herb
brain's right hemisphere
Every time the CTR went into service they put 40 psi into the tyres. I hurt my back and internals (age 60+) and I reverted to 35/32 too
Every time the CTR went into service they put 40 psi into the tyres. I hurt my back and internals (age 60+) and I reverted to 35/32 too
cooky1257
pfm Member
My missus said when I was going for my third one, why don't you buy one that has suspension? 60+ here too..Every time the CTR went into service they put 40 psi into the tyres. I hurt my back and internals (age 60+) and I reverted to 35/32 too
Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
My daughter finally fessed up.
Her motorway speeding adventure. (first offence officer )
90 mph on the M1. She got 3 points and a £100 fine.
We all think she got lucky. I have told her that the next time she will get shafted.
Her car passed its MOT yesterday, so we cracked a bottle of champagne. A minor miracle.
Her motorway speeding adventure. (first offence officer )
90 mph on the M1. She got 3 points and a £100 fine.
We all think she got lucky. I have told her that the next time she will get shafted.
Her car passed its MOT yesterday, so we cracked a bottle of champagne. A minor miracle.
Andrew C!
Been around a while....
Wow - that seems to me to be very fair. 20mph above the limit in my day got you a summons to court(mitigating circumstances considered).
Courts are not fully open, this may have helped?
Nero
Re: Tired
I think she was fortunate - won't help her insurance though.
I'm glad I wasn't on the road when this driver went down the A23 - makes 90mph a bit trivial
I'm glad I wasn't on the road when this driver went down the A23 - makes 90mph a bit trivial
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Sue Pertwee-Tyr
Accuphase all the way down
Where is this from? It seems a bit arbitrary to apply 10mph bands. The significance of 41-51 in a 30 zone is far greater than 81-91 on a motorway, for example.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Do a search. Wherever you look, that’s how it is.
The trouble is, you can over-complicate the whole issue of the punishment suiting the offence, but in the end, you can’t complain if you get done. And usually the speed that a court is told about is lower that the speed recorded by the traffic police.
-alan-
pfm Member
^ Crikey that thing picks up speed quickly. The engine sounds fairly unstressed up there too. Anybody know what it is ?
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
I think it was an Audi RS6.
Arkless Electronics
Trade: Amp design and repairs.
This is about the only post I agree with and that doesn't make me cringe. Now't worse that a load of adenoidal "bet I can go slower than you can" holier than thou types when it comes to motoring!
The dangerous one's are usually the distracted or the elderly that find 58 on a motorway a real white knuckle ride that's taking all their remaining "skill" up to manage even that... and usually drift from one lane to another without looking in the mirror or indicating! Really good drivers/riders on fast well maintained vehicles doing 100 or more are not the problem by a long chalk! Unfortunately the genuinely inept that never go over 65 never get done!
SteveG
pfm Member
Whatver it was it's over-geared as the indicated 201mph was way short of the redline.
SteveG
pfm Member
It does indeed sound stupid but does appear to be the case i.e. 20mph over the limit in a 30mph zone gets treated in a similar way to 20mph over the motorway speed limit.
Wouldn't it be nice if everyone breaking the speed limit was "a really good driver on a fast well maintained vehicle"? Sadly, they aren't.
Really? Is that the sum total of your considered opinion?
Look at the accident stats by age group, it is generally the young & stupid.
People who speed excessively on the motorway will have a strong cross over into the badly maintained/non insured category. The way people drive just reflects the type of person they are.
How many drivers are actually capable of driving at high speed safely?
Arkless Electronics
Trade: Amp design and repairs.
Inappropriate speed is the problem. It is fine to go WAY over speed limits IMHO so long as conditions etc are good for it.
On a motorway and on my CBR1100XX I usually cruise around 95 - 100 and I'm therefore in the outside lane most of the time (i still get the odd few I have to pull into the middle lane to let past!), but this is in suitable conditions.
when there's rain I probably go down to 70 and in heavier rain maybe 55-60 if it's causing visibility problems. In fog etc I could be down to 40 or less if that's the safe speed... However there are always those (usually in BMW's) who keep at 90 in a pea souper or torrential downpour!
You have just perfectly illustrated how personal judgement is flawed. Pretty much all your speed bands are excessive.
I would be doing 50-60 in a car in very heavy rain where there is a risk of aquaplaning. On a bike? Really?
awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
I spoke to a police rider (the rule may or may not be different for 4 wheels) once, and he told me that he didn't have to abide by the speed limit, even if not on a call. As he pointed out, stuck behind the same car (or whatever) for miles would not allow him to do his job of looking for offending motorists.