How often, do you drive it like you stole it?
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:02 pm
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to point that out
Sorry you have the wrong end of the stick completely! Sorry if you thought I was responding to your post, I was referring to the OP, as I mentioned in my post I refrained from quoting him in case he wanted to edit his original post (if you quote someone you effective stop them editing things they have second thoughts about). As you werebob4333 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:28 amWhoa! Where did that come from....? If I'm in the dock again then know this........Ewazix wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:23 am Really?
We are all highly skilled driving gods with perfect judgement (obviously) but things go wrong. I honestly hope you you don't end up regretting moments of madness like that on the road, people do, even driving gods. Apart from which it's a pretty daft thing to post, it being available for perpetuity to the authorities, insurance investigators and future buyers. I haven't quoted just in case you wanted to edit
"Skilled driving God". Can only speak for myself and say no. I can fling a car around a track (not my own car - a selection of those at the Bedford Autodrome) with as much enthusiasm as the next person but does that make me a better driver? I fear not.
".....moments of madness like that on the road..." It was 75mph on an otherwise 70mph M42. My observation let me down as the variable limit must have just come on at 60mph and I missed it.
It was my daily driver, not my Z4 which was fast asleep in the garage at home.
Well, the authorities already know, hence the Warwickshire Constabulary inviting me to attend one of their, I am sure, most excellent courses. I was offered this is an ALTERNATIVE to a £100 fine and 3 penalty points. And note the distinction between Motorway Awareness and Speeding Awareness. The matter of a course offer rests entirely with the Police force. They decide whichever is most appropriate given the circumstances.
Insurance?
Quote "Attending a speeding awareness course is not classed as a conviction, which requires the ticking of the box on insurance quotation forms to disclose such an offence in the last 5 years.
Choosing to attend a course will avoid penalty points being added to your licence, maintaining a clean licence in some cases, and because course data isn’t held by the DVLA, it can’t be checked by insurance companies." Unquote.
But hiding anything from your insurers is perhaps one of the most stupid things any of us could do. So I will give them the option anyway.
And as an aside, my licence has been clean for 28 years so this wasn't something I'm in the habit doing.
Surely "Drifting" a roundabout to do a 180 whilst "driving it like you stole it" only has one meaning? Or was it drifting along like in Driving Miss Daisy
The OP is in the USA - they don't have roundabouts, they have "Rotaries" and very few of them!
No probs, I thought it was a bit heavy. We're squared away.Ewazix wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:29 pm
Sorry you have the wrong end of the stick completely! Sorry if you thought I was responding to your post, I was referring to the OP, as I mentioned in my post I refrained from quoting him in case he wanted to edit his original post (if you quote someone you effective stop them editing things they have second thoughts about). As you were
Me too. I'm on that stretch of A14 once or twice a month (unfortunately). Bloody nightmare road to get to the fantastic City of Cambridge. When is the new A14 opening up?Tinker15 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:59 amYou are not alone. I drove north on the A14 on Friday where there is a 40mph speed limit around Cambridge. I was amazed at the number of drivers who overtook me doing well over 40. During a six month period 4500 were fined on that stretch. I guess a few more will have speeding fines heading their way.bob4333 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:04 am Not bl**dy likely.
I've got to go and sit in the naughty chair in a weeks time for exceeding a variable speed limit on a motorway. Interestingly it's a "Motorway Awareness Course" as opposed to a "Speed Awareness Course" they've sent me to.
Just for info - the cameras on motorways have moved from the overhead gantries to the stanchions on the left hand side. So it's no good looking up as you approach to see if there's a camera there. Not that I'd condone such behaviour....................
Apologies for heading off-topic again, but motorways are few and far between around London.step_change wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 12:04 pm A14 is one of the busiest roads - and surely most frustrating to drive on - in the country; it is a disgrace it has taken this long for it to be upgraded. Full of lorries heading to Harwich and East of England traffic heading south. Had it been in London it would have been sorted out years ago.
It wasn't that time in Kansas City though (where the OP lives)Dav the wheel nut wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:33 amNicely put.Ewazix wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:23 am Really?
We are all highly skilled driving gods with perfect judgement (obviously) but things go wrong. I honestly hope you you don't end up regretting moments of madness like that on the road, people do, even driving gods. Apart from which it's a pretty daft thing to post, it being available for perpetuity to the authorities, insurance investigators and future buyers. I haven't quoted just in case you wanted to edit
Mind you, in his defence your honour it was a 3am post
Fair comment, in which case he has no defenceDavid-H wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:57 amIt wasn't that time in Kansas City though (where the OP lives)Dav the wheel nut wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 10:33 amNicely put.Ewazix wrote: ↑Sun Aug 25, 2019 8:23 am Really?
We are all highly skilled driving gods with perfect judgement (obviously) but things go wrong. I honestly hope you you don't end up regretting moments of madness like that on the road, people do, even driving gods. Apart from which it's a pretty daft thing to post, it being available for perpetuity to the authorities, insurance investigators and future buyers. I haven't quoted just in case you wanted to edit
Mind you, in his defence your honour it was a 3am post