[Paul the 6th]

Aye... going to cadwell park again soon all being well



That pull was pretty much the biggest turning point in my driving career - the telling off "all it takes is for some old boy leaving the pub, drunk as a skunk stepping out into the road - it'll be his fault because he just stepped out, but you'll be the one who gets 3 years for causing death by dangerous driving.. You wouldn't like prison much, and above that you'd have to live with the guilt for the rest of your life. I personally don't like having to do family liason duties because some idiot was driving too fast & didn't stop to think about the carnage they could create"...

Amongst other comments from the two traffic guys, that really hit home and ever since I've been very respectful of residential areas & speed limits - they're there for a reason, and even though it might not be for pedestrians' benefits in more rural areas, it could well be because the road is too technical to be going much faster than the prescribed limit.

As for OP - lucky boy, take it steady & learn from it. Think about how it could have gone the other way; you could have been posting on here for advice about standing in front of a magistrate.