Stupid speeds on my road - Madcop, anyone?
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Hi, could you please let me know where I stand in this situation and what powers I have?
I live about half way down a long road which is on a hill, so most people come down it at more than 30 but never more than 40.
Lately however some little Max Power prick has started using it for his daily short-cut and is mistaking it for the local Tescos car park. 50-60 all the way down, revving high and constantly with his (shite) music blaring - What a nob!
What can I do about this? I have screamed 'slow down' at him a few times (as have other residents) but he just carries on. I want rid of him but if I complain to the council would I be risking speed bumps put on the road? Would the police bother with it?
Something has to be done, sooner or later there will be an accident and if it involves me or someone close to me then I'll be getting done for fitting a four-bore exhaust up the kids ass.
>>> Edited by dick dastardly on Monday 9th June 18:57
I live about half way down a long road which is on a hill, so most people come down it at more than 30 but never more than 40.
Lately however some little Max Power prick has started using it for his daily short-cut and is mistaking it for the local Tescos car park. 50-60 all the way down, revving high and constantly with his (shite) music blaring - What a nob!
What can I do about this? I have screamed 'slow down' at him a few times (as have other residents) but he just carries on. I want rid of him but if I complain to the council would I be risking speed bumps put on the road? Would the police bother with it?
Something has to be done, sooner or later there will be an accident and if it involves me or someone close to me then I'll be getting done for fitting a four-bore exhaust up the kids ass.
>>> Edited by dick dastardly on Monday 9th June 18:57
ledfoot said:
if I complain to the council
Perhaps you should be complaining to the Police ??
I don't think they'd bother. They'd have to wait around for him and he may not even be along that day. Anyway, would they use their resources to catch one little speeder?
DennisTheMenace said:
CarZee said: Borrow a Stinger?
Or make your own with a bit of trellis fencing and some 4" nails
Was going to try this is all else fails. It'd teach him alright
>> Edited by dick dastardly on Monday 9th June 19:59
theres a max power prick thats been doing that down the road where i live - nearly crashed into me in my car (he came round a corner behind me at silly speeds and i was doing the 30mph limit - he nearly went straight into the back of me), he nearly run me over when ive been on foot and just recently he even came close to knocking me off my pushbike! He just seems to drive with his foot on the floor regardless of visability, conditions and road type. I fully intend to report him to the Police if he continues - they may not do anything, but surely they might go around to his address and warn him that a complaint has been made? Also, i think i heard somewhere about someone being prosecuted, based on the two people reporting him to the Police for driving too fast/dangerously - maybe complain and get one of your neighbours to complain also?
Let me know how you get on mate!
Let me know how you get on mate!
DennisTheMenace said:
CarZee said: Borrow a Stinger?
Or make your own with a bit of trellis fencing and some 4" nails
And there I was thinking you meant to use one of these
[url]www.army-technology.com/projects/linebacker/linebacker3.html[/url]
Would be quite effective though.
>> Edited by scotti on Tuesday 10th June 10:06
CarZee said: Borrow a Stinger?
Got a better idea - stand by the side of the road with a really big Melon (you know the one with the red inside) and then pretend to slip by the side of the road and toss the Melon on the car - red sh*t all over the place and bits exploding everywhere.... looks just like you have splashed someones brains on the car....
Watch them PANIC.... either speed of with them wetting their baggy arsed pants, or screech to halt freaking out at what they have done... when they realise that its a 'demonstration' just say that they were speeding and that could really have been someones head.... when they eventually calm down they will realise that its actually dangerous to drive like that....
Alternatively you could end up in the nick for criminal damage, but hey, thats the risk I suppose....
Cheers,
Paul
P.S. would do this myself, but a criminal record and my current job dont mix and I value a regular income at the moment...
I dealt with exactly this on my estate and a couple of max power boys a few years ago. And no trouble since.
Police / coucil showed no interested so used my own judgement
Waited for them to go past whilst sat in my old van (3.5 tonne) transit with BIIG towbar etc followed them to their house and reveresed straight in the back of one of the cars on his driveway - then got out with a crowbar in my hand stuck the prong on the end up the little shits nose and told him that if he or his mates did it again i would not be very nice about it.......
Needless to say they now crawl past my house well under the speed limit
>> Edited by dontlift on Tuesday 10th June 11:44
Police / coucil showed no interested so used my own judgement
Waited for them to go past whilst sat in my old van (3.5 tonne) transit with BIIG towbar etc followed them to their house and reveresed straight in the back of one of the cars on his driveway - then got out with a crowbar in my hand stuck the prong on the end up the little shits nose and told him that if he or his mates did it again i would not be very nice about it.......
Needless to say they now crawl past my house well under the speed limit
>> Edited by dontlift on Tuesday 10th June 11:44
madcop said: I see where you are all coming from, Speed restrictions eh!
"NIMBYS" all of you, I thought as much. Do I smell a touch of hypocrisy here or is it a touch of prejudice?
Would a 360 Modena travelling in the same manner get the same reaction?
I think you're right, madcop. Not in my back yard. But why not somewhere away from residential 30 zones? And yes, I would be quite cross if somewone in a 360 did the same thing. I'm not impressed by fools who can afford expensive toys, in much the same way that I'm not impressed by fools who can't.
On a related matter, I have a similar problem, though not quite as bad, with the speed in my immediate area. I'm loathed to complain as I know what will happen if the council get incolved, and if the police are involved they I'll no doubt be the first to get done for 31. I am getting fed up of being overtaken whilst doing 30.
madcop said: I see where you are all coming from, Speed restrictions eh!
Would a 360 Modena travelling in the same manner get the same reaction?
Madcop - I think the main difference here is speeding in residential area's where there are kids playing in the street etc and motorways / dual carriageways. personally yes i speed on the motorway / dual carriageways never more than 85 ish but do not speed in built up areas.
madcop said: I see where you are all coming from, Speed restrictions eh!
Would a 360 Modena travelling in the same manner get the same reaction?
Ah yes, this is where you misunderstand - if you remember we had a discussion very similar to this with a Ferrari 360 Modena!! And yes the opinion is exactly the same - driving at over 80 in a 40 zone is completely irresponsible... so not a NIMBY here - and contrary to what you might thing (assumption is the mother of all fcukups) I dont blast through 30 zones at 60 or anything as daft as that.... I understand the dangers and I need my license for my job... to get done for speeding or dangerous driving would jepodise my job, my income and therefore my home and lifestyle.... I know the consequences and understand the dangers....
So am I a NIMBY? No, I am not... do I drive safely? Yes (according to an advanced driving instructor and a police traffic cop too)... Do I drive a little too fast? Possibly, but only in the conditions and where appropriate. Do I drive at 90 everywhere - NO I do not... Dont call me a NIMBY... I certainly am not and take great exception to be called one...
I feel that most urban road speed limits are fair and reasonable. I think that 30 in some cases is a little too high and in some others a little too low... But thats the law of the land and we abide by it. Could you or I live with the thought of killing a child? No...
Cheers,
Paul
P.S. Before you ask, I have a clean license and have every intention of keeping it that way.
dontlift said: Madcop - I think the main difference here is speeding in residential area's where there are kids playing in the street etc and motorways / dual carriageways. personally yes i speed on the motorway / dual carriageways never more than 85 ish but do not speed in built up areas.
How many posts have I read from people on this site complaining about being caught for 36mph (or something similar) in a 30mph?
Most 30mph limits are that because they are residential.
Some 40mph limits are residential. Plenty of PHr's caught in these too I seem to reacll
They are all someones back yard
madcop said:
dontlift said: Madcop - I think the main difference here is speeding in residential area's where there are kids playing in the street etc and motorways / dual carriageways. personally yes i speed on the motorway / dual carriageways never more than 85 ish but do not speed in built up areas.
How many posts have I read from people on this site complaining about being caught for 36mph (or something similar) in a 30mph?
Most 30mph limits are that because they are residential.
Some 40mph limits are residential. Plenty of PHr's caught in these too I seem to reacll
They are all someones back yard
I agree Madcop and yes my licence is a clean as a whistle however will admit to many many moons ago when young and stupid getting stopped for doing 58 in a 30 - however it was on a 30mph limited dual carriageway with huge fences at either side and no housing close by, i dont contest it I was wrong and deserved the points and the fine. The BiB that stopped me were quite joking about it really, and suggested i paid a little more attention to the signs rather than the limit you would think should be applied to the road.
There is a world of differnce between that 30 and a built up highly residential street with a blind corner in the middle of it (yes I live right on the outside of the blind corner) the road is barely wide enough to fit 2 cars down and there are also parked cars all over the shop max safe speed is around 10 - 15 MPH and the numpty that I had a go at was doing a minimum of 60 IMHO.
Dont take this wrong madcop - I agree with what you are saying and back the police every step of the way when it comes to stopping speeding in residential areas etc in my mind 31 MPH is to fast in 90% of 30 limits in this country - but in the remaining 10% well lets leave that for another thread shall we
madcop said: How many posts have I read from people on this site complaining about being caught for 36mph (or something similar) in a 30mph?
Or 60 in a 30 zone
Most 30mph limits are that because they are residential.
Some 40mph limits are residential.
Logical really isnt it....
Plenty of PHr's caught in these too I seem to reacll
I wonder what the percentage of people getting busted in this scenario is. I agree - its too easy and frequent. Normally its a 40 zone because the road supports it. i.e. its wide(ish), well lit and well signposted. But it is a 40 zone because there is a risk of an 'unexpected event' like a pedestrian or sharp turning into the road... something that you dont necessarily get in a NSL zone or on the motorway network... again logical really.
They are all someones back yard
Absolutely - someone has to live next door to an ex-con, prison, motorway, railtrack, sex offender etc....
Cheers,
Paul
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