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05-06-11, 02:09 PM

It's not possible, not in London anyway. OK I ride "spiritedly" on occasion but I'm not a nutter by a long chalk.

Today I rode into London, Docklands. From the A3 / M25 junction to Docklands I reckon I went past 19 cameras on 30, 40 and 50 limits in one direction.

It's Sunday morning, no traffic and big wide dual carriageways and wide London roads. I'm aware of speed cameras and I can see the signs and look for the big Yellow camera's even though some on on the inside of corners and hidden by trees.

I get to Docklands go into a tunnel from a 40 and flash, **** me, I was doing 37 didn't notice the speed limit change to 30 and the grey camera 20 odd feet above catches me. That's two 37's in a 30 in the space of a month, £170 in fines or whatever it will be. It's bloody impossible, theres so little margin for error and obviously cameras don't assess risk or driving conditions, it soooo flaming annoying!

I wouldn't mind if I was caught speeding well over and riding like a loon, but for crying out loud how can you realistically keep a clean license nowadays?

05-06-11, 02:09 PM	#1
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	How can you ride a bike for fun and keep a clean license? It's not possible, not in London anyway. OK I ride "spiritedly" on occasion but I'm not a nutter by a long chalk. Today I rode into London, Docklands. From the A3 / M25 junction to Docklands I reckon I went past 19 cameras on 30, 40 and 50 limits in one direction. It's Sunday morning, no traffic and big wide dual carriageways and wide London roads. I'm aware of speed cameras and I can see the signs and look for the big Yellow camera's even though some on on the inside of corners and hidden by trees. I get to Docklands go into a tunnel from a 40 and flash, **** me, I was doing 37 didn't notice the speed limit change to 30 and the grey camera 20 odd feet above catches me. That's two 37's in a 30 in the space of a month, £170 in fines or whatever it will be. It's bloody impossible, theres so little margin for error and obviously cameras don't assess risk or driving conditions, it soooo flaming annoying! I wouldn't mind if I was caught speeding well over and riding like a loon, but for crying out loud how can you realistically keep a clean license nowadays?