Speeding - Can rules be applied?

[AmosMoses]

Hi all,

Driving into the office this morning I found very little traffic and really good conditions on the country roads I drive on, I was certainly making progress and I didn't seem to be in any danger and felt very safe, this got me thinking. Can we apply rules to speeding?

Now in towns and cities I stick to all speed limits, as the roads are so busy in these areas I consider it very irresponsible to break the limit. I regularly see people doing upwards of 40-50 mph on the local 30mph roads near me.

However when it comes to country roads if i have a clear line of sight, conditions are good and there is no traffic around I don't see any issue in breaking the national speed limit. If the conditions or traffic density change I will slow down to a safe speed.

So can we apply rules to speeding?

My rules for allowing speeding are:

• NSL Road
• No traffic around
• Good conditions
• Clear line of sight
• Immediately slow if any of the above change

Let me know your thoughts, or shoot me down in flames.

Thanks

[AmosMoses]

TooMany2cvs said:

Do you mean a legal speed, or do you mean that you'll travel at an unsafe speed when nobody's looking?

Quick question - is it always safe and appropriate to travel at or just under the legal limit, on every single bit of road in the UK?
No? So why does the limit infallibly work as a hard-and-fast cap on what IS safe and appropriate, rather than simply what's legal?

I meant legal speed, excuse the mistake.

I agree it isn't safe to travel at the speed limit on some roads, for instances single track country roads with the NSL.

I see your point that speed limits are a guideline and deem what is legal. For me the speed limit is used for a guide as to what speed you can travel at rather than what you have to travel at.

My post may not be conveying my question, what i want to know is if you are speeding can/do you apply rules to deem whether it is safe to exceed that limit?