want to tail-gate me because I refuse to speed then tough I just gently ease off the throttle or click down on the cruise control.
You are part of the problem.I don't mind if you want to stick to 50mph, but please maintain proper lane discipline and move to the left unless you are overtaking.
Keeping station with cars in adjacent lanes is even more moronic and more dangerous than drivers realise.
Grayedout said:
Because they don't understand how the process works!
The average speed cameras don't even measure your speed!
But they are 'average speed cameras' - Of course they measure speed. Then they average it. The average speed cameras don't even measure your speed!
That's why it's safe to do 70 between them, as long as you slow down to 50 when you see them.
Duhh!!
Mandat said:
You are part of the problem.
I don't mind if you want to stick to 50mph, but please maintain proper lane discipline and move to the left unless you are overtaking.
Keeping station with cars in adjacent lanes is even more moronic and more dangerous than drivers realise.
Do the areas with average speed cameras also have signs advising you not to change lane? I don't get out much but seem to remember them going hand in hand.I don't mind if you want to stick to 50mph, but please maintain proper lane discipline and move to the left unless you are overtaking.
Keeping station with cars in adjacent lanes is even more moronic and more dangerous than drivers realise.
bearman68 said:
Grayedout said:
Because they don't understand how the process works!
The average speed cameras don't even measure your speed!
But they are 'average speed cameras' - Of course they measure speed. Then they average it. The average speed cameras don't even measure your speed!
That's why it's safe to do 70 between them, as long as you slow down to 50 when you see them.
Duhh!!
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