Dave at kelton Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Speed is a killer. We have been fighting for 20 through the village and Council haven’t even got round to that outside our primary school despite their policy. On a recent survey it showed one in three cars were exceeding the current 30 outside the school. Anything that slows people down in our villages and urban areas as a start gets my vote, and that’s just a start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 On 02/08/2020 at 18:05, WalkedUp said: I do not think speeding (or swearing for that matter) makes you a legend.... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7232897/amp/Mother-four-33-killed-girl-10-Range-Rover-jailed-20-months.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-561740/Tycoons-son-left-toddler-brain-damaged-70mph-horror-Range-Rover-crash-jailed-21-months.html Who said I was speeding? If you want to get judgemental and jump on your high horse showing heart wrenching examples to justify your opinion then jog on - doesn't make you a legend either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol p Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 Easy remedy. Don’t speed. Be responsible. I got done badly once for it, wasn’t happy about it at all, but I was speeding. I don’t speed now, they will never get me again. That was 22 years ago. They won’t get me again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 2 hours ago, NatureBoy said: Seen/heard big groups of !5+ ragging around hard with some seriously pimped/tuned motors. cam van was parked up in pull in just near the station yard. They would have got a lot of folk not just the boy/girl racers. Never seen them anywhere that late in evening. Barking green must be a big money maker being so rural and open. The dullest 30mph about. Used to love that bit of road on a bike. Ringshall bends then cresting big dip into Gt Bricet bends.😉 All our roads are carp now. All horse boxes n Lycra louts. That's the thing with some speed limits, people get bored don't pay attention and fiddle with gadgets. . . . But hey! We used to be pulled or band from some pubs/places simply for wearing a leather jacket and riding a bike. Copper with hand cam on junction needed more training or had death wish (he was ginger). Regardless off where he parked, He was walking backwards, camera up to face in heavy traffic when i/ we saw him. Was cringy knowing how dangerous that junction can be. I thought cam had to be used on level ground/road anyway? Was pointing up steep hill. NB That's another spot that's not ideal for distractions, always found that whole junction iffy coming out of the station. I know what you mean, I thoroughly enjoy that bit of road in the car too haha. What bugs me if people crawl through the national speed limit, then speed all the way through the 30 and sit right up your backside. The bildeston to Hadleigh road is another good one. Right from when I was 16 and had my first bike I'd always had that mentality that there is a time and place for driving fast. It's certainly not round town or built up area's. Not sure what anyone is trying to prove by hammering round where there's kids and pedestrians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, Farmboy91 said: That's another spot that's not ideal for distractions, always found that whole junction iffy coming out of the station. I know what you mean, I thoroughly enjoy that bit of road in the car too haha. What bugs me if people crawl through the national speed limit, then speed all the way through the 30 and sit right up your backside. The bildeston to Hadleigh road is another good one. Right from when I was 16 and had my first bike I'd always had that mentality that there is a time and place for driving fast. It's certainly not round town or built up area's. Not sure what anyone is trying to prove by hammering round where there's kids and pedestrians. I suggest that maybe they are proving me right when said that average Joe Public are idiots ! I see examples EVERY day and not just on the roads. Look at the number of local lock downs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 41 minutes ago, Westley said: I suggest that maybe they are proving me right when said that average Joe Public are idiots ! I see examples EVERY day and not just on the roads. Look at the number of local lock downs ? Yep. The same ones moaning about being in lockdown were the same ones out carrying on as usual in the weeks running up to it. My missus honestly thought the term common sense was meant to be ironic 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted August 3, 2020 Report Share Posted August 3, 2020 3 hours ago, bruno22rf said: Who said I was speeding? If you want to get judgemental and jump on your high horse showing heart wrenching examples to justify your opinion then jog on - doesn't make you a legend either. It is not my opinion, it is the law. Anyway, I am not looking to cause offence, I am just a father of three young children and consequently sensitive about road safety - particularly in residential areas. Everyone has at least one time sped, or still does speed in some situations. My horse is sadly no higher than any other in that regard, which is a weakness I’m certainly not proud of. I have only been run over by a reckless driver once myself, but I was big enough to survive relatively unscathed. My bike on the other hand was totalled. I believe speeding is symptomatic of narcissism and arrogance. My blood boils when my own sister says things such as “Oh but I wouldn’t drive like that with my children in the car” ... what about other people’s children in their cars or even walking along the pavement? Everyone on this forum must have at some point also carefully edged out of a field gate to be almost hit by a lunatic doing 60mph on a single track road with blind bends and high hedges. It is not breaking the speed limit but it is certainly reckless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, WalkedUp said: It is not my opinion, it is the law. Anyway, I am not looking to cause offence, I am just a father of three young children and consequently sensitive about road safety - particularly in residential areas. Everyone has at least one time sped, or still does speed in some situations. My horse is sadly no higher than any other in that regard, which is a weakness I’m certainly not proud of. I have only been run over by a reckless driver once myself, but I was big enough to survive relatively unscathed. My bike on the other hand was totalled. I believe speeding is symptomatic of narcissism and arrogance. My blood boils when my own sister says things such as “Oh but I wouldn’t drive like that with my children in the car” ... what about other people’s children in their cars or even walking along the pavement? Everyone on this forum must have at some point also carefully edged out of a field gate to be almost hit by a lunatic doing 60mph on a single track road with blind bends and high hedges. It is not breaking the speed limit but it is certainly reckless. Ah yes, BUT, you see there was nobody pulling out of a gate, when they did the same thing yesterday ! I used to shoot on a field that was near to a hump back bridge over a canal, the recognized method of negotiating the bridge is ' Hand on horn, maintaining the same speed' and hope to hell there is nobody doing the same thing, in the opposite direction. All day all you could hear, was car horns blaring out. Edited August 4, 2020 by Westley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 I do believe back in the 50s 60s that the procedure was to sound the horn on a hump bridge, maybe even in the Highway Code. Even today it is but a very small minority of drivers who drive like idiots and with experience you learn to weight them up very quickly. Both my wife and myself where Police Trained Advanced drivers and that training has saved our lives many times. We still chime up in unison ONE TO WATCH !!!! and rarely wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted August 4, 2020 Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Walker570 said: a very small minority of drivers who drive like idiots Similar to bikers, a few idiots give everyone a bad name. In the mornings I have noticed in my village that it is the women drivers who speed most excessively going into blind corners in a 30mph zone without footpaths despite pedestrians. The male drivers tend to speed up and slow down much more responsively. Reaching a higher maximum speed but in positions where they have a clear sight of the road, common and playground. The women seem oblivious of the dog walkers / nursery / playground / primary school / blind bends / hump / crossings / shop and tight historic street in our tiny village maintaining a constant 40mph (assume in 4the gear) even when it becomes national speed limit upon exiting the village. Edited August 4, 2020 by WalkedUp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 Drivers using their mobile phones are by far more likely to cause an accident than speeding, using a mobile when driving should carry the same penalty as drink driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted August 5, 2020 Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 28 minutes ago, blackbird said: Drivers using their mobile phones are by far more likely to cause an accident than speeding, using a mobile when driving should carry the same penalty as drink driving. Uping the point's literally did nothing to put people off using their phones at the wheel. No reason it shouldn't be an instant ban if you are caught on your phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphant59 Posted August 8, 2020 Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 They will be members of the local parish council. My advice is to tell them to shove that camera as far up their a**e as they can get it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 18 hours ago, triumphant59 said: They will be members of the local parish council. My advice is to tell them to shove that camera as far up their a**e as they can get it!! Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted August 9, 2020 Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 They use to fit over speed buzzers in Range Rovers in the Middle East. With all the electronic gizmos in cars now have a warning when exceededing the speed limit and make it a check on the MOT. My car speaks to me when I'm driving to Greece " Take aBreak, Take a Break" its not rocket science. As the sat nav tells you the speed limit on the dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 05/08/2020 at 20:42, blackbird said: Drivers using their mobile phones are by far more likely to cause an accident than speeding, using a mobile when driving should carry the same penalty as drink driving. Why don't u just ban radios smoking and talking to passengers too. All are more likely to cause accidents. Massive difference between drink driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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