Geff Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Which road? It would be polite if you could tell us where you find yourself unable to prevent speeding... It is at Holme on Spalding Moor. The police obviously had a devious plan for collecting sixty quids. The speed limits are well marked up now, but for several weeks after altering the limit they just had a very small sign so that people who drive through regularly are cheated out of 60 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geff Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If you think you're Competent Driver Who Sometimes Speeds but are unable to spot a reflective yellow box at the side of the road and adjust your speed in time to avoid a fine... Guess which group you're really in. Kids and elderly people aren't covered in yellow reflective material. Please read it again ...why you no listen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hypocrisy? Perhaps the comments of the police officer in the OP is directed closer to home. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=police+officer+speeding&hl=en&safe=active&prmd=n&source=lnt&tbs=ctr:countryUK%7CcountryGB&cr=countryUK%7CcountryGB&sa=X&ei=HQJgTIKFNZTNjAel1eTxAw&ved=0CA4QpwU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If you think you're Competent Driver Who Sometimes Speeds but are unable to spot a reflective yellow box at the side of the road and adjust your speed in time to avoid a fine... Guess which group you're really in. Kids and elderly people aren't covered in yellow reflective material. They're not all reflective yellow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ sheffield Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Which road? It would be polite if you could tell us where you find yourself unable to prevent speeding... That would be like him flashing his headlights at you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geff Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If you think you're Competent Driver Who Sometimes Speeds but are unable to spot a reflective yellow box at the side of the road and adjust your speed in time to avoid a fine... Guess which group you're really in. Kids and elderly people aren't covered in yellow reflective material. No , no, no ,no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 But you don't get a ticket for going too slowly....(not usually anyway) Thats a pity . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 If you think you're Competent Driver Who Sometimes Speeds but are unable to spot a reflective yellow box at the side of the road and adjust your speed in time to avoid a fine... Guess which group you're really in. Kids and elderly people aren't covered in yellow reflective material. The boxes are often deliberately concealed. They might be reflective yellow, not much good if it hidden behind a bridge or road sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 How many criminals follow that "moral obligation", considering they failed in their obligation not to break the law? Because they don't consider the law to be useful or just, so they feel justified in breaking it knowing that only a fraction of the offenders ever get caught and fined+points. However, when they are caught, in my experience most people pay up (relinquish their right to a defence), and moan about it a bit. Anyone who's apprehended for speeding up the M1 at 100mph, and then goes on to contest the ticket in the hope of disqualifying the whole case on a technicality, is entitled to a defence. But that still makes them a hypocrite and a parasite for wasting our money on expensive proceedings that are unecessary. The law requires people to police themselves. Give them just laws and they tend to do so quite well. I think the laws on speeding could do with a serious review, and that could give the new speeding laws a legitimacy that they clearly lack today. Everybody is entitled to a defence, otherwise the state would arbitrarily charge folk with anything. Quite right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 It is at Holme on Spalding Moor. The police obviously had a devious plan for collecting sixty quids. The speed limits are well marked up now, but for several weeks after altering the limit they just had a very small sign so that people who drive through regularly are cheated out of 60 quid. The bit of road mentioned was 30 when I was using it 2 years ago. There are ruddy great 30 signs as you get to it. If the poster thinks it's not well marked he should get to specsavers rapid (but inside the speed limits) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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