NewNiceMrMe Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Might be best not to post what you vote on here.... The question is this - tick all the boxes that apply, and say often you speed or take risks in your car. For what its worth, I'll not be casting my vote until there are a good few others on the board. Eyes and all that... I'm interested to see just how often the average TSN-er breaks the speed limit and the risks they take. I suspect it'll be high. I'm sure people will say 'Only when conditions permit blah blah', but its irrelevant to the actual casting of votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 In built up urban areas I'm v. careful (as you never know) but on a clear road, following a Cabrio 6 on a Summer's day, it's Bat Out of Hell time !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I drive fast, but i would also like to think safely. I don't speed in towns or built up areas, and although i like to travel at three digit speeds on 'fast roads', i would also like to think that i don't endanger others by cutting up or other such behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallachie Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I very rarely speed in 30 or 40mph zones, mainly because I'm worried about little kiddies running out in front of me and that the chances of getting caugh speeding are higher in these zones. I always try and stay within 10% + 1mph of 50/60/70 zones. Nevertheless, if I'm in a rush and the conditions are okay, I would drive at anything up to 95mph, I hardly ever go above 100mph, as I don't want to lose my license in one fell swoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I only break speed limits when I'm trying to catch the bastards at the front of a TSN run who buggered off before we were all ready... Ok, not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I hardly ever go above 100mph, as I don't want to lose my license in one fell swoop! [/ QUOTE ] You'd better call off the Roadtrip up here next March then !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I try to never speed in 30/40/50 limits for the same reasons that Mills mentions above. In higher limits, my car bongs at me when I get to 90. I have been known to ignore it for a while, but it does provide a nice reminder that I really should slow down. I have driven at silly speeds in my life (normally on deserted stretches of the M40 in the early hours) in that I have experienced the theoretical top speed of every car that I have owned except the S4.... Edited to say that I am not particularly proud of the above before anyone thinks that I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Only 7 of the 16 say they break a speed limit every time they drive. Is that because you're stuck in traffic and so can't, per chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loafer27 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 the percentages are a bit off tho 6/15 is more than 11% even with my dodgy maths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothwell Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I avoid speeding in 30mph and 40mph area's. Country roads I tend to end up going 60mph or 70mph depending on visibility and conditions. As for the motorway I tend to cruise at about 90mph and if it is very quite and I'm in a bit of a rush to get home I sometimes just stick at 115mph - 125mph for a nice motorway run. Usually at 2am you tend you find other people wizzing along I just tend to stick behind them to save fuel. I have exceeded 130mph on a public highway in the UK once, and in Germany a regualar thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Aye, they're always skewed on multi-selection polls though, just the way it works I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallachie Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I hardly ever go above 100mph, as I don't want to lose my license in one fell swoop! [/ QUOTE ] You'd better call off the Roadtrip up here next March then !! [/ QUOTE ] No way, I'll be there flat to the floor! I'll just make sure I sit in tight behind another TSN'er so they get done and not me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Only 7 of the 16 say they break a speed limit every time they drive. Is that because you're stuck in traffic and so can't, per chance? [/ QUOTE ] Yup! I guess I cheated very slightly - by not ticking the 30+5/40+7 boxes, I took into account that speedos tend to over-read by a few percent anyway - i.e. I'm probably doing 30 when my speedo reads 32-33. Wherever I am, urban or rural, my speed depends largely on reading the road (which includes spotting speed cameras!). If you're taking in everything you need to on a typical urban road you'll rarely be doing much more than 30. I wouldn't say I regularly exceed the ton... I suppose it depends how you define regularly. Yes, in the Impreza days, I did see the other side of 130 - at least once on a B road! I don't particularly care whether my speed upsets other drivers - however I do try to make progress as unobtrusively as possible, which by definition means trying not to upset them. If that's not a contradiction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I wish I'd added "Have you exceeded 150mph on a public road?" because even I'm surprised by how many people are admitting to doing 130mph+! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I wish I'd added "Have you exceeded 150mph on a public road?" because even I'm surprised by how many people are admitting to doing 130mph+! [/ QUOTE ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 You're a disgrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I wish I'd added "Have you exceeded 150mph on a public road?" because even I'm surprised by how many people are admitting to doing 130mph+! [/ QUOTE ] I guess a lot of people have been to Germany then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I'm surprised 3 people so far say they regularly risk amber lights - because thats something I never do. I've seen a rather nasty accident from someone doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] You're a disgrace. [/ QUOTE ] It was whilst trying to keep up with you !!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 P.S. I DON'T risk amber (except last night when I was... er... distracted ). It only takes one person to be a little keen going the other way to end in a horrible crash, even at 30... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I regularly drive at a speed that I know is likely to upset some drivers. [/ QUOTE ] Is that why I used to get flashed at all the time on clear roads / runways In truth, safety is very important, but then again going out at 05:00 for a 2 hour bash on a Sunday morning is absolute road heaven Up untill selling the R32 there wasn't a week that went by without the car being 90% topped out in 6th gear. Lucky me, have access to runways I always kept within a % of lower speed limits, reason being scameras and that 20/30/40 limits are there for a very good reason. Some 50 / 60 limits are silly. If you know the A13 coming in to London or the North Circ between Beckton and Chingford. Both are 3 lane, and at unsocial hours are 2 lanes free / empty and no one stays at the 50 mph limit (other than a bit of braking for the cameras). Even seen the Met Police drivers doing the same, so although 2 wrongs don't make a right I will own up to having a great disregard for roads with stupidly low MPH limits, when they have 3 lanes and no silly junctions for dummies to pull out from and where pedestrians are not to be found Legal disclaimer- I've never owned a fast car and I'm billy bullsh$ting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I very rarely speed in 30 or 40mph zones, mainly because I'm worried about little kiddies running out in front of me and that the chances of getting caugh speeding are higher in these zones. I always try and stay within 10% + 1mph of 50/60/70 zones. Nevertheless, if I'm in a rush and the conditions are okay, I would drive at anything up to 95mph, I hardly ever go above 100mph, as I don't want to lose my license in one fell swoop! [/ QUOTE ] Sums it up for me, especially the last sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_d Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I keep dead on (according to Road Angel) to 20/30/40/50mph speed limits. NSL-70 limits I tend to stick at around 80mph, sometimes I'll sit just under 90mph if I'm in a hurry. Generally speaking I only use NSL-70 roads if I have a long trip and I generally like to cruise for that type of journey. If it's a shorter distance to travel then I'll use A/B roads and have some fun. Luckily the police tend to be appreciative of people enjoying themeselves (within reason) on fun back roads. I've overtaken patrol cars in the past at NSL-60+ speeds and never had a problem Generally I, hopefully, drive to the road conditions and although it's always fun to have a play you have to realise that you're operating potentially lethal machinery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I keep dead on (according to Road Angel) to 20/30/40/50mph speed limits. [/ QUOTE ] Hmm. I try to drive at a safe speed in such areas, subject to an upper limit dictated by the limit. Driving bang on the limit is the kind of attitude that worries me, the kind where limits dictate speed, not the surrounding conditions. The kind of attitude that is encourage by blind addiction to enforcement of speed limits and speed limits only. No offence meant though, ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I wish I'd added "Have you exceeded 150mph on a public road?" because even I'm surprised by how many people are admitting to doing 130mph+! [/ QUOTE ] Well, I did have the needle off the speedo (170 mph indicated) and then a bit more in Germany in the W12, although I suspect you're not particularly quering autobahn driving? I once had four passengers in my RS 6 who were all very keen for me to demonstrate it's abilities. I did. They were very impressed, going by the three lots (fourth passenger was a fellow RS 6 owner who knew we were fine doing what we were doing) of "Oh s**t!" coming from the back seat - just think how fast you can go in a 450 PS car with a two mile plus run-up. I think they thought we were going straight over the top of the approaching roundabout, but then I suppose we were doing significant triple digits (km/h of course) into the three hundred yard countdown markers. It was a bit naughty, but it was rather late at night and the roads were very empty, otherwise I'd have bailed out a lot sooner. I've also driven at a speed where the limiter should have kicked in, several times, but always on completely empty roads. I'm often found at the head of a queue of impatient people in 20/30/40/50 numerically-signed limits, as I do the limit, and 99% of the time going by the speedo, which I know will under-read slightly. I usually watch the tyre pressure / temperature display screen when "giving it some beans" as it means I can spot potential problems earlier than the warning threshold the system has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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