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Old 17-08-09, 01:01 PM   #1
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Damnit, the forces of darkness tried to get one up on me this morning by setting up a speed trap at a new location on the A3 Northbound, just after the Tibbets Corner underpass

Best case scenario is that the somewhat tubby Firestorm rider who was ahead of me hid me sufficiently til I’d scrubbed off the necessary speed, and/or diverted the attention of the single speed gun...
...but I can’t be sure so it’s gonna be one of those 14 day waits!

What’s playing on my mind a bit is that shortly after, I got ahead of the Firestorm thanks to a better planned filtering strategy. However during execution of aforementioned strategy, while negotiating traffic from a busy junction/petrol station and a pedestrian crossing, I spotted movement out of the corner of my fishy eye that my fizzy senses identified as a bike cop (black leathers & flip up white lid).

Now I’m trying not to think about worst case scenario, which is that the movement might have been the nice officer walking towards the road to get me to stop. But hey I’m kinda thinking that it might have been aimed at the Firestorm behind me instead, especially as I seemed to have lost him by Wandsworth. And in any case, I didn’t hear any sirens and they haven’t arrived at TfL Towers yet to drag me away from my desk... so I’m kinda hoping I’m OK on that front!

So what have I learned from all this?

1. There’s a new speed trap place on the A3 Northbound, just after Tibbets Corner
2.If you see coppers there you should turn off just before the petrol station

Hope that's of use to any other A3 users out there!

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Old 17-08-09, 01:14 PM   #2
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I'll have to see what that trap is... fingers crossed for you though.
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Old 17-08-09, 01:23 PM   #3
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Cheers Grinch!

BTW there were 2 coppers in his vis, standing a bit further on from the fixed Gatso just after the Tibbets Corner underpass.
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Old 17-08-09, 01:25 PM   #4
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Oops! Fingers corssed oh Fishy one
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Old 17-08-09, 02:00 PM   #5
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you bad, bad girl! Imagine breaking speed limits, i dont know anyone else so wreckless as you.

You deserve aeverything you get.

NOT!

Hope the next 14days dont bring any uunexpected post for ya.
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Old 17-08-09, 02:33 PM   #6
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He was probably so distracted by the bird in burbery leathers on the chav mobile that he forgot to raise the speed gun...
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Old 18-08-09, 12:35 AM   #7
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Oh dear,

I hope this turns out to be a dramatic escape rather than a minor defeat at the hands of the powers that be. But I shall be thinking positive things. I'd doubt you're in trouble from your description, but I'll be hoping that any incriminating paperwork is lost in a series of small office fires...

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Old 18-08-09, 07:03 AM   #8
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Unlucks!

What colour was the firestorm? I know a 'tubby' rider who rides one!
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Old 18-08-09, 08:36 AM   #9
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Oh noes!
Hope they didnt get you!

But hey, on the bright side, you've got shopping to look forward to this afternoon
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Old 18-08-09, 01:33 PM   #10
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thanks for all the well wishes (except for Speedplay )

Jambo - so which buildings do you think I need to burn down to be absolutely sure??
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