DT Ralge Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Qualified rally driver / instructor. Don't need educating on the roads pal. I know how to drive safely and not endanger others. It's the others I have to worry about. And these pathetic cameras in trap spots. This is where we know it’s a troll or good old-fashioned ****-stirrer (and a quite successful one at that - 37 posts from one incendiary post thrown into the room). Still, let’s think about the troll’s unlikely claims: Remind me how much opposing traffic you find on a rally course, where your co-driver/navigator knows every bend, dip, hollow, gradient, camber almost to degree that a caddy knows a golf hole. What relevance does a rally driver’s skill set have for the random set of hazards we meet every day on our roads. Plus, if the rally driver can’t get his speed down for the next muddy turn having descended a steep hill, he and his co-driver end up in neck braces. So the troll really ought to be able to get his speed down on tarmac. The first and last rally driver I sat next to in on-road training was the most conservative driver I had met that year. I’d suggest we all take a leaf out of his book and keep our on-road stuff boring. Other track/race instructors I’ve sat with as a passenger keep their on-road activities as boring and uneventful as they can. They get their kicks some other way. Edited April 17, 2018 by DT Ralge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey104 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Dear me! As soon as someone states they are a professional driver and that they don’t need educating I become concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 They just need a trip to Specsavers if they can't see a big camera van! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 They just need a trip to Specsavers if they can't see a big camera van! Yeah..dead right https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2008/april/apr3008policedontneedtoinformdvlaofcolourchange-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Yeah..dead right https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2008/april/apr3008policedontneedtoinformdvlaofcolourchange-/ As the blue (registered white) van is breaking the law, surely it cannot operate as a speed camera vehicle. It should not be on the road. What if it caused an accident, would it's driver be prosecuted for causing an accident and operating a motor vehicle of the wrong colour in relation to its log book. Angel1. Edited April 17, 2018 by ANGELFIRE1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey104 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Yeah..dead right https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2008/april/apr3008policedontneedtoinformdvlaofcolourchange-/ You must have dug deep to find that ten year old article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 You must have dug deep to find that ten year old article Nope I remembered it.. I think it's happened more recently too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey104 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nope I remembered it.. I think it's happened more recently too Better memory than me, I just forgot what I had for tea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 (edited) Nope I remembered it.. I think it's happened more recently too Couple of years ago in Humberside, hiding inside a Horsebox and a Tractor. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3253234/Police-target-rural-bikers-roadside-speed-cameras-hidden-horseboxes-TRACTOR.html Although the police firmly blame speeding in the area, the article does indicate many collisions are due to drivers performing manuverus without bothering to look properly first. when you consider how many side roads and field entrances there are. 'Someone pulling out onto the road does not expect a vehicle coming towards them at such high speeds, the likelihood of a catastrophic collision is raised considerably. Edited April 18, 2018 by geared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Ralge Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Couple of years ago in Humberside, hiding inside a Horsebox and a Tractor. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3253234/Police-target-rural-bikers-roadside-speed-cameras-hidden-horseboxes-TRACTOR.html Although the police firmly blame speeding in the area, the article does indicate many collisions are due to drivers performing manuverus without bothering to look properly first. So, let’s have the Police play by the rules (guidelines, rather), let’s keep it tidy and perfect - cameras make themselves obvious and nobody gets caught ... tractors don’t pull out in a SMIDSY moment (...) and nobody dies. That’ll be a perfect day, then - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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