Watch Your Speed!

As  has  been  said,  The  Law  Is  The  Law  !!

If  anybody  wants  to  hope  that  the  "10%  plus"  is  operating  where  they  are,  all  well  and  good,  just  dont  try  it  in  North  Wales  !!

Acpo guidelines are indeed for 10% +2 but the majority of forces adhere to the +3 guideline. And the camera cannot distinguish if towing....sorry. ....

Thanks,are you also aware of what the French ones do, as I note some of these feature "lorry &  car" logos on the warning signs , some just a car?  Can the former differentiate?

We've recently changed OH's car so I checked the speedo against the satnav along a straight open stretch of level road relatively close to sea level and at varying speeds. Whilst her old car under-read by about 5%, her latest one is almost spot-on according to the sat-nav. Make sure you do your sums right if you want to be close to the margins. 

Both ours under read so when you are showing 30 you are doing 28. Therefore at 10% + 2 it would be showing about 38. The divisions on both our speedos are quite large, so you would have no excuse whatsoever. My big gripe is the siting  of speed signs. I prefer to comply with the law, but when they site changes just as you come off roundabouts it is easy to miss them, as you are looking out for traffic feeding in etc. Unfortunately that is no excuse, so a few times I have annoyed others, because I was not sure the speed limit had increased. But then it is a limit, not a target, which quite a few seem to forget.

Both ours under read so when you are showing 30 you are doing 28. Therefore at 10% + 2 it would be showing about 38. The divisions on both our speedos are quite large, so you would have no excuse whatsoever. My big gripe is the siting  of speed signs. I prefer to comply with the law, but when they site changes just as you come off roundabouts it is easy to miss them, as you are looking out for traffic feeding in etc. Unfortunately that is no excuse, so a few times I have annoyed others, because I was not sure the speed limit had increased. But then it is a limit, not a target, which quite a few seem to forget.

Write your comments here...That's right, Steve. There is no law against doing less than the speed limit unless there's a minimum speed sign and I've not seen any of those in my travels!

Everytime I go down the dual carriageway on the Lincoln by pass - the number of people who hit the brakes when they see the speed camera is staggering - despite the de-restriction sign just before the camera!  One day there will be an accident as someone hits the brakes when doing 70 mph suddenly down to 60 mph.  I am not talking about people towing although I agree that a lot of motorists don't realise we aren't supposed to tow more than 50 mph on all roads except Dual and Mways! 

pippa, same on the A303 west at Wylye....nice long dual carriageway, most doing 65-70 (not towing) then, as road reverts to single carriageway at top of incline, a speed camera....limit 60mph...

so.....why are cars (who have slowed to 60 or less after cresting the rise and are under the limit) suddenly anchoring on fiercely at the sight of a camera.....some slowing to less than 40......?

and we wonder why we get accidents and tailbacks with the speed changing so often...

a few years ago, i used to travel regularly to the other side of a town around 13 miles away.....

there was not one section of road that was set to the national speed limit (many years ago it would all have been at that level)......now, 30, 40, 30, 40, 50, 40 etc, etc.....there were 13 changes of speed (each way) on a half hour trip.....

 ...... There is no law against doing less than the speed limit unless there's a minimum speed sign and I've not seen any of those in my travels!

I wonder how far you'd get on the M6 at 25mph before  you were stopped ...... 

 ...... There is no law against doing less than the speed limit unless there's a minimum speed sign and I've not seen any of those in my travels!

I wonder how far you'd get on the M6 at 25mph before  you were stopped ...... 

Write your comments here...Well within reason of course! You could probably get away with 40 mph as long as you stuck to the inside lane! If there was thick fog and ice, you would most likely have to do 25 mph.

Do correct me if I'm wrong,  but I'm not aware on a minimum speed limit in the UK.  However, if by driving slowly one is causing an obstruction or creating danger, I'm sure the police would find a way of reprimanding.  I understand that minimum speed limits apply on German  autobahns?

David 

 ...... There is no law against doing less than the speed limit unless there's a minimum speed sign and I've not seen any of those in my travels!

I wonder how far you'd get on the M6 at 25mph before  you were stopped ...... 

Write your comments here... Molly how are you getting on with your Merc ?.