R*** ANT

We all speed guys, some of us 5, 10 or maybe 15 mph over the limit but twice the limit and then some is outright ridiculous no matter if children are about or not. Unfortunately the driver has not had the misfortune to see in real life what a car can do at 30 let alone 70 and until the day he does he will always speed. Or get locked up for manslaughter. I have had the misfortune of dealing with the mess left behind by these idiots, they will never leran until their world falls apart around them due to their stupidity.

I am sure that Bubba Po and his other half are respnsible parents and their kids are sensible enough around roads.

The point is the driver was doing Twice the speed limit!!!!!

Bubba po

No it doesn't. It says my child plays in the house. You can add not being able to read to your list of achievements.

He is six and he doesn't play near the road. Other kids on the street are molly-coddled a little less than ours. Although he doesn't play on or near the road, it would not be impossible for him to go out from the rear of the house and get access to the road. Parents are not jailers, nor should they be. I'm appalled that you're continuing to openly condone what this driver did, Dave.

Turbohot

What a comment!

FPMSL

Who says DD hasnt got sense of humour?
Cant f@ckin stop laughing now

dangerous dave

i was just putting across my point of veiw

you're the one who made it personnel

dangerous dave

LOL @ good ole Bubba

RLE

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Dave,

Ignoring the supervision of children argument for a moment, if one of your family members; wife, grlfriend, etc got mowed down by a car doing 70 mph in a residential area which resulted in a fatality/ serious accident would your opinions still be the same? Pat on the back for the driver? "Well dont feel bad about it mate these things happen?"; "alot of people speed down this road just a bit unlucky you should lose control" Of course not.............

I agree with your arguement to a point. Speeding will still continue (no one can say they NEVER do it), residents will still be at risk, but when you are affected first hand (which unfortunately I have been) by "over enthusiastic" driving Mandy and Bubba's points will no doubt strike a chord.

Everyone has their opinions though and I truly respect yours.

Bubba po

Yes, Dave, that comment WAS a little over the top, I grant you. I was pretty drunk at the time, and extremely angry at some of the silly replies. Can't argue with the facts, though.

dangerous dave

you are still ignoring the question of whether you rang the police or not.

Bubba po

I didn't ring the Police. I don't know what they could have done.. It would have been my word against his and an unprovable estimate of his speed. I truly hoped by posting this that he might read it and feel some kind of shame or remorse. People sometimes do, when they're taken to task. On the whole, I believe people are decent and DO change, given the right circumstances and prodding.

dangerous dave

I rest my case

if you are that worried about speeders on your street surely reporting it to the police so they can monitor the situation would be more affective than trying to take the law into your own hands on here.

get your priorities right mate.

what would you have done if it had been a Ford for instance,signed up to a Ford forum?

Turbohot

And the winner is................................................ ....................................


Sorry!
Had to lighten the things here.

scoobydood

On the open road I have been known to speed a "few" times... and yes I sometimes corner fast enough to re-arrange my internal organs... but I never speed in built-up areas.. Period. No matter who's baiting me... what mod I am testing on my car or how much of a rush I am in...

And I also don't let my daughter play anywhere near a road because you can't trust anyone - never mind the cars racing past, what about the ones driving real slowly looking for kids to pick-up and molest....

Bubba po

Dave, It was a one-off. People don't speed down my road generally, at least not to that extent -it's a very quiet area, normally... I was incensed and came indoors and posted immediately. There wouldn't be any point in the Police monitoring the situation, because we don't have a situation. We had an instance of an idiot in a Subaru going doolally down my road. Manda deals with the police regularly as part of her job and confirms that the unsubstantiated word of even a Police Officer is not sufficient for any action to be taken.

dangerous dave

[QUOTE=Bubba po]Dave, It was a one-off. People don't speed down my road generally, at least not to that extent -it's a very quiet area, normally...



speeding is speeding whether it is 5mph over or 40mph over.


someone needs to pull his head in a bit i think

FX02

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[QUOTE=dangerous dave]70mph is a bit different to 35!!

What chance does a kid have if they are hit by a car at 70mph?????

dangerous dave

a child can be killed by a car doing 35mph so they tell us.

so there aint any difference 35mph and 70mph the result is the same.

so don't kid yourself your any better than the guy that Bubbas talking about coz you only speed a little bit.

FX02

iTrader: (5)

I never said I was any better. I never said I break the speed limit either.

Tell someone whos lost a child to a speeding motorist that was doing 70 that the results would have been the same if he had been doing 35.

I'm sure that had a child steeped out in front of the car Bubba mentioned that the driver would have had a better chance of stopping had he been doing 35, rather than 70. So it does make a difference

sarasquares

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a child hit at 35 mph is gonna be pretty unlucky but at least have a chance.........at 70mph you are looking at a funeral

Bubba po

Dave. You really do have very odd mental processes. I have a very realistic attitude to the problem of speeding. I don't subscribe to the Government's idea that speeding is responsible for all traffic accidents and that by stopping speeding, even 1-5mph over the limit, is going to make any difference to the accident statistics at all. Every single person who drives a car, and who enjoys driving a car, speeds or has sped to some extent. If you're trying to imply that I'm being hypocritical then you're wrong. This berk was doing a motorway speed down my residential road, no doubt imagining he was a rally king as he was doing it. What is so difficult for you to grasp about how wrong this is? I cannot stress enough how unique this incident was, for my village. If I allowed myself to get wound up about everyone that was going a teensy bit faster than the limit then I'd be admitted to Jimmy's psych ward within a week. The last thing I want is for speed humps, cameras, chicanes and other "traffic calming" measures to spring up; they are one of the banes of my life and I don't believe they do any good. Forcing everyone to conform to nanny-state laws just because a few individuals cannot behave sensibly is cheap, lazy law enforcement and it belittles and infuriates people like myself who do behave responsibly in their everyday lives.

rolyatescort

Bubba, I have just come across this thread and i thought i would let you know that i totally agree with every point you have made. I think certain people have read this thread and missed the point by so much it is untrue and certain opinions put forward show a distinct lack of maturity and compassion. I would hate to think that anyone who has lost a friend or family member to an accident that was genuinely attributable to speed might read this thread.

Please don't think that everyone is against you on this. In my mind you have done the right thing, reporting this to the police wouldn't have helped one little bit.

Turbohot

>1.I cannot stress enough how unique this incident was, for my village.
2.If I allowed myself to get wound up about everyone that was going a teensy bit faster than the limit then I'd be admitted to Jimmy's psych ward within a week.
3.It was a one-off. People don't speed down my road generally, at least not to that extent -it's a very quiet area, normally... I was incensed and came indoors and posted immediately.
4.There wouldn't be any point in the Police monitoring the situation, because we don't have a situation. We had an instance of an idiot in a Subaru going doolally down my road. Manda deals with the police regularly as part of her job and confirms that the unsubstantiated word of even a Police Officer is not sufficient for any action to be taken.


OK,

1.If the incident was so unique which i believe then it certainly should be brought into limelight locally in your village and to police.SN thread aint enough.

2.I do not think there would be a situ for you being called mad if you took notice of teeny weeny speeding idiots in other people's case.Today its your child.Tomorrow it could be someone elses!The tv ad of 35 in 30 is very effective!

3.Even when its a case of "not to that extent", It has to be taken notice of and there are ways to bring local authority's and police's attention to the prob.Local residents with you can campaign for mobile camera signs and more police supervision and for sure, if you have a determination,you will achieve safety for you and your neighbours.

4. Your comment no 1 in my post says it all there is a situation.May not be to the extent to procecute the reckless driver in the lack of enough evidence etc but to bring the matter into light.

Your reaction on SN is a proof you have taken this reckless driver's act very strongly and hope that driver comes to senses one day.

Bubba po

Thanks very much for that, Roly... can I call you Roly?

I haven't felt that everyone has been against me on this thread. I do get flabbergasted at the genuine mind set of some individuals, though. It's very depressing.

bonkers

No mate, it's you that needs to pull your head out - you're just pointlessly nitpicking over semantics.

- You're still obsessing on the whole child thing when everyone has agreed that little kiddies should not be running around unsupervised and an adult can be knocked down and killed down by a car just as easily as a child.

- There is a WORLD of difference between 35mph and 70mph. Do the terms 'reaction time' and 'braking distance' ring any bells???

Time to stop flogging the dead horse and move on...

dangerous dave

i think you'll find i have

Livewire

Thank **** for that!!!!! R.I.P this thread

sarasquares

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Manda_po

You naughty girl Sara

scarey

I have to say I'm not particularly keen on kids but I know I'd be absolutely gutted if I ran one down and injured it let alone killed it!

That's enough to slow me down in a built up area. Guess maybe some people would still be able to sleep at night if they did it hence drive like maniacs in built-up areas.

rolyatescort

Feel free. And you're right it is depressing reading these sorts of posts.