Roads that everyone speeds on?
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There's a stretch of the A1 by the Metro Centre that's a 50mph limit, and where everyone insists on doing 70mph despite there being loads of signs. My dad was telling me about a piece on the news that said 70,000 people had been caught speeding on that stretch in a short space of time.
dxg said:
A610 from the M1 towards Nottingham IKEA.
Utterly, utterly ridiculous 40mph (turning into 50) on a dual carriageway clearly designed for 70.
It's genuinely dangerous to drive at the speed limit on that road due to the speed of everyone else.
That section is shocking! Utterly, utterly ridiculous 40mph (turning into 50) on a dual carriageway clearly designed for 70.
It's genuinely dangerous to drive at the speed limit on that road due to the speed of everyone else.
Ever time I have to use it I'm like ffs every b
d doing 70. CrowCrow00 said:
There's a stretch of the A1 by the Metro Centre that's a 50mph limit, and where everyone insists on doing 70mph despite there being loads of signs. My dad was telling me about a piece on the news that said 70,000 people had been caught speeding on that stretch in a short space of time.
I remember that stretch when I was driving from Dunfermline back home to Lincolnshire. If it wasn't for the repeater signs I could have sworn I was going too slow. On a related note, it's a nice run if you can find decent diversions down the way. At that time however I was just desperate to get home before midnight.
Also to the A17 most of the way is a haven for speeders outside of camera areas.
A mile or so of the A246 between East and West Clandon in Surrey. There's a bit of a continuous curve on it and I used to take it at 80 or so - as did everyone else. Now, there's a 50 limit (with the signs hidden behind vegetation). Until recently it was heavily enforced by mobile speed traps (likewise hidden). Now I go down there with the cruise control pinned at 50 and have everything from repmobiles to old Corsas rocketing past me in the outside lane at 70 or so. However, I did get nicked there and, while I got off it by proving that they'd hidden the signage, I'm not about to try it again, because knowing my luck, the one time I do is the one time they'll have the van out again.
CrowCrow00 said:
There's a stretch of the A1 by the Metro Centre that's a 50mph limit, and where everyone insists on doing 70mph despite there being loads of signs. My dad was telling me about a piece on the news that said 70,000 people had been caught speeding on that stretch in a short space of time.
Cars are fking royal pain in the arse on that stretch. I do that bit most nights of the week in my truck and every fker is in the way, dawdling along at 40-45mph despite no speed cameras in sight for miles. Just get your fking toe down or get the fk off the road and use back roads. 
DervVW said:
rtbpfd said:
M6 Toll.
I was cruising along at 70 today and everybody was blasting past me. Made it look like I was going mega slow, most were doing over 90 and some definitely over 100.
I always thought the toll should have no speed limit to encourage people to use it.I was cruising along at 70 today and everybody was blasting past me. Made it look like I was going mega slow, most were doing over 90 and some definitely over 100.
DervVW said:
rtbpfd said:
M6 Toll.
I was cruising along at 70 today and everybody was blasting past me. Made it look like I was going mega slow, most were doing over 90 and some definitely over 100.
I always thought the toll should have no speed limit to encourage people to use it.I was cruising along at 70 today and everybody was blasting past me. Made it look like I was going mega slow, most were doing over 90 and some definitely over 100.
dxg said:
A610 from the M1 towards Nottingham IKEA.
Utterly, utterly ridiculous 40mph (turning into 50) on a dual carriageway clearly designed for 70.
It's genuinely dangerous to drive at the speed limit on that road due to the speed of everyone else.
Been down this road numerous times and I didn't even realise it was a 40/50 until the 3rd or 4th time I used it Utterly, utterly ridiculous 40mph (turning into 50) on a dual carriageway clearly designed for 70.
It's genuinely dangerous to drive at the speed limit on that road due to the speed of everyone else.
The entire length of the M40
As mentioned before, the M69 is the only officially de-restricted section of motorway in the UK, but this is seldom publicised.
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I'd like to nominate the M6 northbound (Birmingham to Manchester) as being the one stretch of road where it is impossible to maintain anywhere near the national speed limit. Hate, hate, hate!
As mentioned before, the M69 is the only officially de-restricted section of motorway in the UK, but this is seldom publicised.
The Evesham bi-pass up to Alcestet - Sone's personal Ferrari test track (when it's not being patrolled by plain clothes Octavia's
I'd like to nominate the M6 northbound (Birmingham to Manchester) as being the one stretch of road where it is impossible to maintain anywhere near the national speed limit. Hate, hate, hate!
All that jazz said:
Cars are fking royal pain in the arse on that stretch. I do that bit most nights of the week in my truck and every fker is in the way, dawdling along at 40-45mph despite no speed cameras in sight for miles. Just get your fking toe down or get the fk off the road and use back roads.
Except they can and do put mobile cameras there, as recently as last Monday.king royal pain in the arse on that stretch. I do that bit most nights of the week in my truck and every fker is in the way, dawdling along at 40-45mph despite no speed cameras in sight for miles. Just get your fking toe down or get the fk off the road and use back roads. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I drive this section all the time, it's a ridiculous limit but if I'm going to risk get caught speeding I'd rather do it having fun on a backroad then get clocked doing 70mph on a dual carriageway.
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