Speeding? Manned equipment.

Jamie_Carter

brat wrote: »

If my primary interest is road safety, can you please provide a road safety argument against anything I've written, that would provide you with evidence to support your contention that I'm not who I say I am.
I've convinced the other police officers on this site of my credentials. You dislike me for your own reasons, I can't help that, but none of it makes any difference to what I do for a living.

If you were a police officer, with experience of many RTCs, then you would know far better than to spout some of the stuff you do in some of your posts.


Experience of the consequences tends to change your views.

Jamie_Carter

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Yet another motoring thread turned into a willy waving contest with brat and Jamie Carter. With help from Captain Flack, because a 3 way is always better

You mean the one where they claim to be a police officer, yet don't have a clue about modern procedures??

Jamie_Carter

bartelbe wrote: »

There are big signs with numbers on them, don't exceed the number, then you don't have to look out for the van.

Some speed limits are stupid, like a 30 limit in the middle of the countryside that our council has suddenly imposed.

However I have very little sympathy for anyone caught speeding in a built up area, as the OP seems to have been. 37 in a 30 zone is far too fast.

There would usually be a good reason to impose a 30 limit in the middle of the country, and you sometimes have to think outside the box to realise it.


For example, is there a high accident rate? Or is there a blind junction? Or is the a footpath or bridleway that crosses the road at that point?

Jamie_Carter

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Why am I sad? Because I get bored of the same 2 or 3 posters dragging threads down to endless personal arguments about who is right and who is wrong?

You are the "sad" ones, feeling the need to compete and justify yourselves to strangers on an internet forum.

ad hominem indeed

Do you mean people who you disagree with?


Forums are for discussion you know.

Jamie_Carter

AdrianC wrote: »

Once again, you forget that this is ESSENTIAL unless you can GUARANTEE that the speed limit for every stretch of road throughout the country is a safe and appropriate speed for all conditions at all times.

To a point, yes.


However, if it was left completely up to people to decide for themselves, then those who overestimate their own driving skills will often drive far too fast, to the point where their driving becomes extremely dangerous.


So generic limits have to be imposed for stretches of roads, and then it has to be left to drivers own common sense if there is for example, a tight bend along a 60mph stretch of road. Otherwise the speed limits would have to continuously change along many stretches of road, which could be counterproductive.

AdrianC

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

However, if it was left completely up to people to decide for themselves, then those who overestimate their own driving skills will often drive far too fast, to the point where their driving becomes extremely dangerous.

Because, of course, that can never happen _within_ the limit?

RichardD1970

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Do you mean people who you disagree with?


Forums are for discussion you know.

I haven't agreed or disagreed with anyone on this thread.

My original point was that it is common, on this board especially, for threads to descend into personal arguments with the original discussion or point lost in the crossfire of claim and counter claim and accusations.

This does seem to be from the same few posters who carry over their disagreements from one thread to another and seem to be in a point scoring contest.

Captain_Flack.

RichardD1970 wrote: »

I haven't agreed or disagreed with anyone on this thread.

My original point was that it is common, on this board especially, for threads to descend into personal arguments with the original discussion or point lost in the crossfire of claim and counter claim and accusations.

This does seem to be from the same few posters who carry over their disagreements from one thread to another and seem to be in a point scoring contest.

Who are you, forum plod or a real life wannabe?

RichardD1970

Captain_Flack. wrote: »

Who are you, forum plod or a real life wannabe?

Pardon?? :rotfl:

I was going to write more, but can't be arsed. :rotfl:

Captain_Flack.

RichardD1970 wrote: »

Pardon?? :rotfl:

I was going to write more, but can't be arsed. :rotfl:

Off out checking the neighbours tax discs with brat then?