Speed on the Motorways

In message , Richard Jones writes

Try uk.rec.cars.misc or uk.rec.driving

IMO tailgating is much more of a problem on the motorway than speeding. But because we have a pre-occupation with speed, that's all we seem to regard as dangerous!

Someone overtook me yesterday, then pulled in less than 2 car lengths in front. No need for it - no one behind them - simply that because they drive that distance behind others, they consider it normal!

Bring back the traffic police!

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OK Let me know how many tickets have been issued for going at a true 71mph.

Not on the motorway, but a newspaper (must be true then ;o) ) recently reported that a motorist had been fined for doing 31mph in a 30 zone, and a friend of the missus was similarly done at 44 in a 40.

I often ponder how much safer the roads are thanks to the maniacal overriding obsession with speed, every time some moron tries to take my front/rear (or sometimes both) bumpers off...

Maybe 44mph in a 40 zone (still a bit doubtful, as the person usually claims to be travelling at a much lower speed than that clocked by the police!) but not a 31 in a 30. What paper and when? Just for interest. Most of the reports in papers cover the magistrates court where the speeds well are over the normal 10% +2 and the courts can impose more than the standard £60 + 3 points. If you are stopped going at 31 the police can give you just the standard penalty without going through the court system - this is not reported in the papers as it never reaches the courts. This is as far as I am aware, as I do not have personal experience mind.Most people would take that option as it is a bit of a gamble - magistrate with a bit of gout can go over the top if roused from slumber.

Re: Taking your front bumper off - DO the same to him

Re: Taking your rear bumper off - Ahh, thats what brake-testing is for....accelerate a little, but apply a little pressure on the brake pads, just enough for the brake-lights to come on. Be careful that your acceleleration is more than or equal to the pressure applied on the brakes though!

Last time I did that (exactly as described above), the person behind overtook at the next opportunity, pulled in hard and them slammed his brakes on. I only just managed to stop in time.

Last time somebody did that, the driver behind had to swerve to avoid hitting him and crashed into another car, killing both occupants. The 'slam-on-the-brakes' driver - a doctor in fact - was jailed for 5 years.

Alec

I wonder if they would also jail a child/animal that runs across the road and causes an accident like this?

You cant jail animals......

In news:4043baf1 snipped-for-privacy@corp.newsgroups.com, tom decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows

didn't Sebastian Coe get nicked for driving at 71 mph on the M1?