Been caught speeding - rubbish!

[Stingo]

Originally Posted by Jabba

Here we go...................

northwind wrote:
some stuff.......

Now for the other side if the argument..............

Sorry for the minor derail folks...but Jabba...I can no longer keep a straight face!! Super popcorn thingy!!

Originally Posted by Ping

Oooh, what colours do they come in?

at Ping

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Actually they aren't the same, because the camera will issue a ticket, the copper probably wouldn't

This one was a manned van

I actually have a problem with copper discretion on this. I know the anti camera lobby will say that a copper will only give a speeding ticket when it's deserved, and will only ever not when it's not... I don;t think that's the case at all. I don't see why the decision of whether or not you get a ticket should be down to whether the cop's in a good mood, or whether he likes your face, or your t*ts, or your attitude, or his daughter's going out with a biker and so he hates them all, or his wife's just left him. Discretion is fundamentally unfair. Let the courts make that decision.

shall we say shoot them all and let and god sort em out (or other religious higher no nentity or entity or being or statue etc et cu ge tthe picture)

[Viney]

Originally Posted by glsuk1970

And it was on 4 wheels and not 2. Got zapped at 82mph on the M180 heading towards S****horpe by a van parked on one of those raised platforms just behind a bridge, sneaky little sh*tes!

I drive around 40-50k miles per year and this is my first speeding offence since passing my test in 1988. Oh well

Good skills, thats a lot of mile and not getting caught. Im sure that you could have tried harder, 82 is a bit pathetic

Originally Posted by Viney

Good skills, thats a lot of mile and not getting caught. Im sure that you could have tried harder, 82 is a bit pathetic

You're right. I should have speeded up and got my money's worth!!

Bad luck mate - I believe people can drive safely at 80mhph. I saw the police armed with a speed gun the other day on the A23. On the plus side, he was being transparent with what he was doing and there was no hiding in bushes....

However, it annoyed me that he totally ignored a Subaru that was right up my butt which I would consider much more dangerous than travelling at 80mph.

Originally Posted by northwind

This one was a manned van

I actually have a problem with copper discretion on this. I know the anti camera lobby will say that a copper will only give a speeding ticket when it's deserved, and will only ever not when it's not... I don;t think that's the case at all. I don't see why the decision of whether or not you get a ticket should be down to whether the cop's in a good mood, or whether he likes your face, or your t*ts, or your attitude, or his daughter's going out with a biker and so he hates them all, or his wife's just left him. Discretion is fundamentally unfair. Let the courts make that decision.

Yep discresion does allow bias.

Discretion happens of course, because people realise that speeding in one location doesnt necessarily carry the risk of speeding somewhere else. The problem is, getting a judge to consider every single case isn't really feasable.

Personally, I think the whole idea of a speed limit is wrong, they should be considered as guides (lets face it, that's what most people use them for anyway). If you're caught speeding to excess, then you should be hauled before a judge to answer a charge of careless/dangerous driving.

Originally Posted by Bud

Bad luck mate - I believe people can drive safely at 80mhph. I saw the police armed with a speed gun the other day on the A23. On the plus side, he was being transparent with what he was doing and there was no hiding in bushes....

However, it annoyed me that he totally ignored a Subaru that was right up my butt which I would consider much more dangerous than travelling at 80mph.

Too true Bud. A little off topic but the German police think the same way. They have some gadget that measures the gap between 2 vehicles and their speed. If you're caught with a gap less than the legal minimum (something like 1 metre for every 1 kph, but don't quote me) then expect a fine/ban.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

Personally, I think the whole idea of a speed limit is wrong, they should be considered as guides (lets face it, that's what most people use them for anyway). If you're caught speeding to excess, then you should be hauled before a judge to answer a charge of careless/dangerous driving.

You have more faith in humanity than me though I can't disagere with the idea in principle, as you say that's exactly how I use speed limits as it stands. I just don't like the idea of everyone else being allowed to do the same