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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

grrrr, just back from driving. Why is it that some people will always do exactly 10mph under the speed limit ? So if 60 they do 50, if 50 they do 40, unless speed limit is 30, in which case they carry on doing 40. Is it deliberate ? Can they not understand those big numbers in those big round signs ?

So, if this is how you drive, please come on here and let me know why.

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By *prite128Woman over a year ago

maidstone

oops i'll let you go past next time

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By *leasureDomeMan over a year ago

all over the place

"grrrr, just back from driving. Why is it that some people will always do exactly 10mph under the speed limit ? So if 60 they do 50, if 50 they do 40, unless speed limit is 30, in which case they carry on doing 40. Is it deliberate ? Can they not understand those big numbers in those big round signs ?

So, if this is how you drive, please come on here and let me know why."

sucks teeth ...chill out brudder its a hot day ...dont wanna waste those rays man ...slip on the sounds ...and watch the world go by oblivious ...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

So, if this is how you drive, please come on here and let me know why."

there are speed limit???? someone best tell s quickly lol

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By *edhot4blkCouple over a year ago

York/London/Crantock

xx1234 id like to see u get past me..lol

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By *edhot4blkCouple over a year ago

York/London/Crantock

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It depends upon the vehicle - if it's an HGV or PCV it can only do 40 in a 60 zone, 60 on the motorways and dual carriageways so far as I recall

Otherwise they are maybe playing safe.

Just because the sign says 60 it doesn't mean that you have to drive at 60. Your speed should be in keeping with the current road conditions - it may be a 60 zone which is the MAXIMUM speed at which you can drive, however depending on the type of road, hazards, weather etc it may well be safer to drive under that limit.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"It depends upon the vehicle - if it's an HGV or PCV it can only do 40 in a 60 zone, 60 on the motorways and dual carriageways so far as I recall

Otherwise they are maybe playing safe.

no, not HGV, etc.

We're talking a wide, straight road, good visibility, no junctions, roundabouts, etc. Just seems that some people haven't a clue what speed they are doing, they just seem to judge it by how fast the lampposts go past, or something.

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Just because the sign says 60 it doesn't mean that you have to drive at 60."

er, actually, you are supposed to drive at near that speed if conditions allow, otherwise it is the motoring offence of "failing to make progress"

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By *edhot4blkCouple over a year ago

York/London/Crantock

how fast am i allowed to drive my porsch GT3 RS

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Hmmmm interesting, but as I've said just because it says 60, or whatever the limit may be - it doesn't mean that you have to drive at that speed.

Agreed it sometimes can be a pain, especially if you're in a rush, but better get there in one piece 5 minutes late, as get there 30 minutes early in the back of an ambulance, or even worse - a box

It's daft really because driving at say 80mph as opposed to 70mph over a journey of 100 miles, makes only a matter of a few minutes difference to your trip ... not to mention the extra fuel used and the risk of a 60quid fine and the hit to your pocket and points on your licence - is it worth it ?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Just because the sign says 60 it doesn't mean that you have to drive at 60.

er, actually, you are supposed to drive at near that speed if conditions allow, otherwise it is the motoring offence of "failing to make progress""

And 50 isn't 'near' 60 ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"And 50 isn't 'near' 60 ?

it's you, isn't it ?

no, 50 isn't near 60. 50 is let's drive needlessly slow and annoy everybody !

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"as get there 30 minutes early in the back of an ambulance, or even worse - a box"

but wouldn't an ambulance take you to hospital, or a hearse to the funeral parlour ? Not sure why either would take you to your destination.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Well, we'll have to agree do differ and agree that whilst I drive at a speed which I consider to be safe under the prevailing road conditions, it will be you, or someone like you who is sitting up my arse trying to intimidate me to do that extra 10mph in order to get to the next queue of stationary traffic a minute or 2 before me.

Mind you, in almost 31 years of driving I've only had a couple of minor bumps, have only had points on my licence twice - once for failing to conform to a roadsign and once for driving without due care and attention, so I guess I must be doing something right eh ?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"as get there 30 minutes early in the back of an ambulance, or even worse - a box

but wouldn't an ambulance take you to hospital, or a hearse to the funeral parlour ? Not sure why either would take you to your destination."

Look like I've blown your argument out of the water

Common sense 1

Nit Picking 0

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By *edhot4blkCouple over a year ago

York/London/Crantock

i have to say sod the speed limits if its safe to do the speed u wanna do then so beit, if i am caught doing it then its a fair cop, if i dont get caught even better....

local rd's, near schools or places where a person can get killed well thats a different matter, but on a M/way i say go for it, my car will do 198mph and hand on heard i can prove it..lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Look like I've blown your argument out of the water "

actually, looks like you've descended into personal abuse, never the sign of a good argument. You don't know how I drive, I most certainly do not tailgate, and can't stand it when people tailgate me. Addtionally, unlike you, I have had no accidents, and have no points on my licence.

I suspect the sign that you failed to conform with said "60" and you did "50"

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By *edhot4blkCouple over a year ago

York/London/Crantock

heart*

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"my car will do 198mph and hand on heard i can prove it..lol"

what the hell are you driving ? Mine's electronically limited to 150mph and never even driven near that speed. I'm not too fussed about mway speeds, 70mph is way too slow, but I don't speed elsewhere, my gripe is with those who drive slowly and think they are safe. They actually encourage others to get frustrated and overtake dangerously.

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By *edhot4blkCouple over a year ago

York/London/Crantock

i drive a GT£ RS fully raced chipped and the hubby has a beemer 750 again fully raced chipped, we do have a 4x4 range rover 4.6 hse but we keep that so we can take the dogs to the beach

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"i drive a GT£ RS fully raced chipped and the hubby has a beemer 750 again fully raced chipped, we do have a 4x4 range rover 4.6 hse but we keep that so we can take the dogs to the beach"

none of those beat my BMW 530 of course

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Boys and their toys

Yawwwwwwwwn

Lets hope you all get banned - forever

It's so sad that the measure of a man is how fast their car will go

Lets hope you are are so cocky when you are up in court charged with manslaugher after you've killed some unfortunate soul due to your bad driving ...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"i have to say sod the speed limits if its safe to do the speed u wanna do then so beit, if i am caught doing it then its a fair cop, if i dont get caught even better....

local rd's, near schools or places where a person can get killed well thats a different matter, but on a M/way i say go for it, my car will do 198mph and hand on heard i can prove it..lol"

Kindly point me in the direction of the personal abuse ......

Now if I'd called you an irresponsible asshole that would have most certainly have been personal abuse, but I didn't ...

However, I cannot be punished for my thoughts ..

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

That is very true.

Going from Stoke to Hull in a truck with a speed limiter set at 56mph and in a van which was sitting at 85 mph most of the way in roughly the same traffic conditions was only 12 minutes quicker which I must admit did surprise me I thought it would be a lot quicker so since then I have just decided to go steady and if nothing else it is better for my stress levels and blood pressure.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

That is very true.

Thank the Lord somebody has seen a bit of comon sense

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By *iggles and BeardyCouple over a year ago

Bristol

Since I have no concept of speed or self preservation while driving, I happily handed my pass form back to the instructor saying "I don't wan't a licence"

Still find it daft, that companys make cars able to reach such speeds knowing that you arn't allowed to reach them anyway (though some numpty will always try)

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Thank the Lord somebody has seen a bit of comon sense

He was driving TO Hull, where's the sense in that?

I must admit I've found the samething. I worked in Lincoln for a year, which is an hours drive across the Wolds for me. I tried it both ways, taking it steady and foot hard down (nothing illegal before anyone tuts

), and there's next to nothing in it.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Thank the Lord somebody has seen a bit of comon sense

He was driving TO Hull, where's the sense in that?

), and there's next to nothing in it."

Loll @ Hull Everybody has their mad moments.

No disrespect, we travelled from Skeggy Butlins and ended up in Grimsby - totally lost. It was that experience that prompted us to buy a sat nav

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Thank the Lord somebody has seen a bit of comon sense

He was driving TO Hull, where's the sense in that?

), and there's next to nothing in it.

Loll @ Hull Everybody has their mad moments.

No disrespect, we travelled from Skeggy Butlins and ended up in Grimsby - totally lost. It was that experience that prompted us to buy a sat nav

In my defence I live just outside it, and my mum's a meggy, so I'm only half Grimberian.

Obviously you didn't stray onto the Nunny as you got out alive.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Since I have no concept of speed or self preservation while driving, I happily handed my pass form back to the instructor saying "I don't wan't a licence"

Still find it daft, that companys make cars able to reach such speeds knowing that you arn't allowed to reach them anyway (though some numpty will always try) "

Same here,It'd make a lot more sense if MPG was the priority these days instead of MPH.

Also,why aren't "white vans" governed at 70 mph.Do they really have to drive like idiots just to deliver UPVC windows or washing machines?

Having said that,those muppets who drive round town at 25 with 6 car lengths between them and the car infront really put me into kill mode.

As do the jokers who come to a complete standstill at every junction and roundabout when the exit is clear,dithering tw*ts!

XXXX

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

But annoying as they may be, some of those dithering tw*ts may be older, less alert drivers, who according to the law of the land have the same right to be on the roads as you and I

Yes it can be a pain in the arse, I don't deny it, but that's life - accept it, it's there to stay and at the end of the day a few dithering tw*ts may make the difference of a couple of minutes to your journey.

Is a couple of minutes worth having a stroke or heart atack over ?

At least the dithering tw*ts stop at roundabouts and junctions - that must be better than failing to stop and causing a collision ?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

its people who feel the speed limit is the limit they NEED to drive no matter who cause the most accdents the ones who moan about people driving under it are the tossers who drive up peoples arses

some people just have no sense and dont cre for others on the road bar them!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"its people who feel the speed limit is the limit they NEED to drive no matter who cause the most accdents the ones who moan about people driving under it are the tossers who drive up peoples arses

some people just have no sense and dont cre for others on the road bar them!"

Check out the OP Kitty and his 'supporter' pmsl

As I said - 'Boys and there toys' Silly macho people who think speed is the be all and end all of life. Unforunately its most likely to be the end all of life - usually an innocent person's life

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago
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"redhot sent u email baby x"

wheres mine?

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By *resh freddieMan over a year ago

Penistone

Speed is far less of an issue with modern cars. Ite the distance to the car infront. The speed limits were set in the 60's. Modern cars can stop in 60% of the distance so they are safer. The human brain does not react any quicker.

But he has a point, you will get prosecuted if you drive too slowly on the highway.

Cheesy too penneth over

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago
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"Speed is far less of an issue with modern cars. Ite the distance to the car infront. The speed limits were set in the 60's. Modern cars can stop in 60% of the distance so they are safer. The human brain does not react any quicker.

But he has a point, you will get prosecuted if you drive too slowly on the highway.

Cheesy too penneth over

Is 10mph under the limit seen as too slow then?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"redhot sent u email baby x

wheres mine?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"redhot sent u email baby x

wheres mine?

Honey - you gota be in 'the know' to get a message fro Kitty'

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By *resh freddieMan over a year ago

Penistone

Well all cars speedos are calibrated at about 10% faster than they actually go.

I think its less than 50 in a 70 zone but dont quote me as im not 100% sure

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

But he has a point, you will get prosecuted if you drive too slowly on the highway.

Cheesy too penneth over

Point takenF freddie, and to a point your right about the cars, safety brakes etc etc, but have you ever heard (and be honest) of anyone being prosecuted for driving too slow ?

I haven't heard of it, but I'm sure that if the internet is searched there will be records of somebody being prosecuted for doing 5mph on the motorway - but these prosecutions will be exceptions to the rule

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago
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"redhot sent u email baby x

wheres mine?

Honey - you gota be in 'the know' to get a message fro Kitty'

or be on her stalk list...the chosen few

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Well all cars speedos are calibrated at about 10% faster than they actually go.

I think its less than 50 in a 70 zone but dont quote me as im not 100% sure"

I think that's right - the best way to check the speedo is with a sat nav (assuming sat nav is calibrated correctly)

We have an automatic sign in Newcastle which tells you your 'actual' speed. When doing 27mph according to the speedo

the sign tells you 30mph, so 10% ish

Obviously there is know way of telling if this is a linear or log calculation, so maybe at 70mph the %age could be different -

The Gatsco speed camaras are usually calibrated at 10% of the speed limit + 2mph

Thus 70mph = 77mph + 2 = 79mph

50mph = 55mph + 2 = 57mph

30mph = 33mph + 2 = 35mph

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Is 10MPH under the limit too slow? I'd say yes,on a relatively clear 'A' road through a town.If someone feels they have to drive at 20MPH through a town when the conditions are safe to do 30MPH,it seems to me they don't have the confidence and/or the ability to be behind the wheel.

And no,I don't speed in towns or on M ways.

And yes,I was a professional driver,have maximum no-claims and no points on my license or ever have had.

XXXX

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By *ebzStarWoman over a year ago

Notting

Once had a silly bitch trying to force me to go faster down a road.

IT was a normal residential road - but once side was full of parked cars, thus the rest of the road was a tight squeeze for two was traffic.

In front of me was a cyclist, who was tootling along quite nicely, and as there was no room to overtake, i tootled along just behind him.

The bitch behind me obviously didnt see him and was flashing her lights, and tailgating me.

WELL - DONT MESS WITH THE DEBZ......grrr

After i did pass the cyclist - and so did she - i felt it great to continue doing exactly the same speed that the cyclist was doing all the way down to the end of the VERY long road - she was NOT happy.

Read the road and act appropiately - and most of all be safe.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Is 10MPH under the limit too slow? I'd say yes,on a relatively clear 'A' road through a town.If someone feels they have to drive at 20MPH through a town when the conditions are safe to do 30MPH,it seems to me they don't have the confidence and/or the ability to be behind the wheel.

And no,I don't speed in towns or on M ways.

And yes,I was a professional driver,have maximum no-claims and no points on my license or ever have had.

XXXX"

But don't forget, that a relatively clear A road, may be clear and well known to you, but if I was to drive it for the 1st time I'd not expect that sharp bend, or the unexpected right turn that the car in front of me might intend to make ... so I'd take my time

Top and bottom of it is - I will drive at the speed at which I feel safe and bollox to you or anyone else that isn't happy with that.

And I have Max no claims as well and have driven for 31 years with negligable points !!!

We all make mistakes

But to anyone who wants to put their lives at risk by driving to the max - that's fine, but remember the innocent lives that you may take out in the process.

I only have a couple of names for you guys ...

Fucking Tossers

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"redhot sent u email baby x

wheres mine?

Honey - you gota be in 'the know' to get a message fro Kitty'

or be on her stalk list...the chosen few

She don love me no more boooooooooooo hoooooooooooo

u know ur on my stalkers list darling i send u email now with some news just for u

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

And no,I don't speed in towns or on M ways.

And yes,I was a professional driver,have maximum no-claims and no points on my license or ever have had.

XXXX

Top and bottom of it is - I will drive at the speed at which I feel safe and bollox to you or anyone else that isn't happy with that.

And I have Max no claims as well and have driven for 31 years with negligable points !!!

We all make mistakes

But to anyone who wants to put their lives at risk by driving to the max - that's fine, but remember the innocent lives that you may take out in the process.

I only have a couple of names for you guys ...

Fucking Tossers

i wanna fucking toss u lol

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By *umourCouple over a year ago

Rushden

"i drive a GT£ RS fully raced chipped and the hubby has a beemer 750 again fully raced chipped, we do have a 4x4 range rover 4.6 hse but we keep that so we can take the dogs to the beach"

"none of those beat my BMW 530 of course"

Bloody hell, you can almost smell the testosterone from here!!! And one of em is a woman!!! Perhaps the beemer 530 is fairly sensible because it is not that fast, but why would anyone bother to "chip" two already fast cars? I am tempted to say penis extentions!!! But where does that leave the woman? lol

In any case, what is the point? my car will go over the speed limit if I want it to and is comfortable with all the kit I want. I can drive through Europe as fast as the roads will allow and have no pretentions to be "Jeremy "no cock" Clarkson! On a recent trip to the South of France, we averaged over 50 mpg at motorway speeds.

Unfortunately, we don't appear to have 10% built into our speedo! Both sat navs we own tell us that at 80mph on the car, we are doing 78mph

But the thing that has really made me laugh... "no, 50 isn't near 60. 50 is let's drive needlessly slow and annoy everybody!"

I can just imagine my son saying that! "Driving without reasonable consideration" is not about someone doing 50 in a 60 limit! It is about doing silly speeds, such as 20 on a motorway or dual carriageway that has a limit of 60+.

Truth is, no matter how fast you drive, traffic has a way of slowing you down to perhaps only slightly higher than the traffic average. Mostly not higher at all!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago
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And no,I don't speed in towns or on M ways.

And yes,I was a professional driver,have maximum no-claims and no points on my license or ever have had.

XXXX"

LOL I should have said on A roads or motorways

I did'nt mean in a 30 mph area if the conditions allow.......Driving Miss Daisy im not

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Blimey this is a bit heavy.........

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

And no,I don't speed in towns or on M ways.

And yes,I was a professional driver,have maximum no-claims and no points on my license or ever have had.

XXXX

Top and bottom of it is - I will drive at the speed at which I feel safe and bollox to you or anyone else that isn't happy with that.

And I have Max no claims as well and have driven for 31 years with negligable points !!!

We all make mistakes

But to anyone who wants to put their lives at risk by driving to the max - that's fine, but remember the innocent lives that you may take out in the process.

I only have a couple of names for you guys ...

Fucking Tossers

Well my comment about drivers without confidence obviously touched a nerve there.

We all drive through strange towns now and again but thats no excuse for reducing the traffic to a crawl.

I also drive with awareness of other traffic and hidden dangers,which is why I've managed to remained accident free,both on 2 wheels,4 and more.

Also,if your that careful how did you fail to comply with a road sign,as you said in a previous post?

And how anyone who openly admits driving without due care and attention can call us "fucking tossers" defies all reason.

In 30 years I've never commited either of these offences.

Or as you lightly call them "mistakes", well theyre the kind of "mistakes" that have cost lives.

So look at your own record before you call people without one "fucking tossers".

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"But to anyone who wants to put their lives at risk by driving to the max - that's fine, but remember the innocent lives that you may take out in the process.

I only have a couple of names for you guys ... Fucking Tossers"

not sure how driving at the speed limit, which happens to be determined by authorities taking into account a variety of factors in order to make sure that limit is safe, can be seen as risking innocent lives.

and as for those who think they know best, and want to toodle along slowing everybody down because they think they know better than everybody else, I only have a few words - selfish arrogant tossers.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago
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Time to stop the slanging match methinks

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