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-   -   Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread) (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/got-my-first-speeding-ticket-moaning-thread-439719/)

meelie Apr 12th 2007 11:40 am
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by zx10r_aus (Post 4631372)
I don't care if you speed or not, You just need to be prepared to face the consequences of what happens when things go wrong.


ZX.....:thumbup:
BLAH BLAH BLAH!:zzz:

meelie Apr 12th 2007 11:42 am
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by Kapri (Post 4634298)
I can't believe some of the judgemental stuff on here!
Nobody is condoning reckless speeding. We'd all be devastated if we killed a child.
What we're talking about is the police lying in wait at strategic points to raise revenue. People can rightly be pissed off about that when the coppers never seem to be around to catch reckless boy racers/ hoons.
Of course if you get caught going slightly over as we all do from time to time - you say ok and pay up. Still ok to have a moan if you are not some idiot hoon who openly flouts the limit.
All of you who have condemned Meelie - can you honestly say you have never crept up over the limit?
I doubt it.
I think you have just about summed it up Kapri, at least some people actually pay attention!

DrWho Apr 12th 2007 11:52 am
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by Kapri (Post 4634298)
I can't believe some of the judgemental stuff on here!
Nobody is condoning reckless speeding. We'd all be devastated if we killed a child.
What we're talking about is the police lying in wait at strategic points to raise revenue. People can rightly be pissed off about that when the coppers never seem to be around to catch reckless boy racers/ hoons.
Of course if you get caught going slightly over as we all do from time to time - you say ok and pay up. Still ok to have a moan if you are not some idiot hoon who openly flouts the limit.
All of you who have condemned Meelie - can you honestly say you have never crept up over the limit?
I doubt it.
I'd have to agree with you.. apart from the bit about it all being to raise revenue... Even Clarkson on Top Gear admitted that wasn't the case when he reckoned that Simon Cowell pays more Income Tax than the speed cameras make in a year... :) And there's a whole lot more cameras in the UK than out here...

DrWho Apr 12th 2007 11:52 am
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by gedge (Post 4634477)
can anyone give me a good reason why this speeding pile of pap should be allowed to continue?
Do it... You know you want to... :sneaky:

fraser Apr 12th 2007 1:24 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Rachel was just driving down the road where she got the ticket again there were cars behind up her arse, one normal two police.

This time she was determined not to let them hurry her as thisis how she got the last ticket when all three put their foot down and pass her and then speed off.

wavy_davy Apr 12th 2007 2:07 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by fraser (Post 4634428)
Who?

I think that might about sum it all up Fraser..................:lol:

wavy_davy Apr 12th 2007 2:10 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by gedge (Post 4634477)
can anyone give me a good reason why this speeding pile of pap should be allowed to continue?
No, last one out turn off the lights :D

Geelong Gent Apr 12th 2007 2:11 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by fraser (Post 4634156)
Well that's easy I'd line all the wankers with their speed guns up against a wall and shoot them:sneaky:
You have a new career there mate - run for state office or fed:rofl:

fraser Apr 12th 2007 2:17 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by wavy_davy (Post 4635292)
I think that might about sum it all up Fraser..................:lol:
Maybe, but who the hell is she?

moneypenny20 Apr 12th 2007 3:34 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by fraser (Post 4635312)
Maybe, but who the hell is she?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Hanson

There you go. Don't know why you wanting to shoot all the speed police makes you like her though.

fraser Apr 12th 2007 3:40 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by moneypen20 (Post 4635433)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Hanson

There you go. Don't know why you wanting to shoot all the speed police makes you like her though.
Thank you Penny.

I really can't see any relevance:confused:

annqldau Apr 12th 2007 6:28 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by rodders39 (Post 4634752)
I'd have to agree with you.. apart from the bit about it all being to raise revenue... Even Clarkson on Top Gear admitted that wasn't the case when he reckoned that Simon Cowell pays more Income Tax than the speed cameras make in a year... :) And there's a whole lot more cameras in the UK than out here...
Depends where you were in UK, it sometimes seems here they are behind every hedge, bridge support or just over top of a hill in UK they were fixed cameras in our area whereas here they are 4 x 4s or men strangely disguised as telegraph poles. Must say like here they never seemed to be in the true accident black spots.

Other posters comment about being told the child is never at fault by the police is also ridiculous from a drivers point of view, we can't telepathically tell that child no don't cross the road if we are in the car. It's never nice a child getting hurt but the fact that all the other children didn't cross the road should have given that child a clue, think it was unfair of police to lay all the blame on the driver negligence cuts both ways.

Louise M Apr 12th 2007 7:39 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by annqldau (Post 4635650)
Depends where you were in UK, it sometimes seems here they are behind every hedge, bridge support or just over top of a hill in UK they were fixed cameras in our area whereas here they are 4 x 4s or men strangely disguised as telegraph poles. Must say like here they never seemed to be in the true accident black spots.

Other posters comment about being told the child is never at fault by the police is also ridiculous from a drivers point of view, we can't telepathically tell that child no don't cross the road if we are in the car. It's never nice a child getting hurt but the fact that all the other children didn't cross the road should have given that child a clue, think it was unfair of police to lay all the blame on the driver negligence cuts both ways.
If you are referring to my post, it was not the police who informed me but MY solicitor! Apparently, drivers should take extra care when there are children nearby. This particular child had been given a job by his teacher for that morning and was in a hurry to get to school. Children are unpredictable and lack concentration. How many kids have been knocked over near their schools? Quite a few i think. Surely then it is our responsibility to maintain child safety as responsable adults?
:)

annqldau Apr 12th 2007 9:22 pm
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Originally Posted by Louise M (Post 4635856)
If you are referring to my post, it was not the police who informed me but MY solicitor! Apparently, drivers should take extra care when there are children nearby. This particular child had been given a job by his teacher for that morning and was in a hurry to get to school. Children are unpredictable and lack concentration. How many kids have been knocked over near their schools? Quite a few i think. Surely then it is our responsibility to maintain child safety as responsable adults?
:)
But as drivers you are in large hurtling objects that work on an element of the road ahead being clear so if we are constantly to allow for children or unpredictable events we would never get past 10K just in case something unforseen was to happen. Not a dig at anyone who has had a situation just think the onus is always put on the driver when there is more at play here than just the driver and the car, if we are to be to blame for everything we should have air traffic controllers for cars.

meelie Apr 14th 2007 10:48 am
Re: Got my first speeding ticket!!! (moaning thread)
 
Soooo anyone got any speeding tickets lately?:D


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