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35MPH in a 30MPH zone
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In reply to your 1st point, if they are so wrong why are they so widely held, I must admit I also disagree with just about every opinion you have, but we are all entitled to them, doesn't make them rtight tho'
Because the huge minority of drivers actually have paid scant attention to their driving skill, what driving is all about, and indeed have done little to improve those skills over the years they have held a licence.
The vast minority of drivers and riders are, lay-people.
Once the test is passed, very few actually take the time and trouble to go on to further driver education. People think they are improving but confuse 'familiarity' with an improvement in driver skills.
Undergoing an ''advanced'' driver course [as distinct from a 'basic' driver course] often comes as a culture shock to those who bother.
Many large 'driver' employers have introduced various 'driver improvement'' courses..[probably at the behest of insurers]...with many 'experienced' drivers suddenly seeing the light about what they have been doing all these years, in the belief they are 'right'....
The fact that so many drivers know so little about the Highway Code is an example...yet it [for now] is the official road users manual......[even if they have got it wrong in the past.]
The greater part of driver opinion is actually based upon urban myth....rather than blunt fact.
I get to see this on a daily basis as part of my work.........sadly.....What planet do you come from Alister, if its so simple and effective, why does no one comply.
sadly, planet earth, as most of my products eventually discover... The fact that not everyone [rather than 'no-one'......go out and spends 8 hours a day observing driver habits]....complies [correctly] with speed limits..or indeed, with many other aspects of the Road Traffic Act.....is down to driver 'attitude' rather than an open rebellion.
Drivers/riders these days tend to view things from a selfish angle....in other words, if the regulation doesn't suit, then they ignore it.
It's mainly based upon the likelihood of enforcement......which is so unlikely these days..people have got used to zero enforcement, therefore are up in arms when eventually they get caught.
40 years ago, a driver setting off with a brake light out..was guaranteed to get pulled over...especially in the evening.....a light out was asking for a pull.
Nowadays, it is so rare as to be notable when someone gets pulled for a C&U offence... or on the off- chance.
This is down to the incredibly low ratio of enforcement- to- vehicles......
and a reason why so much reliance is placed on technology..
Ignorance is commonplace on the roads.. hence my reference to the licence being viewed as a bus pass......No, I don't think all other drivers are idiots......but some are determined to change my mind.......0 -
If you do drive over the speed limit and get caught, why whinge?.
If you put your finger in a chip pan you would expect to get burnt.
What about if you're not driving over the speed limit, but get "caught"? And you have to go to the whole bother of waiting for court proceedings are issued before you can even make a proper challenge?
Or are you supposed to just assume that the camera never lies, and hand over your money and a quarter of your licence?0 -
Is there any way I can check whether my speedo overeads?
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Easy!
Spend the next couple of weeks going through various 30MPH speed cameras at speeds from 30MPH to 40MPH. Make a date/time log of the cameras, and then spend the next few weeks waiting for the letters to come through the post. They will be brown envelopes, and will inform you of the exact speed. You can then compare then to the carefully compiled information, and work out your personal speedometer error.
Alternatively, you can do what most sensible people do, and stick to the speed limit.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:0 -
I would love to hear a comment from someone who actually works for the manufacturers, not the public relations guys, but the guys on the shop floor and those who check things like this and see what they say.
When I worked for Honda over 20 years ago we routinely failed parts for engines with only microns variance away from spec.0 -
There is a world of difference between an engine that can hit 6000 rpm in the blink of an eye, and an analogue guage that people are led to believe will mean everything is a bed of roses providing the needle doesn't go past the number 30.property.advert wrote: »When I worked for Honda over 20 years ago we routinely failed parts for engines with only microns variance away from spec.Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
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Because the huge minority of drivers actually have paid scant attention to their driving skill, what driving is all about, and indeed have done little to improve those skills over the years they have held a licence.
The vast minority of drivers and riders are, lay-people.
Once the test is passed, very few actually take the time and trouble to go on to further driver education. People think they are improving but confuse 'familiarity' with an improvement in driver skills.
Undergoing an ''advanced'' driver course [as distinct from a 'basic' driver course] often comes as a culture shock to those who bother.
Many large 'driver' employers have introduced various 'driver improvement'' courses..[probably at the behest of insurers]...with many 'experienced' drivers suddenly seeing the light about what they have been doing all these years, in the belief they are 'right'....
The fact that so many drivers know so little about the Highway Code is an example...yet it [for now] is the official road users manual......[even if they have got it wrong in the past.]
The greater part of driver opinion is actually based upon urban myth....rather than blunt fact.
I get to see this on a daily basis as part of my work.........sadly.....
sadly, planet earth, as most of my products eventually discover... The fact that not everyone [rather than 'no-one'......go out and spends 8 hours a day observing driver habits]....complies [correctly] with speed limits..or indeed, with many other aspects of the Road Traffic Act.....is down to driver 'attitude' rather than an open rebellion.
Drivers/riders these days tend to view things from a selfish angle....in other words, if the regulation doesn't suit, then they ignore it.
It's mainly based upon the likelihood of enforcement......which is so unlikely these days..people have got used to zero enforcement, therefore are up in arms when eventually they get caught.
40 years ago, a driver setting off with a brake light out..was guaranteed to get pulled over...especially in the evening.....a light out was asking for a pull.
Nowadays, it is so rare as to be notable when someone gets pulled for a C&U offence... or on the off- chance.
This is down to the incredibly low ratio of enforcement- to- vehicles......
and a reason why so much reliance is placed on technology..
Ignorance is commonplace on the roads.. hence my reference to the licence being viewed as a bus pass......
Fair enough post that Alistair:T. Won't affect my attitude to speeding tho', and I don't winge if captured.
But on the generalm them of that post, I think it was about 38 years since I passed my test, and thelast time I bought the highway code. I taught my 2 daughters to drive 20 years later and read theirs. Believe it or not and a few days prior to this topic, I bought the latest version. Interesting, several things I do as an experienced motorist that certainly weren't included back then now are. It wouldn't hurt any motorist to reread it, I was quite suprised how much more was contained than when I 1st learnt to drive.;)I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
Check out the HC meaning for those 'hatched' road markings..ie separation areas......teh HC people got it wrong regarding those hatched areas bordered by a solid line [as opposed to a broken line].....turned out it wasn't even a 'legal' marking, so it's meaning of old [do not enter, except in emergency, etc]...has been deleted....I was quite suprised how much more was contained than when I 1st learnt to drive.No, I don't think all other drivers are idiots......but some are determined to change my mind.......0 -
Check out the HC meaning for those 'hatched' road markings..ie separation areas......teh HC people got it wrong regarding those hatched areas bordered by a solid line [as opposed to a broken line].....turned out it wasn't even a 'legal' marking, so it's meaning of old [do not enter, except in emergency, etc]...has been deleted....
Don't start me on those bleedin chevrons again
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Need to work on the HC further, thats obvious to me now. Some suprises in there. Not picked up on the one you mention, but the issue I was looking at was motorcyclists filtering through traffic?
Not seen a mention of it being legal to due this in the HC, but frequent referals to filtering through traffic. So when does passing on the wrong side become reduced to filtering?
On a similar vain, at what speed does traffic start to be moving in queues, when all traffic is doing 70 in each lane on the motorway, when the outside lane is at 50 and the rest at 60, no definition provided, which I can understand :TI like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0
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