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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 9:18:43
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Dezw
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I speed frequently but safely....although when I first passed my test 10 years ago I speeded all over the place and dangerously, but only speed now when theres no kids about, not in town etc.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 9:22:39
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Another one of those bloody things i hate bout our driving system 
Some people have the option of to take the 3 points and a £60 Fine or go on a speed awareness and slow down course!
How come i didnt get that option!! People are going to take the course as you dont get 3 points or a fine.
And even sometimes i was watching Rage wars i think it was on Sky three and some guy was caught Undertaking, speeding and tailgating on the motorway, the police pulled him over and all they gave him was a warning otherwise he cud of lost his job.
So much inconsitensy!!
Rant over 
It depends on whether the police force where you got caught provides them. So luckily I got caught in Chorley, and Lancashire Police do offer it; whereas if I'd been near home it would have been GMP, and they'd have just whacked me with the points.
Also, you do have to pay for the course and it costs more than the fine, so you don't get off totally scott-free really. Think it was about £90 - so for £30 more than the fine I avoided the points, which I thought was worth paying. I can't get done in the next 3 years though or I think I end up getting a shedload of points.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 10:39:58
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an "advanced driving qualification" dosent mean crap if you hit a child. alot of speed limits seem to be to protect pedestrians and rightly so
That comment in itself shows just how ill-informed you are on the matter.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 11:01:35
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CASS
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thats only a guideline it's not the law. you can give a ticket for 1mph over if you wished. so any appeal against that would be lost.
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1st one i was doing 55 in a 50
harsh!
I thought that too!!
The guideline issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers is not to prosecute unless you are going at 10% plus 2mph over the posted speed limit. In the case of a 50mph limit that would be 57mph, so you could have appealled against that.
There are tables which show the different speed limits.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 11:03:43
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CASS
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thats only a guideline it's not the law. you can give a ticket for 1mph over if you wished. so any appeal against that would be lost.
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1st one i was doing 55 in a 50
harsh!
I thought that too!!
The guideline issued by the Association of Chief Police Officers is not to prosecute unless you are going at 10% plus 2mph over the posted speed limit. In the case of a 50mph limit that would be 57mph, so you could have appealled against that.
There are tables which show the different speed limits.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 11:08:13
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Honesty shout.
Do you?YES
How often?Not all that ... couple of times a week.
What kind of roads? A roads & motorways. I Do try not to break the 30's but sometimes you just get right foot happy & find yourself speeding.
Have you been caught?I got pulled once by an unmarked car & got a verbal caution... I nearly kissed the copper when he let me off 
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 11:08:28
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That`s correct CASS, Cheshire in the past would do you for 1mph over the speed limit.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 11:13:30
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CASS
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yea, sussex is hard on speeders as well to be honest. Our RPD is ruthles
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That`s correct CASS, Cheshire in the past would do you for 1mph over the speed limit.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 11:28:22
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I'm not saying that speeding is acceptable, i'm saying it's over emphasised to justify the revenue it creates.
Well said
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 12:04:50
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ive just bought me a new motorbike so theres a very good chance ill be speeding this weekend
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 12:41:46
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Sadly, all drivers over-estimate their driving skills.
This leads them to be over-confident at the wheel and take risks believing crashing to be an impossibility.
Add to this the prevalent driver's view that Britain's public roads are their own private race track.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 13:15:44
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Sadly, all drivers over-estimate their driving skills.
This leads them to be over-confident at the wheel and take risks believing crashing to be an impossibility.
Completely agree.
And sadly, people only really learn the limit of their ability when they exceed it. And the worse the consequences are, the more memorable the lesson.
eg at 17 drove into a back of a parked car, I was doing about 25mph. The black ice left me with no control. The very loud and unique sound of the impact has stayed with me to this day (16 years later) – since then, I have always kept a GOOD distance between me and the car in front, I hate people driving up my tail, and of course my driving behaviour has changed somewhat when its icey
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 14:02:59
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yes i do speed, every car journey tbh, any kind of road (apart from through villages/towns and where there are any people on the pavement). been caught 2x on motorway journeys (once 50 mph in a roadworks speed limit of 40mph, the other time at 83mph)
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 19:07:08
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Honesty shout.
Do you? Yeah, all the time
How often? /\/\ all the time 
What kind of roads? Most. Motorways, b-roads, around town
Have you been caught? No, not yet. Time will no doubt come though and I'll have to pay for it in someway or another. Its not a thing I'm proud of, nor do intentionally, just go at a speed I feel safe doing in whatever instance
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RE: Do you speed? - May 2 2008 23:48:57
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Tristram was really acting like a **** on the other thread. Dont be a **** to me u little boy ok?
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RE: Do you speed? - May 3 2008 0:34:13
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an "advanced driving qualification" dosent mean crap if you hit a child. alot of speed limits seem to be to protect pedestrians and rightly so
That comment in itself shows just how ill-informed you are on the matter.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 3 2008 0:38:21
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Yerp i have to do a retake on my bike test this month because of it.
Dont really speed in cars though.
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RE: Do you speed? - May 3 2008 12:40:27
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yes, all the time, on all roads....... tbh i think its hard not to
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