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Aussie F1 Driver Mark Webber Calls Australia a Nanny State

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Mar 28th 2010, 8:58 pm

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Driving in Germany on the autobahn is cool! Until you get too close to the car in front then the cops do you big time! All about distance and speed, if you are doing 130mph you have to be a long way back from the car in front!!

Mar 28th 2010, 9:00 pm

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No. The rules for speedos are +0, -10%. They are not allowed to show a speed less than the actual speed but they can show a speed higher than the actual speed up to 10%.

That's only for cars newer than 2006 models. Any car built earlier than 2006 its +/- 10%.

Mar 28th 2010, 9:01 pm

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That's only for cars newer than 2006 models. Any car built earlier than 2006 its +/- 10%.

My sat nav and my speedo show two different speeds and I'd imagine both are wrong! About 5kph difference.

Mar 28th 2010, 9:03 pm

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My sat nav and my speedo show two different speeds and I'd imagine both are wrong! About 5kph difference.

The sat nav is far more accurate.

Mar 28th 2010, 9:04 pm

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My sat nav and my speedo show two different speeds and I'd imagine both are wrong! About 5kph difference.

But how reliable is your speedo in your Rolls Canhardly.......?

Mar 28th 2010, 9:05 pm

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The sat nav is far more accurate.

I thought that would be the case. It shows the actual speed as around 5kph less than my speedo, so i figured if I stick with the speedo reading I should be good!

Mar 28th 2010, 9:06 pm

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But how reliable is your speedo in your Rolls Canhardly.......?

Now the dodgy dealer has replaced the stuffed fuel line, the old Magna seems fine! Joined RACQ though!!

Mar 28th 2010, 9:07 pm

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The sat nav is far more accurate.

Have to disagree from experience there, I was in a 110, doing 120 according to my speedo, 112 according to my satnav, and 125 according to the copper who gave me the ticket. I hate toyota and tomtom now

Mar 28th 2010, 9:08 pm

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Toyota? Just be glad you could stop to actually get the ticket!!

Mar 28th 2010, 9:10 pm

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Actually, question. Just how accurate are the speed guns?

Mar 28th 2010, 9:11 pm

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Actually, question. Just how accurate are the speed guns?

I would have made an issue of it but they had other guns too

Mar 28th 2010, 9:12 pm

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Now the dodgy dealer has replaced the stuffed fuel line, the old Magna seems fine! Joined RACQ though!!

Keep it up and you'll have a new car.....

Good on joining RACQ. Will come in handy one day...mmmm, have found that out myself....

Mar 28th 2010, 9:15 pm

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I would have made an issue of it but they had other guns too

I got pulled over on New Years day back in Scotland. The roads were dead and I was late. I was doing 120 on the M8 and they pulled me over. Didn't get a ticket because they were just setting up and hadn't clocked me over the distance required, but they had me at 132mph. I don't think my old Audi could do that, I was flat to the floor as it was!