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12-06-05, 02:01 PM

wheres the option "YES, but i got away"?

but yes it did slow me down.

12-06-05, 02:47 PM

I was done by a fixed camera just over three years ago in my MG. I almost always drive under the limit in 20s, 30s and most 40s, or at least I thought I did.
Then this camera, in a village I know, gets me on 33 in a 30. £60 fine, no points but attendance of a road safety lecture instead.

I find out at the lecture that the size of tyres can affect your speedo reading (espescially on older cars) by up to 15% - get mine checked out and sure enough, because I had non standard tyres on it was reading 4 mph under.
If it was accurate I would have been under the limit.

To be honest it really depends on what I'm driving/riding. The 4x4 seems to naturally sit just under the limit - town and motorways, but the MG's engine (even though she's 27 yrs old) sounds more comfortable at 35/80.

As for bikes, the SV is happy within the limits unless I actively open her up - but the Blade...

... dear god he's got long legs!

I was out with the IAM this morning and found myself never getting above 4th gear, it was either that or be told off later.

His 'jogging pace' in 6th is about 90 mph.

Getting caught the one time hasn't changed the way I ride or drive - I've always generally been fairly conservative - but that was due to a bad accident in my formative years that simply has made me far more observant.
That fed my rather accurate and graphic imagination, it is enough to have various nasty 'what if' scenarios run through my head approaching junctions etc.

My personal speed does not concern me... it's knowing what other people's speed can make thier metal do to my flesh that does.

View Poll Results: Have you been done
Yes - And it hasnt slowed me down	16	30.19%
Yes i now ride / drive slower	9	16.98%
No- But one day I will be	27	50.94%
No - I genuinly dont break the speed limits	1	1.89%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

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12-06-05, 02:01 PM	#31
$i Guest Posts: n/a	wheres the option "YES, but i got away"? but yes it did slow me down.

12-06-05, 02:47 PM	#32
K Guest Posts: n/a	I was done by a fixed camera just over three years ago in my MG. I almost always drive under the limit in 20s, 30s and most 40s, or at least I thought I did. Then this camera, in a village I know, gets me on 33 in a 30. £60 fine, no points but attendance of a road safety lecture instead. I find out at the lecture that the size of tyres can affect your speedo reading (espescially on older cars) by up to 15% - get mine checked out and sure enough, because I had non standard tyres on it was reading 4 mph under. If it was accurate I would have been under the limit. To be honest it really depends on what I'm driving/riding. The 4x4 seems to naturally sit just under the limit - town and motorways, but the MG's engine (even though she's 27 yrs old) sounds more comfortable at 35/80. As for bikes, the SV is happy within the limits unless I actively open her up - but the Blade... ... dear god he's got long legs! I was out with the IAM this morning and found myself never getting above 4th gear, it was either that or be told off later. His 'jogging pace' in 6th is about 90 mph. Getting caught the one time hasn't changed the way I ride or drive - I've always generally been fairly conservative - but that was due to a bad accident in my formative years that simply has made me far more observant. That fed my rather accurate and graphic imagination, it is enough to have various nasty 'what if' scenarios run through my head approaching junctions etc. My personal speed does not concern me... it's knowing what other people's speed can make thier metal do to my flesh that does.