sensationalfrog

when im driving,i generally poodle about,get abuse from the guy behind me,i do give him the finger tho,anyway,a guy knocked on my door last week,from the council in fuengirola,a speeding fine from december 10,
100 euros this was issued to me on jan 7,they sent a guy up to me on friday march(whatever) with fine for 100e as i was doing 72kph in a 60kph zone,where i was caught on camera is a road that comes straight of the motorway,so you go from 120 to 60 in a few metres,i expect a few more,tho the kind council give 30% off if you pay in 15 days of getting the fine.
3 months later i guess,i now know beware a car with their boot open they are the bastards

Casa Santo Estevo

Not only with the boot open. Around here it have seen cameras in the window of the rear door. The window is open a bit (say 100mmm) and a black object (the camera) sits in there. They sit square onto the road so I do not see how they work but they do.
The second camera is far sneakier. It is about 1500mmm long and 50mm deep. It is again black and sits above the crash barrier and is remove from the car. You can hardly see the thing.
It is easy to get caught when the speed limit changes in a short distance.

BTW if a car is parked in an unusual location and has no triangles out is another reason to be suspicious.

rugbymatt

I'm glad you got caught to be honest.

fionamw

They probably vary from area to area but around here they're all pewter coloured Renault Meganes!

missile

me too. Arseholes who critiscise spanish drivers, poodle around, give finger and take pleasure from inconveniencing other road users cause road rage.

littlelambfound

Trying to figure out the method used by the police, and then to somehow paint it as "underhand" is just sad. Whether you were caught by two policemen with stop watches disguised as palm trees, is of no relevance. You were speeding. Just swallow your foolish pride and move on. Oh, and I too am glad you got caught.

fionamw

Yes speed kills yes if you're caught accept it, pay the fine & move on. He has a valid observation, though, when highlighting the ridiculously short distance in which 'they' (whoever decides where signage should be) expect us to deccelerate........ 100-80 in no time at all (literally), 120-60 in whatever distance OP mentions. Speed changes indicated just after the blind brow of a hill making it impossible to know the reduction is coming .....and yes itś an obvious place to slow down, but surely BEFORE the brow of the hill would be more safety-conscious?

JLFS

I dont know wether to insulted by the title of this thread

Madridboy

I've never seen watches disguised as palm trees before.............what did the police wear?

Fredbargate

The problem here is that there is very little distance in which to reduce your speed unless you slow down on the motorway itself before the turning and risk being rear ended by the prat following too close behind.

Also most access lanes are pathetically short making it very difficult to accelerate up to speed before entering motorways.

Whoever designed Spanish roads obviously had no driving sense.

Please note I do not condone speeding.

Madridboy

I can't comment on this as I have an obsession with speed regardles of if it's on bike or in car. Almost talked OH into us getting a Porsche Cayenne until he googled it . OH genuinly wants me to seek medical help regarding my need for speed!

missile

[QUOTE=Madridboy;8429867]Almost talked OH into us getting a Porsche Cayenne until he googled it QUOTE]

Are you gay?

chrisfromusa

Are you serious So it's not even possible at times to slow down ahead of time??

cricketman

The idea is that you should slow down on the motorway before you make your turn off, remember 120kmh is a maximum speed limit, not a minimum one!

The A7 between Málaga and Marbella is a ridiculous motorway because they have had to put entrances to all the new urbanisations and shops they have built in the past 10 years or so.

Btw, I agree all this "bad Spanish driver" nonsense is tiresome. Road deaths have more than halved over the past 6 years or so in Spain because they have started fining and penalising people just like in the UK. The road death rates are so low in the UK because people are scared of getting caught. It's now getting that way in Spain and the difference in accident rates between the 2 countries is very low, despite the UK being just about the safest place in the world in which to drive a car.

rugbymatt

Where have you been for the last god knows how long?