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[TheBoy]

That's what cruise control is there for

Or better still, speed limiters, which seem to be fitted to most slightly larger cars now.

[BazaJT]

I'd heard that it was the speed of the AC Cobra that caused all the outrage back then.Of course the 70mph limit was only introduced as a temporary measure so expect it to be lifted any time soon

[Andy B]

Google maps don't show your speed anymore, which is a shame as that was quite handy for long stretches where there are average speed cameras. 

Going past Newport on the M4 for example which is a 50mph zone. 

I used google maps yesterday and pretty sure the speed limit was still displayed. Of course, I can't be 100%, so I'll check next time I use it.

I used Google maps last night & can conform that your speed is also shown alongside the limit .... and it goes red if you're over the limit - apparently!

[Andy B]

That's what cruise control is there for

Or better still, speed limiters, which seem to be fitted to most slightly larger cars now.

I don't like the limiter .... much prefer to use cruise

[YZ250]

That's what cruise control is there for

Or better still, speed limiters, which seem to be fitted to most slightly larger cars now.

I don't like the limiter .... much prefer to use cruise

I prefer cruise control if I can see far enough ahead that it’s worthwhile but use the limiter if I’m having to constantly manoeuvre around parked vehicles, so it completely depends on the circumstances. Others will have their own preferences.    So far, I’ve mowed down twelve pedestrians while on cruise control in a built up area but haven’t been done for speeding lately, so every cloud and all that.    Only kidding

[Andy B]

.... So far, I’ve mowed down twelve pedestrians while on cruise control in a built up area but haven’t been done for speeding lately, so every cloud and all that.    Only kidding

[Sir Tigger KC]

Google maps don't show your speed anymore, which is a shame as that was quite handy for long stretches where there are average speed cameras. 

Going past Newport on the M4 for example which is a 50mph zone. 

I used google maps yesterday and pretty sure the speed limit was still displayed. Of course, I can't be 100%, so I'll check next time I use it.

I used Google maps last night & can conform that your speed is also shown alongside the limit .... and it goes red if you're over the limit - apparently!

Thanks Andy, I'll check my settings. 

Might give Waze a go as well next time I do a long trip. 

[Raeturbo]

Interesting.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/day-jack-sears-hit-185mph-m1-motorway

[STEMO]

Interesting.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/day-jack-sears-hit-185mph-m1-motorway

Great story, Rae 
God, I miss the seventies, everything was.....well......great!
The sixties, I was a bit too young (born in 53). The eighties were ok, but since I can't remember much from them, they were obviously not that exciting. I just love the derring do, fu q attitude of the seventies.

[Andy B]

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Might give Waze a go as well next time I do a long trip. 

WAZE is pretty good at giving alternative routes to avoid traffic

[Rangie]

Interesting.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/day-jack-sears-hit-185mph-m1-motorway

Great story, Rae 
God, I miss the seventies, everything was.....well......great!
The sixties, I was a bit too young (born in 53). The eighties were ok, but since I can't remember much from them, they were obviously not that exciting. I just love the derring do, fu q attitude of the seventies.

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Best music but virtually best everything in the seventies 👍
Not forgetting all the wonderful sexual experiences 😁
 I'm in a bar in Gran Canaria at present SWMBO is shopping..

[STEMO]

Interesting.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/day-jack-sears-hit-185mph-m1-motorway

Great story, Rae 
God, I miss the seventies, everything was.....well......great!
The sixties, I was a bit too young (born in 53). The eighties were ok, but since I can't remember much from them, they were obviously not that exciting. I just love the derring do, fu q attitude of the seventies.

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Best music but virtually best everything in the seventies 👍
Not forgetting all the wonderful sexual experiences 😁
 I'm in a bar in Gran Canaria at present SWMBO is shopping..

You're living the dream, Mick. Take a moment once in a while to reflect on just how fortunate you are, and make the most of it mate 

[Rangie]

Do you know I've just said the same to an old friend, I am one lucky old fella..😉

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Interesting.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/day-jack-sears-hit-185mph-m1-motorway

185 MPH on the M1 in 1964, and totally legal.

Boys own annual stuff. The stuff of 'daring do' when men were men are women were glad of it.

[STEMO]

Interesting.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motorsport/day-jack-sears-hit-185mph-m1-motorway

185 MPH on the M1 in 1964, and totally legal.

Boys own annual stuff. The stuff of 'daring do' when men were men are women were glad of it.

Is it daring do or derring-do?
The expression logically should be “feats of daring-do” because that's just what it means: deeds of extreme daring. But through a chain of misunderstandings explained in the Oxford English Dictionary, the standard form evolved with the unusual spelling “derring-do,” and “daring-do” is an error.