speeding in france?

Flyboy152

mchale wrote: »

For all you know, the OP could have been driving at 3am on a empty road, possibly much safer than 29mph on a crowded commuter road at 8.45am

At ninety miles per hour, what chances of survival do you think there are, if he had a blow out, hit a pot hole or had to avoid a wild animal?

mchale

Flyboy152 wrote: »

At ninety miles per hour, what chances of survival do you think there are, if he had a blow out, hit a pot hole or had to avoid a wild animal?

Percentage wise I wouldn't know but lets say a little bit worse than if he had been driving 10mph slower, but legal

Wig

Flyboy152 wrote: »

Not with my children in the car I haven't.

What about other people's children, in other cars?

What is the fixation with children anyway?

johnnyroper

Flyboy152 wrote: »

At ninety miles per hour, what chances of survival do you think there are, if he had a blow out, hit a pot hole or had to avoid a wild animal?

and the difference driving at the legal 80mph or even 70 like in uk would be???????

like i say not after moral judgement so if that is all you have to say can i suggest you dont bother posting again.
also there is no way i would ever try and avoid a wild animal, no way i am going to swerve and crash for an animal unless of course it is an elephant that will total a car.

just to clarify it was very early in morning on quiet roads in dry clear conditions.

lillytoad

i have been flashed on a few occasions by a fixed camera and never had any redress but did notice the last time on the way home a man in camouflage gear hiding in the long grass on the A 16 police were a couple of kilometres down the road so beware out there!

scragend

lillytoad wrote: »

i have been flashed on a few occasions by a fixed camera and never had any redress but did notice the last time on the way home a man in camouflage gear hiding in the long grass on the A 16 police were a couple of kilometres down the road so beware out there!

I'd be worried about the prospect of being flashed by a man hiding in the long grass

jaydeeuk1

Thank f*ck flyboy mentioned the children, I was beginning to worry with all this talk of speeding.

I got flashed a couple of times on hol, heard nothing from it, just as a precaution I took a side road/next exit in case mr John De Arm was waiting ahead. There were quite a few coppers waiting on side of the road on the autoroutes approaching calais.

Wouldn't recommend doing it if you're intending to go back in the same car, and I wouldn't do it in a french hire car.

My Dad reckons on the toll A roads, they use your start time and end time as an average, and can bust you on average speed. I think he was talking balls so I didn't go warp 9 everywhere, if anyone knows if theres any truth in this, please do tell.

thelawnet

Flyboy152 wrote: »

At ninety miles per hour, what chances of survival do you think there are, if he had a blow out, hit a pot hole or had to avoid a wild animal?

I think cars are well-equipped to handle a pothole or two. As for the rest of it, you don't want to get into an accident at 70mph either - it's a lethal speed, that's why you can only do it on certain roads, and not on narrow lanes for example.

vaio

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

........My Dad reckons on the toll A roads, they use your start time and end time as an average, and can bust you on average speed. I think he was talking balls so I didn't go warp 9 everywhere, if anyone knows if theres any truth in this, please do tell.

he must drink in the same [STRIKE]rumour mill[/STRIKE] pub as my old dad as he says the same. It's a small sample but I've often sat at 100+ on the toll between Calais & Paris and never had a problem

Invalidation

Wig wrote: »

Beware, you will get lots of opinions on this one and very few answers.

Pretty standard for this forum