Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger
25 April 2018, 07:37 PM
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25 April 2018, 07:40 PM
#33
Oh dear, here speaks one of the hated coppers who STILL doesn't understand why, LOL
So, Felix, there are no artificially low limits in the UK? No cameras positioned in otherwise safe places JUSt to catch someone who goes over an arbitrary limit?
Cue Felix to come out with the bullsh*t about it being the law...like that bothers coppers going for a conviction, stealing and selling drugs....etc
But oh, I forgot, YOU never do owt like that, do you Felix, so your sanctimonious bullcr@p is OK to spout
So, Felix, there are no artificially low limits in the UK? No cameras positioned in otherwise safe places JUSt to catch someone who goes over an arbitrary limit?
Cue Felix to come out with the bullsh*t about it being the law...like that bothers coppers going for a conviction, stealing and selling drugs....etc
But oh, I forgot, YOU never do owt like that, do you Felix, so your sanctimonious bullcr@p is OK to spout
And can you say for certain that the cameras are just placed for revenue? And if so, if everyone travels at the correct speed, you will stop the money flow.
25 April 2018, 07:41 PM
#34
25 April 2018, 09:30 PM
#39
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you just know he will have it in for scoobies
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25 April 2018, 11:09 PM
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25 April 2018, 11:12 PM
#41
I don't work 'in the safety van'. I work in emergency response and hence do not touch any traffic matters other than drink drive, major collisions & stolen cars etc etc
25 April 2018, 11:17 PM
#42
The original comment concerned going at 15mph in a 30mph due to pot holes in the road - in that scenario you will not be 'done' so my answer was correct.
25 April 2018, 11:26 PM
#43
No - what he did was lied to the court and the investigation - hence he was sentenced for perverting the course of justice.
25 April 2018, 11:51 PM
#44
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You my friend are a complete tit. You’d argue black was white to save face.
I “was” giving you the benefit of the doubt and trying to have a light hearted conversation about it but you still choose to be a sanctimonious arsehole.
The bottom line is. If you drive too slow you can be charged with an offence. It’s common sense!
Here’s me thinking some of the guys were being a tad harsh but as mentioned before. You just don’t get it. Mind you, you’re not the first person to put on a uniform , have a severe lack of common sense and hide behind a badge.
Trust me.... you’re in the right job. Well done
I “was” giving you the benefit of the doubt and trying to have a light hearted conversation about it but you still choose to be a sanctimonious arsehole.
The bottom line is. If you drive too slow you can be charged with an offence. It’s common sense!
Here’s me thinking some of the guys were being a tad harsh but as mentioned before. You just don’t get it. Mind you, you’re not the first person to put on a uniform , have a severe lack of common sense and hide behind a badge.
Trust me.... you’re in the right job. Well done
26 April 2018, 07:54 AM
#46
The bottom line is. If you drive too slow you can be charged with an offence. It’s common sense!
Here’s me thinking some of the guys were being a tad harsh but as mentioned before. You just don’t get it. Mind you, you’re not the first person to put on a uniform , have a severe lack of common sense and hide behind a badge.
Trust me.... you’re in the right job. Well done
Here’s me thinking some of the guys were being a tad harsh but as mentioned before. You just don’t get it. Mind you, you’re not the first person to put on a uniform , have a severe lack of common sense and hide behind a badge.
Trust me.... you’re in the right job. Well done
What you will actually be summonsed for is unnecessary obstruction.
I make the distinction as there will be people on here who will use the 'done for driving too slowly' to show that they have done the same by driving past a camera 'driving too slowly' and nothing happens and it jolly well 'boo hiss' for common sense.
Last edited by Felix.; 26 April 2018 at 07:59 AM.
26 April 2018, 07:58 AM
#47
From memory i think the court argued that by flashing his lights he was unnecessarily causing the traffic to slow before the 'speed trap' therefore rendering the 'speed trap' ineffective.
I don't agree with this decision by the way - and if it caused traffic to slow down to the speed limit, then all well and good.
26 April 2018, 09:07 AM
#49
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[QUOTE=pimmo2000;12007269]Changing the subject slightly .. why when the cameras are there to "save lives" and slow people down, is it perverting the course of justice to warn others of their presence?[/Q
Could be seen as defaulting the Treasury of well earned cash, so you are in a way "stealing" from them and plod will lock you up.........
Also plod i believe get £100 a person running speed awareness courses. This is a more serious offence. which is likely to bring about you having to agree with everything FELIX says......
Could be seen as defaulting the Treasury of well earned cash, so you are in a way "stealing" from them and plod will lock you up.........
Also plod i believe get £100 a person running speed awareness courses. This is a more serious offence. which is likely to bring about you having to agree with everything FELIX says......
26 April 2018, 09:09 AM
#50
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If the vehicle in front is traveling at or near the prescribed speed limit, why is there a need to overtake? All an overtake does is put you and other road users at risk, you get no further ahead apart from a cars length.
I actually don't bother overtaking these days, stick my car on adaptive auto cruise, it just follows the car Infront 2 seconds behind, alot less stressful.
I actually don't bother overtaking these days, stick my car on adaptive auto cruise, it just follows the car Infront 2 seconds behind, alot less stressful.
26 April 2018, 09:12 AM
#51
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26 April 2018, 10:02 AM
#53
If the vehicle in front is traveling at or near the prescribed speed limit, why is there a need to overtake? All an overtake does is put you and other road users at risk, you get no further ahead apart from a cars length.
I actually don't bother overtaking these days, stick my car on adaptive auto cruise, it just follows the car Infront 2 seconds behind, alot less stressful.
I actually don't bother overtaking these days, stick my car on adaptive auto cruise, it just follows the car Infront 2 seconds behind, alot less stressful.
Your example is in around 30% less than the speed limit, which if travelling along an open road with no obvious hazards is a little slow. However, I'd have no issues if travelling through a busy street with people, parked cars all around, driving at a speed of 20 or even 15mph. Our local town is a good example, where the limit is 30, its just not safe to travel at that speed with so many people crossing the road and the vehicles parked up.
Then there vehicles travelling at less than the prescribed limit for cars only, larger vans, towing vehicles which are travelling 10mph slower. Then there are horses with riders, cyclists, the odd pedestrian. You cannot just say I drive at the speed limit, because you cannot be safe to do so all the time. Then you will fall very quickly into the category of inconsiderate/careless or even dangerous driver.
You alter your speed to the conditions before you on that piece of road. The limit is just that, maximum when conditions allow.
Last edited by andy97; 26 April 2018 at 10:32 AM.
26 April 2018, 01:13 PM
#55
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I did say at or near, I usually set my cruise 1-5mph below the limit dependent on the road/conditions I'm travelling along.
Your example is in around 30% less than the speed limit, which if travelling along an open road with no obvious hazards is a little slow. However, I'd have no issues if travelling through a busy street with people, parked cars all around, driving at a speed of 20 or even 15mph. Our local town is a good example, where the limit is 30, its just not safe to travel at that speed with so many people crossing the road and the vehicles parked up.
Then there vehicles travelling at less than the prescribed limit for cars only, larger vans, towing vehicles which are travelling 10mph slower. Then there are horses with riders, cyclists, the odd pedestrian. You cannot just say I drive at the speed limit, because you cannot be safe to do so all the time. Then you will fall very quickly into the category of inconsiderate/careless or even dangerous driver.
You alter your speed to the conditions before you on that piece of road. The limit is just that, maximum when conditions allow.
Your example is in around 30% less than the speed limit, which if travelling along an open road with no obvious hazards is a little slow. However, I'd have no issues if travelling through a busy street with people, parked cars all around, driving at a speed of 20 or even 15mph. Our local town is a good example, where the limit is 30, its just not safe to travel at that speed with so many people crossing the road and the vehicles parked up.
Then there vehicles travelling at less than the prescribed limit for cars only, larger vans, towing vehicles which are travelling 10mph slower. Then there are horses with riders, cyclists, the odd pedestrian. You cannot just say I drive at the speed limit, because you cannot be safe to do so all the time. Then you will fall very quickly into the category of inconsiderate/careless or even dangerous driver.
You alter your speed to the conditions before you on that piece of road. The limit is just that, maximum when conditions allow.
26 April 2018, 10:05 PM
#56
So jail for a bloke acting like a dick
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
Last edited by ALi-B; 26 April 2018 at 10:07 PM.
27 April 2018, 12:08 AM
#57
So jail for a bloke acting like a dick
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
27 April 2018, 08:48 AM
#58
So jail for a bloke acting like a dick
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
27 April 2018, 10:25 AM
#59
Scooby Regular
So jail for a bloke acting like a dick
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
vs.
Community order for this : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-engl...iver-s-journey
I know who'd be more likely to kill someone and who'd I rather have in jail.
Irony here is camera vans don't catch these type of drivers, of whom are the most dangerous.
