Speed camera fitter's 76mph fine
Discussion
76 in a 50 - In North Wales - £200 fine and 4 points.
Do you think he got off relatively lightly?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/nort
Do you think he got off relatively lightly?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/nort
deva link said:
76 in a 50 - In North Wales - £200 fine and 4 points.
Do you think he got off relatively lightly?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/nort
Do you think he got off relatively lightly?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/nort
Depends on the road in question and the conditions at the time. 26mph over the limit should be a hanging offence in some places, but others I won't even raise an eye-brow at.
If I were caught in a 50mph limit doing 76mph though, I'd be nervous and wondering if I were going to get a bus pass.
Although if it was safe to do so he perhaps should not have been fined at all....
But, at the court down the road for 23 mph over the limit in a 70 I was given 6 points and £200 fine.
But he got 4 points for 26 over the limit in a 50!?
I agree, that is a light sentance compared to mine
Just checked the magistrates guidelines too-
For 26mph over the limit in a 50 zone the only options are 6 points or consider a ban of 14-56 days!
Hmm, more evidence of the 'system' coming to aid its own...?
But, at the court down the road for 23 mph over the limit in a 70 I was given 6 points and £200 fine.
But he got 4 points for 26 over the limit in a 50!?
I agree, that is a light sentance compared to mine
Just checked the magistrates guidelines too-
For 26mph over the limit in a 50 zone the only options are 6 points or consider a ban of 14-56 days!
Hmm, more evidence of the 'system' coming to aid its own...?
sean5302 said:
Ridiculous, isn't it?
If he'd crashed I'd throw the book at him.
What harm has he done by exceeding an arbitrary limit?
Who says 51mph is too dangerous for this road, let alone 76mph?
Or, is it just about Highway Robbery?
If he'd crashed I'd throw the book at him.
What harm has he done by exceeding an arbitrary limit?
Who says 51mph is too dangerous for this road, let alone 76mph?
Or, is it just about Highway Robbery?
{yawn} Again, that depends on the circumstances, and the road in question. Perhaps it was really a very harsh penalty. There's a DC road near me that's recently become 50mph (from NSL) - 2 months ago people were (mostly) safely doing nearly 80mph down it - now you'd get a ban for it...it all depends.
Are we keeping you awake, tigger1?
The real point is that there should be no arbitrary speed limits. Just prosecute those who travel at an inappropriate speed.
If there's an accident, that will be easy to quantify, if not no harm done.
That means that people will be able to drive at a speed commensurate with their ability, rather than reducing it to the lowest common denominator.
As this guy had no accident, incident, or suchlike he was clearly able to travel at 76mph on this road. Why is he then being prosecuted?
The real point is that there should be no arbitrary speed limits. Just prosecute those who travel at an inappropriate speed.
If there's an accident, that will be easy to quantify, if not no harm done.
That means that people will be able to drive at a speed commensurate with their ability, rather than reducing it to the lowest common denominator.
As this guy had no accident, incident, or suchlike he was clearly able to travel at 76mph on this road. Why is he then being prosecuted?
But surely, as a Speed Camera installer, he knows that they are only placed in Danger areas. Therefore, by travelling at such an incredibly dangerous speed he was practically slaughtering up to 10 innocent children, and risking his very life by travelling down such a road at vomit inducing velocities on HMG roads. His soon to be child is lucky his father wasn't wrapped around a tree. [sarcasm mode off]
Not paying attention to the signs is also rather worrying, he ought to know it is a 50mph limit, sounds like undue care to me.
Just yet another case of them proving that speed cameras are a load of bollox, so they all ignore the limits too. Glad he got caught though, a few more points and he won't be installing any more cameras..
Not paying attention to the signs is also rather worrying, he ought to know it is a 50mph limit, sounds like undue care to me.
Just yet another case of them proving that speed cameras are a load of bollox, so they all ignore the limits too. Glad he got caught though, a few more points and he won't be installing any more cameras..
deva link said:
sean5302 said:
Or, is it just about Highway Robbery?
I'm not sure, what do you think?
76 in 50, dont think highway robbery, think highway code,,,,,,, we all know its there, may not agree with it.
Trouble is we all think we are the best drivers in the world, sadly on our roads its demonstrated daily we arnt.
Yet more proof, added to that generated when a prominent BIB gets caught, that even those in the revenue camera industry and enforcement industry are only doing the job to get paid and probably don't believe in it any more than anyone else. It's also a sad statement of what some people will do with their principles...
sean5302 said:
Are we keeping you awake, tigger1?
The real point is that there should be no arbitrary speed limits. Just prosecute those who travel at an inappropriate speed.
If there's an accident, that will be easy to quantify, if not no harm done.
That means that people will be able to drive at a speed commensurate with their ability, rather than reducing it to the lowest common denominator.
As this guy had no accident, incident, or suchlike he was clearly able to travel at 76mph on this road. Why is he then being prosecuted?
The real point is that there should be no arbitrary speed limits. Just prosecute those who travel at an inappropriate speed.
If there's an accident, that will be easy to quantify, if not no harm done.
That means that people will be able to drive at a speed commensurate with their ability, rather than reducing it to the lowest common denominator.
As this guy had no accident, incident, or suchlike he was clearly able to travel at 76mph on this road. Why is he then being prosecuted?
What if someone else says your speed was inappropriate & you don't think it was, where does that leave you ?
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