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Or the couple of bikers steaming through my village recently with NO plates.
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this is a natural human reaction to
i) out of proportion penalties for minor speeding when safe for the conditions
ii) modest fine (and no points) (and next to no chance of being caught) for no/dirty/cycle covers it/wrong plates
idiots who put cameras everywhere have no one but themselves to blame
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I don't consider 50+ in a 30 limit built up area 'minor'. Neither was it 'safe for the conditions'. They were in grave danger of causing or being involved in an accident.
It was stupid and arrogant. Perhaps they are a 'natural human reaction' in your world, but not in mine.
And I'm a biker, I love the speed and the freedom, but these people just give the rest of us a bad name.
Putting the blame on cameras, or the people who install them, is just refusing to take responsibility for your own actions.
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police drivers often without the advanced training the are supposed to have drive like that all the time
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Not all the time, but in an emergency. And I don't think they remove their number plates to do it.
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quite often not an emergency actually
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How can you tell....actually?
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And how can the blighters suddenly do it safely, just because an "emergency" (which will not be anyone attacking your property or even yourself, but will be if you attempt a defence) has arisen?
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Who said anything about 50+ in a 30 until you just mentioned it? Talk about changing the topic... Nobody on here is going to disagree that driving at high speed in residential areas is dangerous. But as "me" said, the law is making it easier for those people to get away with it. Take a deep breath mate and re-read the post.
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If you re-read my post, you'll see that I referred to bikers 'steaming' through the village. The response from 'me' mentioned minor speed infringements when safe for the conditions.
I felt it proper to then put some detail against the word 'steaming'.
Does that help?
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Derek wrote:
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> Or the couple of bikers steaming through my village recently
> with NO plates.
But ignored:
> Or join the 10% of motorists with false plates!
So would these be the motorists who might risk losing their licences if they stray over a badly or illegally signed inappropriate and arbitrary limit once too often?
And complain about speed scameras?
Or the motorists who just don't give a f*kc?
But are probably all for speed cameras if government published, but, typically, not publicised, research is anything to go by.
Perverse I know.
But there you go!
PS How many of the pro speed camera crowd here, you know, the ones who keep whinging and whining about the anti scamera crowd whinging and whining, have surrendered their licences the last time they crept over the limit?
Or intend to next time?
I think we should be told.
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