policemen with handheld speed cameras

A few months ago I drove past the same 2 policeman pointing a speed gun at me 2 days in a row. They were hidden on the brough of a hill, just before the limit goes from 30 to national, so I had already sped up to nearly 50 when I passed them (both times, I thought the chances of them being there 2 days in a row in the same spot at the same time were slim, I've never known it to happen before). I was a bit worried about it, waiting for 6 points on my licence, but got nothing. I have heard from many people that with the hand held guns they have to pull you over for it as the guns do not record anything but the speed, which is not enough evidence to prosecute later, so you should be fine.

you are fine, if he has a hand held gun he has to pull you over and hand the ticket to you there and then. If its a van mounted camera or a static one then you can get it in the post. This is comming from a policeman neighbour of mine when I asked him about exactly the same position with me

... and whoever said i'm immature etc yada yada, i'm not. even if i'm a fast driver, i am a safe one and always stay within my boundaries. if i know i might be in danger i will slow down, also nobody else was in the car so i'm not risking anyone else. i don't tailgate, i don't jump lights and i certainly don't drink.... i'm sure some of you may have done one of them so don't judge... thanks. rant over

It's great that you slow down if you think your own personal safety might be in danger, but I suppose it's tough **** if it's a pedestrian that ends up through your windscreen?

it was a bare A road at 11.30 at night, no one would be walking across it

it was a bare A road at 11.30 at night, no one would be walking across it

it was a bare A road at 11.30 at night, no one would be walking across it

thanks for your helpful advise there, best from experience. i'll rep ya




what's a static one?! thanks for your advise too, i'll rep you tomorrow. you two were nice enough not to judge

... and whoever said i'm immature etc yada yada, i'm not. even if i'm a fast driver, i am a safe one and always stay within my boundaries. if i know i might be in danger i will slow down, also nobody else was in the car so i'm not risking anyone else. i don't tailgate, i don't jump lights and i certainly don't drink.... i'm sure some of you may have done one of them so don't judge... thanks. rant over

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7636577.stm
Nobody would have expected this to happen, either.

That though, is their own damned fault for playing with death.

The National Traffic Control Centre, Police, and motorists are all to be commended.

ps. op, you were a mong, you were driving dangerously fast, you could have killed somebody, but you didn't.

So stop making excuses, learn from it, and be happy that nobody is dead, you still have your license, and that you aren't facing manslaughter charges and about to become some lezzers prison bitch

... and whoever said i'm immature etc yada yada, i'm not. even if i'm a fast driver, i am a safe one and always stay within my boundaries. if i know i might be in danger i will slow down, also nobody else was in the car so i'm not risking anyone else. i don't tailgate, i don't jump lights and i certainly don't drink.... i'm sure some of you may have done one of them so don't judge... thanks. rant over

You are immature, and you are unsafe. Driving at twice the limit is not safe no matter how vehemently you say it or how often you repeat it. Happily, I feel in a safe enough position to judge, as I don't do any of those things. The thing is, you ARE risking the safety of others. It doesn't matter that you don't have someone in the car, it matters that there may well be someone walking along the road who you don't notice until it's too late. As it was a 40 limit, then I would think it quite likely that there would be people around.

I am going to defend driving fast and I know I am going to get flamed for it....
The speed limits were introduced around 60 years ago and amended at least 40 years ago to bring in the 70 mph top speed. This was at a time when there was no abs, no airbags, no crumple zones (to protect the car and those being hit), the cars were heavier and the breaks generally worse. As proven in top gear (I admit was a £120000 car) that it is possible to go at 120mph and stop in half the distance that the highway code states.
In the two things that make this possible are lighter cars (so less inertia when stopping) and better breaks. Hardly any cars will stop in that distance and that speed but it is an extreme case to prove a point.
What I am saying is the speed limits are too low and should all be raised because it is safe to do so. The increase in technology over the past 40 years has made driving safer for both drivers/passengers and potential victims of an accident.

I am going to defend driving fast and I know I am going to get flamed for it....
The speed limits were introduced around 60 years ago and amended at least 40 years ago to bring in the 70 mph top speed. This was at a time when there was no abs, no airbags, no crumple zones (to protect the car and those being hit), the cars were heavier and the breaks generally worse. As proven in top gear (I admit was a £120000 car) that it is possible to go at 120mph and stop in half the distance that the highway code states.
In the two things that make this possible are lighter cars (so less inertia when stopping) and better breaks. Hardly any cars will stop in that distance and that speed but it is an extreme case to prove a point.
What I am saying is the speed limits are too low and should all be raised because it is safe to do so. The increase in technology over the past 40 years has made driving safer for both drivers/passengers and potential victims of an accident.

ok, just got back from being out, and i was doing about 60-70mph ish in a 40 zone, i didnt see him til i was really close coz its dark.

People are very quick to judge, you seem like a decent person, avoid negative people, be strong and remember good things happen to good people, karma is a mother fu..., we all make mistakes, that doesn’t mean you are a bad person, peace and love