How to prove your wife is speeding!

If you don't mind me saying - if it's Mrs Ralf in your Avatar, I'd let her drive exactly as she wanted

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

My wife always has a go at me for speeding (probably justified as I spent this morning in the Edinburgh Sheriffs Court!), but what annoys me is that she drives FASTER than me, but does so unaware so is actually more dangerous, and then she denies it.

Ralph,
You could try something like this: link

Its a GPS data logger that saves GPS position and time data to an internal memory card so you can record a journey etc.

Then when you get home you download the data using the software and it plots your route and gives speed / distance information.

[yorkie_chris]

Inforad will do that and warn you about scameras. Not much more dosh either.

Mrs Ed irritates me cos she won't overtake anything. So we sit behind wagons crawling along at 40, she complains that they won't pull over, but still won't overtake. I'm not a good passenger. But then she complains at me cos she thinks I drive too fast, and when I overtake she tends to look out the side window. Can't think why that should be

Originally Posted by Kilted Ginger

He is however likely to be back in the dock soon for his light fingeredness

Just in case anyone wondered what on earth I've been stealing, Kilted Gingers keys are on the left, mine on the right....both sets are now in Solihull...oops!

Originally Posted by punyXpress

And your status in the BP household reverts to that of a tick on the scrotum of a warthog?

And what's THAT supposed to mean?

Originally Posted by fenjer

Sometimes being a woman has it's advantage...

I got stopped in the BMW going home for a visit...sitting at roughly 80mph...

PC Plod - "that was a bit fast"
Me - "yeah, my boyfriend has set the cruise control though, and i have no idea how to work it, I cant seem to get it to slow down, it seems to sit at 80, I'm sorry...I dont usually get to drive his BMW..."
PC plod talks me through turning off cruise control and sends me on my way.

Errr - you did use your wiles, if you convinced Plod to let you off with not knowing where the brake pedal is....

[punyXpress]

Abject apologies, Mr W

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by fenjer

Sometimes being a woman has it's advantage...

I got stopped in the BMW going home for a visit...sitting at roughly 80mph...

PC Plod - "that was a bit fast"
Me - "yeah, my boyfriend has set the cruise control though, and i have no idea how to work it, I cant seem to get it to slow down, it seems to sit at 80, I'm sorry...I dont usually get to drive his BMW..."
PC plod talks me through turning off cruise control and sends me on my way.

Ummm....any traffic cop worth his salt knows that cruise controls get knocked out when you stop, so the setting can't be set from the previous journey. Perhaps he wasn' looking at your instruments....

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by plowsie

I just show my mum the trip computer, shows average speed and max speed

My Sat Nav stores maximum speed etc. I took it on holiday once and managed to get it to record over 400mph by holding it next to the plane window. I left that on the display for months whenever I went to the local bike meet....