Speed camera on motorway bridge?

iceman_2

Wow it's amazing how brainwashed, and quite frankly !!!!!! some people are. May I suggest a trip to Germany, you'll realise within seconds that there's nothing unsafe about exceeding 100mph on a motorway under appropriate conditions.

iceman_2

anewman wrote:

But by the time you have thought to stop, at 107mph, in a matter of a few seconds, you have already travelled about 50 meters+ and it will take at least 4 times that distance to come to a stop.

I do not understand these people getting off with offences because they have a job. So because I am unemployed I would have to take the 12 points and ban on the nose, but because you're a wan**r in a porsche with a job that earns you enough money to get the porsche and run it, you get off. Seems to be some inequality somewhere.

I'd happily put £50 on the Porsche to stop quicker, especially if he/she has ceramic brakes.

tomstickland

So because I am unemployed I would have to take the 12 points and ban on the nose, but because you're a wan**r in a porsche with a job that earns you enough money to get the porsche and run it, you get off. Seems to be some inequality somewhere.

You can pick up a 924 or 944 for less than a new "shopping trolley" car, so there seems to be quite an inequality in your opinion than a Porsche driver is a rich !!!!!!.

Gorgeous_George

If someone steps out in front of your car,
at 20mph there is an 80% chance they will live
at 40 mph there is an 80% chance they will die

IF they stayed on the pavement they wouldn't screw up your paintwork.


The speed limits are outdated and pathetic. Cameras aree purely another form of taxation. If speeding was so dangerous, the Police should pull you over and issue the summons immediately.

As for villages with new speed limits (as low as 20mph). If the roads are that dangerous perhaps they should widen the road or maybe we should drive through with our horns sounded to warn any villager that a motor car is using the road.



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anewman

iceman wrote:

Wow it's amazing how brainwashed, and quite frankly !!!!!! some people are. May I suggest a trip to Germany, you'll realise within seconds that there's nothing unsafe about exceeding 100mph on a motorway under appropriate conditions.

You will find that although there is no upper speed limit on the autobahn, the traffic actually does not travel all that fast. I am guessing you have not been to Germany before or have been watching too much topgear.

anewman

tomstickland wrote:

You can pick up a 924 or 944 for less than a new "shopping trolley" car, so there seems to be quite an inequality in your opinion than a Porsche driver is a rich !!!!!!.

Insurance costs, however, are for the rich. As are any repairs. Ownership is a whole cost, and only an idiot would buy a car they cannot afford to insure, service or repair.

Gorgeous_George wrote:

If someone steps out in front of your car,
at 20mph there is an 80% chance they will live
at 40 mph there is an 80% chance they will die

IF they stayed on the pavement they wouldn't screw up your paintwork.

The point is that kids will run out into the road without thinking "oh there's someone driving down the road at 40mph and they might hit me", their first thought is usually the ice cream van, or their football etc. I am guessing most people who are parents will know this. You need to be able to stop in the event of the unexpected happening, or ultimately potentially be responsible for a death.

Gorgeous_George

By putting the blame onto drivers, we do not teach kids that roads are dangerous places.

If a car hits a pedestrian on the pavement, the driver is responsible for the death. The person responsible for a death when a car hits a pedestrian on the roadway, is likely to be the person who has been hit.



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linzibean

Whereas 107 was perhaps a little excessive, speed limits on the motorway, as well as the standard stopping distances quoted in the highway code, are terribly outdated. I only drive a little deisel, but I admit I have sped to around 80 / 85 on the motorway mainly to keep up with the flow of traffic on a long distance run. I agree with speed restrictions being enforced in villages,around schools and other areas with children, but motorways are a whole different ball game. The original poster asked advice, and could probably do without the preaching!

Gorgeous_George

steveeeee wrote:

It's very unlikely that you'd get pulled over for doing 80 on a motorway.

That may be true while there are people doing 90+. If everyone stuck to 80mph on motorways, they would still fine the same number of people.

They have quotas to meet.



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C_Ronaldo

iceman wrote:

Wow it's amazing how brainwashed, and quite frankly !!!!!! some people are. May I suggest a trip to Germany, you'll realise within seconds that there's nothing unsafe about exceeding 100mph on a motorway under appropriate conditions.

yes but half the people wouldnt be able to handle the car doing 100mph, theres some young drivers who drive ridiculous cars at stupid speeds who cant even control their car