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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Police, Camera, Action! |
| andyboyster |
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:42
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Do any of these drivers ever get away? They always seem to have been "stopped down the road"  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Blackpool cameras |
| andyboyster |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 21:56
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| I can honestly say I spent more time looking at my speedometer than anywhere else. Bad driver then aren't you? If you can't maintain your speed without breaking the speed limit whilst being aware of what's going on around you how did you pass your test? Perhaps you should slow down if you find it h... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Blackpool cameras |
| andyboyster |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 20:45
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| I can honestly say I spent more time looking at my speedometer than anywhere else. Bad driver then aren't you? If you can't maintain your speed without breaking the speed limit whilst being aware of what's going on around you how did you pass your test? Perhaps you should slow down if you find it h... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Blackpool cameras |
| andyboyster |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 18:32
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| I recently had the pleasure of working in Blackpool and was amazed at the amount of Cameras people there have to put up with, they seem to be every few hundred yards along the road. I can honestly say I spent more time looking at my speedometer than anywhere else. As a Scotsman from Ayrshire where w... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: 999 call crash toll 'tops 1,000' |
| andyboyster |
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 09:43
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| Wasn't there a quote from the head of the London Ambulance Service some time ago saying that for every "X" minutes delay in heart attack call-outs there was a "Y" percent increase in the chane of death? Can't remember the actual numbers but it sounded like a good factual argument. For every minute ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: European Driving |
| andyboyster |
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 18:11
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Replies: 39
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| Eh Basinwerk I don't recall ever saying I was intending to deliberately speed whilst driving abroad, I was merely pointing out that until now you could only get spot fines as opposed to endorsments if caught breaking the Law. :? This change in the law has already worked, in your case. The threat of... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: European Driving |
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 01:26
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Eh Basinwerk I don't recall ever saying I was intending to deliberately speed whilst driving abroad, I was merely pointing out that until now you could only get spot fines as opposed to endorsments if caught breaking the Law.  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: European Driving |
| andyboyster |
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 19:51
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| ..or you could just drive at a speed appropriate to the road, conditions .. and law. Oh dear there's always one isn't there? One of the reasons I was looking forward to going to Europe on my Motorcycle was so I wouldn't have to constantly check my speed instead of watching the road ahead. Speeding ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: European Driving |
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 13:18
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Replies: 39
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Spot fines I can cope with but points on my licence could mean no Job  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: European Driving |
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:04
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Cheers EM that appears to be the one and there was me thinking I could drive relatively freely on my tour of Europe this summer without constantly having to worry about points on my licence.  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: European Driving |
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 01:28
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Replies: 39
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I,ve been hearing rumours that the EEC has teamed up with DVLA to prosecute speeding British motorists by endorsing our Licences.
Has anyone any info on this? |
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