Bloody Right Foot!

[Mr Trophy]

12 oclock, empty motorway, SUNDAY, I know what I'll do, I'll stick a scamera van on a bridge!

I had the cruise control set to 75MPH do you guys think I'll be OK?

Simon

[cc8s]

Hopefully you will be. I was under the impression that you got a 10% leeway. So you should be safe by 2mph.

[lozriva]

Don't know mate, think yuo might escape that one. Everyone has a different idea on the margin for error they use on the laser units, given that your speedo (not the swimming trunks) can be up to 10% off due to tyre wear and such. You may get away with it!

[Mr Trophy]

cc8s said:

Hopefully you will be. I was under the impression that you got a 10% leeway. So you should be safe by 2mph.

That's what I thought.. I was also under the impression that I am actually only doing 72 / 73 mph due to the error in the speedo!

[Kiltie]

Doomed - for sure!

... ...

Cheers,

Eric

Edited by Kiltie on Sunday 10th January 12:33

[ViperScot]

Pretty sure you'll be fine.

[lozriva]

Kiltie said:

Doomed - for sure!

... ...

Cheers,

Eric

Edited by Kiltie on Sunday 10th January 12:33

lol

[Mr Trophy]

Hope so!

Incase anyone is off to Falkirk be careful!

[Kiltie]

ViperScot said:

Pretty sure you'll be fine.

Nope, gaol sentence. Absolutely no doubt.

Possibly even hard labour.

Cheers,

Eric

[Kiltie]

... in fact, best prepare now for when your cell mate asks if you want to be; "mummy or daddy".

Cheers,

Eric

[boardinscotland]

Kiltie said:

... in fact, best prepare now for when your cell mate asks if you want to be; "mummy or daddy".

Cheers,

Eric

[S2red]

The one on the bridge just after Larbert turnoff coming from Glasgow

Seen 80 on GPS when in sight of that one few worried weeks but OK

[GetCarter]

Mr Trophy said:

12 oclock, empty motorway, SUNDAY, I know what I'll do, I'll stick a scamera van on a bridge!

I had the cruise control set to 75MPH do you guys think I'll be OK?

Simon

90% of speedo's read 'hot' so you were probably doing less than 75mph.

Edited by GetCarter on Sunday 10th January 15:57

[SSC!]

Mr Trophy said:

Hope so!

Incase anyone is off to Falkirk be careful!

Happened to me a few months ago heading that way. I was "slightly" over 70 but nothing came of it.

I now follow this rule.. (these rules had to be set after the HH09 unmarked grey Saab finally caught up with me on the A9 two weeks after the run.)

A. Set the cruise control.
B. Do NOT take Mustang.
C. Begging letters to Inverness court do not work.

So I now drive like a

[a11y_m]

Sitting on the bridge over the M9 just around Larbert/Kincardine bridge turn off?

I've found my Z4's speedo to be fairly consistent with my GPS (TomTom), but even still you shouldn't have to worry at 75mph.

[motors]

I spoke to a polieman in a cameran van at the Scottsh motor show and he said you will not be caught for speeding in Fife if you are under 10% over the limit

[Allandwf]

"Friendly" Traffic cop, who used to live over the road, told me 10% +2 was the guidline , as speedos were allowed a 10% error.
The majority seem to read up to about 6% low anyway, so you should be fine.

[istoo]

i would say 75 on your speedo is probably about 70. Should be fine, i escaped something much worse a few months ago in a similar lead boot scenario.

[bigblock]

Mr Trophy said:

12 oclock, empty motorway, SUNDAY, I know what I'll do, I'll stick a scamera van on a bridge!

I had the cruise control set to 75MPH do you guys think I'll be OK?

Simon

Technicaly it was not actualy your right foot to blame.

[a11y_m]

istoo said:

i would say 75 on your speedo is probably about 70. Should be fine, i escaped something much worse a few months ago in a similar lead boot scenario.

Yep that's usually the case, but if it's his Z4 he was in, then the speedo's a bit more accurate than that (unusually). Mine is at least, compared to GPS (TomTom) it's almost on the money up to those speeds. Mine's only 1-2mph out at 70mph.