Close encounter was just the warning :(

[Groove]

So ive now got 3 points

Overtaking a learner car being stupid and went up to 40mph in a 30.

As i was getting to the end of the road a cop jumped out from behind a car and pulled me over. Turns out there were 3 all standing behind the car

He told me i was doing 42, fair enough, i probably was. And that the reason they were there was because "There were reports of a green Kawasaki speeding up that road"

That green kawasaki is a mate of mine who has a pretty loud Art race can

Oh well, £60 i dont have now has to be paid to them within a month, ontop of the £100 for a new tyre and ~£70 for new brakes i dont have.

Oh and i did mention the fact that there were hiding, he told me to look at the sign above there head, "Speed cameras"

There isnt a proper speed camera around for miles! And theres only one of em!

Oh well
____________________
|| Past: 1991 Kawasaki ZXR 250 ~ 2003 Honda CBR 600 F Sport ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1999 Yamaha R1 ~ 1999 Kawasaki ZX6R J ~ 2004 Kawasaki ZX6R B1H 636 ~ 1998 Honda VTR1000F Firestorm ~ K1 GSXR 600 Track bike ~ K6 GSXR 1000 ~ 2006 Speed Triple 1050 || Current: 2005 R1 https://www.adrucore.co.uk

[Rob W]

Put it down to experience mate, just make sure you dont get another 3 or your licence is gone.

I've been lucky so far and got no points, but it can only be a matter of time. I was giving it some Edric Largesson the other day on the way back from Southend, and I always worry when I'm home that maybe I did get clocked.
____________________
TS50 > Senda 125 > ZXR400 > CB-1 > GSX-R1000 > Bandit 600 > ZXR750 H1 > GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > T595 Daytona > Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[killa]

A lot of people on here say that sort of thing is avoidable, it’s just to do with timing, you weren’t pushing it.
I guess you know the road, you know it has signs for cameras, but no cameras. And that is the reason they hide.
____________________
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
Bike:- Yamaha TRX850 | Killas Biking History | Killas Gaming History | Killas autmotive history

[Keen]

you were doing 40 in a 30 overtaking a learner, someone unconfident and liable to make sudden unexpected moves? just pull back a little and give the poor bastard some room, we all have to start somewhere.

sorry, but you deserve what you got. Not only was it stupid because of course you're more likely to get pulled for speeding in a 30, its just pointless. Its people like you ruining it for the rest of us who want to ride fast when its sensible (if you see what I mean) and be left alone by the plod and the public.
____________________
"he who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man"- Dr. Johnson

[Groove]

[Keen]

yeah fair enough I understand that it wasn't a particularly dangerous move, but thats not really my point...

I'm not trying to start a long argument or anything. I just wanted to make it clear that if you do speed in a 30, you're asking for trouble for a variety of reasons. I'm not a safety nazi or anything, but 30's need to respected, its better for everyone that way
____________________
"he who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man"- Dr. Johnson

[Nath]

How long have you had your license, about 6 months? So you've now got over a year of riding round on tenterhooks knowing that 3 more points and you'll lose your license...
____________________
Hard livin', hard luck.

[Harold_Shand]

[Keen]

[fast_tzr]

Bad luck, your mate speeding in a 30 worries me more than you overtaking a learner in a 30. Or was it just the locals "assuming" he was speeding because of his loud can?

[Major_Grooves]

Doing near 40 in a 30mph area isn't a big deal (ie most people do it). What I might have a problem with is overtaking someone who is doing the speed limit. Fair enough if they were going slower than the limit (and you do suggest they were doing 25).
____________________
About me|@Major_Grooves|My company|Digg|Flickr

[G]

Keen: you become a safety Nazi for hassling people about it, not for thinking it, or so I am led to believe .

40 in a 30 can be a load safer than 30 in a 40 in some situations.

If the learner was only doing 20 say, it'd be better to accelerate faster, and pull in a way infront of them then go past them slowly then pull in going just faster them in my opinion.


Sadly the police often monitor speeds in places where it's safe to go over the limit.


If you were cheeky, you could try and argue the accuracy of the gun, but may well back fire.

[Keen]

[G]