I got pulled last month the same way. There was a silver focus st in front of me, he kept slowing down and then speeding up. We came to a set of lights in a NSL 70mph zone and I was behind him, lights went green, I was keeping up fine (had to keep backing off). I got up to 70mph and backed off, he kept his foot down and went flying off into the distance (100mph+). About 5 miles further down the road I saw a police bike catching me up, he pulled me over and said an officer had seen me speeding, I said I accelerated up to the speed limit and didn't break it. I asked if his eagle eyed colleague had seen the silver focus doing 100mph in front of me? Nope, he just saw/heard my car

Another incident - I had just been into town on a Friday afternoon to the bank. I went around a traffic lighted roundabout, the lights turned amber as I got to each set and a silver focus came through behind me. We left the roundabout and headed down a road, the focus turned left and disappeared. I continued driving for a mile or so, then I saw a police car catching me up with the lights going, I moved over for it to pass and it stopped behind me. The copper asked why do I think I was stopped. I said I hadn't got a clue. The copper said they saw me go through 3 red lights! I think they saw the focus go through 3 red lights, put the sirens on and tried to catch up, the focus disappeared, then they saw my car (black blob with monster graphics on at the time) and decided to pull me and try to pin it on me
I fought my side and went to court, both officer statements started by saying 'As I approached the lights I applied the brakes' both coppers said they were driving! One said traffic was heavy (false), the other said there wasn't much traffic (true), both said my car was blue with gold rally graphics Neither saw the silver focus behind me

All charges were dropped, but I couldn't claim any expenses , I didn't have to pay a fine but lost £150 for my days wages + fuel + parking + all the hassle. W4nkers

 

The route we are going down is enforcing no parking on the verges. This make people park on the road, not half on the pavement.

Natural chicanes are created which slows the traffic.

One slight flaw to this process, getting the old bill out to patrol the village and enforce it. And thats it it actually come under their jurisdiction

 

But the general public don't like police getting involved with speeding matters.......

It would be nice to have the numbers to do it though

 

Some good idea,s there , thanks, At the next village meeting , we are going to put forward buying the road (only small) and turning it in to a toll road, that will stop the speeders .

 

Or will it make it more of an open race track?

If the route is a short cut for somewhere, it will cut down on the traffic from joe public. But people who may have more money than sense will use it - along with there expensive, flashy, fast, sporty cars. Mentioning no Clarksons (sorry i mean names)

 

Having just returned from a holiday in Mexico - they use something called 'Topes' which are the mother of all speed bumps - they have several of these on roads leading into and out of every village - they are evil things - any attempt to go over them at more than 5mph would remove the sump fairly effectively & swiftly from any vehicle.... I kid you not....

And boy do they work....
Especially fun at night when they are unlit

 

How about some home made stingers

 

stingers with speed detection built in, if you're not speeding they retract, if you are speeding they protrude and burst your tyres

 

Just a traffic sign outside the village with a picture of a Vauxhall Corsa in it and a line through it

 

At last , a solution

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/...cid=spartandhp

 

Got to love a good speed bump.

 

what about getting one of those big electronic signs that shows what speed you're doing - they usually make people slow down

 

Are these people just not aware of the speed bump?

 

Last Monday we were driving back to Wiltshire from viewing a property in Bristol. Didn't know the route very well and ancient Satnav had a mind of its own. And it was super foggy! Got on the correct B road eventually and then hit a village with ROAD CLOSED signs right across road but not a Diversion sign in place. Wondering what the hell to do I asked a local walking his dog how we could get to the other side of the village. He just said ignore the signs, drive around the cones and we would be fine. Told us closed signs had been there for weeks. So we went through without problems but no speeding traffic and pub car park was empty.


So that's the answer but I think this could only happen in Somerset


dl


PS. Volunteers with yellow jackets aiming a hair dryer is possibly one of the better solutions but it won't stop locals - then it's number plate scribbling.

 

Tractor doing 5mph. Always slows me down.

 

you need to line the streets with scantily clad young ladies - that will stop the traffic.