you've just reminded me of the group who were on Family Fortunes and were told "we asked a hundred people what excuse they would give if stopped for speeding"
One former colleague of mine was stopped for speeding and gave the excuse "I couldn't see the speed limit signs because of the fog"!
That happened to my dad's car when I was a small child. The throttle stuck wide open. I remember us belting along the motorway with the brakes on, until the next services, where we freewheeled in.
"Danny Colyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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One former colleague of mine was stopped for speeding and gave the excuse "I couldn't see the speed limit signs because of the fog"!
Needless to say, he got points on his licence.
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I'm inclined to think that most of the excuses people give for speeding are worse than simply admiting they were being silly and going too fast!
Rule number 1: when making excuses for speeding carefully avoid anything that suggests lack of attention .. that combined with excess speed makes the offence worse!
[email hidden] (Bazza De Looney) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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Now I know I should know the answer to this but I dont. The highway code shos speed limits for vehicles but not for cyclists, now logically the speed limits should apply to us two wheel man powered speed freaks but can anyone confirm or deny this please, and keep me out of trouble.
My question is prompted by just having gone through a radar speed trap set to catch motor cycles on the moors above Rochdale. The policeman in charge was not impressed by a mountain bike doing 47 mph through his trap!
Any answers via e-mail please, all would be appreciated.
Barrie Winstanley
Well Mr Winstanley,
If he was just unimpressed and gave you a telling off then I hoped you hung your head in shame and promised not to do it again. I'm guessing he didn't book you for anything, so bit of a result all round.
He gets to do his bit for road safety - and has something to talk about in the pub afterwards. You get a confirmed speed for that patch of road, the chance to boast about it on urc, and something to talk about in the pub afterwards.
Any answers via e-mail please, all would be appreciated. Bad form, old chap.
"Any answers via e-mail, and I'll post a summary to the group", on the other hand, is good form.
Accepted.
-- Guy === I wonder if you wouldn't mind piecing out our imperfections with your thoughts; and while you're about it perhaps you could think when we talk of bicycles, that you see them printing their proud wheels i' the receiving earth; thanks awfully.
James Annan <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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There was one ludicrous story of a non-serious cyclist getting clocked at some completely implausible speed that was discussed here some time ago.
Non-serious as in "you cannot be serious"?
I once got into conversation with a scary cyclist who claimed, with a face straighter than a very straight thing, he'd once done 60 mph on Granville Road here in Sheffield, with wind assistance. Now, this would be almost believeable - it's approaching 1 in 4 in places, it's almost straight as a die, visibility is good, and it's about 3/4 of a mile long; it's easy to clock 30 mph downhill freewheeling.
Except this guy claimed he was doing 60 mph UP Granville Road. I nodded politely. :-)
