Rolling roadblocks

[Gazdaman]

An item in BIKE this month was on about how you can register with the police and get a bumper sticker which pretty much just says you've vowed to stick to speed limits rigidly.

The thinking behind it, if someone does, then everyone behind that person has to.

BIKE were dead against it, I didn't see their opposition to it really, because that's what everyone should be doing anyway... and surely speeders are in the minority in the majority of places.

One of their arguments was that it'd cause more accidents by people getting pissed off and erratically overtaking, which would again be hyped up by over-zealous sticker-bearers trying to block overtakes.

There are people like this on the road, and in 30s and 40s, I'd say the majority of people in fact... Don't see why a sticker would change anything.

I think BIKE's argument was flawed, and I don't like what the police are trying to do, they'd give the people with stickers some kind of superiority over other road users...

Discuss.

Gaz

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[Gazdaman]

I shall have to test it and see.

I guess +10% is about right for me, that's the upper limit of my speed in 30s and 40s and on the motorway I won't go above 90.

They also said drivers involved in a collision wouldn't be covered by their insurance companies if they wear this sticker.

I didn't really understand that, they're obeying the letter of the law, no reason not to cover them.

Gaz

[Kickstart]

Hi

Think there was a case some time ago of someone trying this on the motorway in the right hand lane. They were prosecuted for something like driving without consideration.

Everyone speeds. If people claim not to speed ever then they are either a liar or so unaware of what they are doing that they haven't noticed. Forcing people to drive below their natural speed will reduce concentration levels and will cause accidents.

All the best

Keith
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[Retro-Man]

fact is the whole highway code including speed limits are based around very old car technology, most people would agree that far higher speeds under right conditions are perfectly safe.

personally I like to get from a to b quickly but safely which for me means speeding in non built up areas.
If I come up behind someone travelling at the speed limit then that is fine and I observe proper distances, etc however the freaks that drive a vehicle perfectly capable of the speed limit but insist on 40 mph every where annoy me and I believe cause most of the accidents on todays roads.


I have been driving for over 10 years, and find higher speeds on the motorway keep me alert, the one and only time I nearly fell asleep at the wheel was whilst being stuck behind some pillock who refused to go above 65mph in the outside lane.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Ouch, glad you survived.

A 60mph collision speed is very high. Cars are only crash tested to survive a 35 (I think) mph collision with a solid object.

All the best

Keith
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[lurker]

one of those double standards issues.
speedings fine and dandy till someone smacks you side on while travelling 10mph over the limit.
although i h8 nothing more than getting stuck behind someone on a straight A road travelling dead on the limit.

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[yambabe]

I think he means limits of 30 and 40 Jen, not ages.......
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[hellkat]

*grins*

Well, both apply to me anyway
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[colin1]

I admit I find it annoying when people cause tailbacks by insisting on going within the speed limit or as slow as they feel they are safe with.

However I think usually we should respect their right to drive as slow as they want. I dont see how a sticker changes that.

Personally I think not leaving a 2 second gap is more dangerous than driving 10% over the limit, but you cant really legislate against tailgaters very effectively. If we all left a 4 second gap I bet there would be a huge decrease in accidents.
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[Rookie]

Hasn't this been brought up before? I think it was concluded that the magazines were sensationalising the whole thing; that all it is is the police handing out bumper stickers to OAPs. Pretty useless, people will overtake them either way.

[Whosthedaddy]

Unless its a 30 or a speed camera, I never drive / ride at the speed limit.

I'll drive at an appropriate speed to keep with the flow of traffic, or if I'm fellinf like a real cnut, nail it hard down the A roads
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[Jack_Cheese]

I look at the road, not the speedo.

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[Walloper]

I'm booked to do a Speed Awareness Program.
When I pass that no phuker should even hint at passing me....
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[Walloper]

By court order
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[Walloper]

either that or fine and points rubbish
so I volunteered
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