Luck you Jon, he must have been about to finish his shift

i think they knew they couldnt prove the other night for if it did or didnt happend

They knew it would get laughed out of court.

What judge would believe an old bloke in a beige car could drive so fast :P

Nice to hear of some good cops out there.

Davy

So let me get this straight...

A 'good' cop is one who lets people off for speeding? Oh, ok...

So let me get this straight...

A 'good' cop is one who lets people off for speeding? Oh, ok...

I know if I went and did over 110mph (if my car could do it ) I'd end up with a supposedly bad cop

So let me get this straight...

A 'good' cop is one who lets people off for speeding? Oh, ok...

Nope, just one that exercises a little restraint and uses something called 'common sense'. something this country appears to lack atm :P

Nope, just one that exercises a little restraint and uses something called 'common sense'. something this country appears to lack atm :P

Yep, 'speeding' is not the same as driving dangerously. It can contribute, granted. As mentioned, scameras can't take into consideration road conditions etc. Good (fair, reasonable.) cops can.

Please, nobody break out the old tired "Speeding is breaking the law!" :nono: Laws that are widely flouted bring all the important laws into disrepute by association and should be changed! I propose prosecutions for driving too fast where there are factors (Bad weather, heavy traffic, built up area.) that are likely to cause accidents. Of course, this requires human judgement....

Phew, didn't mean to go on! Off to take the dog for a walk now...

Nope, just one that exercises a little restraint and uses something called 'common sense'. something this country appears to lack atm :P

How do you know the cop was using common sense? :confused:

A low speed limit tends to be there for a reason and good ones at that ie potential hazards

I agree with the restraint part but blatant disregard for speeding (over 20% above at low speeds is not at all acceptable) on top of aledged speeding on different occasion doesn show restraint it shows either luck or incompetance.

This is obviously a topic which people will have big disagreements about. I don't wish to start an argument. But my opinion is you had to earn a license to drive on the public roads - as part of that you are expected to follow the highway code - and it is a privilege to drive on the roads, not a right, and that privilege can be taken away. Yes there are some silly speed limits, and speed cameras are just a way of making money - wholeheartedly agree with that point of view. But the speed limits are there for everyone to follow unfortunately - and I don't believe the way to show your disagreement with them is to break them.

I live near a dual carriageway (3 lanes each direction) which quite a lot of people seem to feel justified about treating as a motorway doing 70mph+ on (when there's no speed camera in sight). Presumably they think it's safe, driving safely, and the road conditions are good etc. The limit is 40mph, and there is a pedestrian crossing across it. It is the A64 near Leeds City Centre. Not so long ago an 11 year old girl was mown down and killed BBC NEWS | England | West Yorkshire | Girl, 11, killed in road accident No other details were made available, but if the driver had brains and was doing 40, they'd probably have slowed down enough to not kill her. I think that just goes to show whatever you think of a limit as you're trundling down a road, it probably is there for a reason. Another child had been killed on the same stretch of road a few years previously.

Suppose I'm not going to manage to convince anyone to stop speeding though, so can only hope a ban convinces the serial speeders to stop. Otherwise, if you fancy a bit of high speed action, how about a day on a racing track where you can legally drive at whatever speed you like?

This is obviously a topic which people will have big disagreements about. I don't wish to start an argument. But my opinion is you had to earn a license to drive on the public roads - as part of that you are expected to follow the highway code - and it is a privilege to drive on the roads, not a right, and that privilege can be taken away. Yes there are some silly speed limits, and speed cameras are just a way of making money - wholeheartedly agree with that point of view. But the speed limits are there for everyone to follow unfortunately - and I don't believe the way to show your disagreement with them is to break them.

I live near a dual carriageway (3 lanes each direction) which quite a lot of people seem to feel justified about treating as a motorway doing 70mph+ on (when there's no speed camera in sight). Presumably they think it's safe, driving safely, and the road conditions are good etc. The limit is 40mph, and there is a pedestrian crossing across it. It is the A64 near Leeds City Centre. Not so long ago an 11 year old girl was mown down and killed BBC NEWS | England | West Yorkshire | Girl, 11, killed in road accident No other details were made available, but if the driver had brains and was doing 40, they'd probably have slowed down enough to not kill her. I think that just goes to show whatever you think of a limit as you're trundling down a road, it probably is there for a reason. Another child had been killed on the same stretch of road a few years previously.

Suppose I'm not going to manage to convince anyone to stop speeding though, so can only hope a ban convinces the serial speeders to stop. Otherwise, if you fancy a bit of high speed action, how about a day on a racing track where you can legally drive at whatever speed you like?

well said, speed limits do tend to be there for a reason.

There is a lot of talk of too many signs out, but 90% of the time they are there to warn of hazards (IAM teach you this) and can be used to navigate safely through an area. Signs cost money, as does speed limit enforcement and this wouldnt be done (generally speaking) with little thought.

Jeezus, I've taken and passed the IAM test years ago and thankfully even then the Police that I spoke to had a more 'flexible' attitude toward speed rather than the rigid one some have!

As far as I'm concerned as long as a vehicle is being driven safely then I'm all for a Police force that uses common sense and not enforce every minor incident to the letter of the law.

To me driving dangerously, maybe due to excessive speed under the circumstances = stiff penalty. Cause an accident on top of that = severe penalty would be a more reasonable way of policing our roads rather than rigid adherence to speed suggestions.

As far as the 53 in a 40 thing goes, obviously given my thoughts I can't pass comment without knowing the road, time of day etc. If it were 45 in 30 then I'd probably have an opinion as 30 limits do tend to be built up areas!

These days, I tend to stick pretty close to the NSL more due to wanting to conserve fuel than anything else! Hopefully the occasional enthusiastic overtake will keep the old turbo clean.

Jeezus, I've taken and passed the IAM test years ago and thankfully even then the Police that I spoke to had a more 'flexible' attitude toward speed rather than the rigid one some have!

As far as I'm concerned as long as a vehicle is being driven safely then I'm all for a Police force that uses common sense and not enforce every minor incident to the letter of the law.

IAM test or not none of us not always the best judge of what is safe/sensible driving - it's all good fun until we have a prang

i think common sense is whats needed, you see them using it most of the time on road wars (or acting up to the camera) in my years of being pulled (going back a long time now) it use to be the case of notebook out and ticket written before they got to the car with only one copper actually ripping it when ihe realised it was me and that my excuse was genuine (not wearing a seatbelt) the fact i was covered in oil from where the car kept conkign out probably showed that.

Ive been followed on the motorway at 80-85mph and have not been pulled, theyve just driven past and flashed the blues quickly, the fact its 2 am and no traffic about probably helped. But i guess i would have been pulled if it been raining and or in rush hour traffic.

I got follow by the police last night. I was driving at the speed limit and making sure I did everything right as they were behind. They were def following me and I don't know why. I think its cos I look young and they may of thought I was to young to be driving a VRS.

So the rozzers will just look up 'GillyWibble' in the phone book and it's case closed?

As no doubt others will confirm -it's not the rozzers who scan through net sites ---it's the scameratsi :(

As no doubt others will confirm -it's not the rozzers who scan through net sites ---it's the scameratsi :(

Elvis is still alive and man didn't land on the moon either.....