2hats
Dust.
Shouldn't be on the road then. I also don't think there's a vehicle on the roads today that aren't capable of 60mph.
Road safety: UK set to adopt vehicle speed limiters
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Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Not far off. Tractor convention here every year and some can't half motor.
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hiraethified
I meant unsafe to go any faster - like a tractor/heavy load or something.
Shouldn't be on the road then. I also don't think there's a vehicle on the roads today that aren't capable of 60mph.
It seems to go a sight faster than that up our road.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Lucky 2 hats pointed that out for you then.
2hats
Dust.
Not according to the manufacturer's specs.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Those farmer boys probably get em remapped. Like status symbols round these parts.
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hiraethified
No, it's what I meant to post in the first place. I'm hardly going to defend idiots driving unsafe vehicles on the road any more than I'm going to defend twats who go so fast they smash into the back of cars.
polly
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Tractors, like other slow moving vehicles, have (should have) flashing amber lights to alert you. Don't guess the nuns did.
I'm sure Calamity1971 can defend herself but as she's getting somewhat piled on, I just wanted to say that it's completely reasonable not to expect a car to be doing 30 on a 60 road. I have only been driving for four months, so my learning is much fresher than any of yours
and I would have been cursed out by my instructor for doing 30 on a fast road. You're meant to keep up with the flow of traffic.
I'm sure Calamity1971 can defend herself but as she's getting somewhat piled on, I just wanted to say that it's completely reasonable not to expect a car to be doing 30 on a 60 road. I have only been driving for four months, so my learning is much fresher than any of yours
and I would have been cursed out by my instructor for doing 30 on a fast road. You're meant to keep up with the flow of traffic.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Having never done that I can declare I'm not a 'twat'.
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hiraethified
Unlikely to see those if you're tanking along at 60mph over the brow of a hill though.
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hiraethified
I wasn't calling you one
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Thank you polly. I was unable to try and reason effectively due to the flow of traffic coming my wayTractors, like other slow moving vehicles, have (should have) flashing amber lights to alert you. Don't guess the nuns did.
I'm sure Calamity1971 can defend herself but as she's getting somewhat piled on, I just wanted to say that it's completely reasonable not to expect a car to be doing 30 on a 60 road. I have only been driving for four months, so my learning is much fresher than any of yours
2hats
Dust.
How do you spot those over the peak of the blind summit/round a corner/emerging from a concealed entrance/in patches of thick fog?
I've only been driving 33 years. If you are not learning all the time then something is very wrong.
polly
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I think we need to see this hill.
polly
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Thank you polly. I was unable to try and reason effectively due to the flow of traffic coming my way
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
I preferred 'thundering'.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
More of a bump.
polly
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Oh get over yourself
It was clearly tongue in cheek. I have in fact learned far more on the road than I did while 'learning', because life doesn't always correspond to the rules, eh.
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hiraethified
If you're in danger of smashing into the back of the car in front we can just call it 'speeding.'
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
Who are these twats then? And how did you know I hadn't done it?I wasn't calling you one
2hats
Dust.
Likewise.Oh get over yourself
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hiraethified
The many many twats who cause accidents by speeding every year.
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
We'll have no humour on here thank you.Oh get over yourself
mauvais
on reddit or something
It can't be seen, polly! Too much thundering!
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Before people start hailing compulsury speed limiters as the new Messiah or think it's going to be a game changer in actual road casualty figures, it is worth keeping in mind that they will be completely incapable of curbing or stopping inappropriate speeding. All they can do is stop cars going over the legal limit.
As it has been pointed out before, inappropriate speeding and over-the-legal-limit speeding are by no means one and the same, and in countless different scenarios speed limiters will be completely powerless to prevent speeding-related accidents, or have the slightest clue how to idenfity inappropiate speeding in the first place.
As it has been pointed out before, inappropriate speeding and over-the-legal-limit speeding are by no means one and the same, and in countless different scenarios speed limiters will be completely powerless to prevent speeding-related accidents, or have the slightest clue how to idenfity inappropiate speeding in the first place.
BigTom
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Shouldn't be on the road then. I also don't think there's a vehicle on the roads today that aren't capable of 60mph.
Bicycles are a vehicle, very few cyclists can reach 30mph except on downhill stretches.
What speed can mopeds get to? I think they are limited to 25mph?
Then there's horses, i dunno if they legally count as vehicles but I'd guess so.
Pedestrians may also be in the carriageway if there's no pavements, though they are not vehicles.
None of the above allowed on motorways, but alot of roads with 60mph limits will have the above, potentially.
Baronage-Phase
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You can crash into a car that's going too slow and it wont have been due to speeding...
There is very little worse on the road than someone driving at half the speed limit. The one thing worse is when the slow coach decides to drive at half the speed limit on a motorway. People here stick to the 120km in the outer lane and between 80 and 100 km in the inside lane. But anyone going a fair bit slower wont be in sinc with the rest of the traffic movement. It really can and does cause problems and accidents.
There is very little worse on the road than someone driving at half the speed limit. The one thing worse is when the slow coach decides to drive at half the speed limit on a motorway. People here stick to the 120km in the outer lane and between 80 and 100 km in the inside lane. But anyone going a fair bit slower wont be in sinc with the rest of the traffic movement. It really can and does cause problems and accidents.
This is not what the eu research editor posted says.
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