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[TheBoy]

I had a good run of about thirty years, and just about survived. It was time to grow up a bit and quit while I was ahead. 

I'm still struggling with the last sentence.  I have definitely calmed down* in the last 3 or 4 years, but seems everyone else on the roads has calmed down even further, which leads to frustration.


*I can't remember the last time I tried to max a vehicle, apart from the Battlebus which is always foot flat to the floor, unless PoS.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

125kmh is quite quick... Even in Mexico 

If memory serves........CBR600.......125 MPH.

[Rangie]

I really try & keep to the limits now , would rather burn money than pay a fine.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I had a good run of about thirty years, and just about survived. It was time to grow up a bit and quit while I was ahead. 

I'm still struggling with the last sentence.  I have definitely calmed down* in the last 3 or 4 years, but seems everyone else on the roads has calmed down even further, which leads to frustration.


*I can't remember the last time I tried to max a vehicle, apart from the Battlebus which is always foot flat to the floor, unless PoS.

Similar here. Despite losing the need to go as fast as possible everywhere, I still seem to spend much of my time stuck behind people on single carriageways who are driving far slower than someone who holds a driving licence should need to be driving at.
You dont have to be an irresponsible maniac to be able to make a bit of progress safely. 

[Lizzie Zoom]

Oh, yes since retiring and having no need to race around I now stick to the speeds correct for the road and the weather conditions.

No more traveling around at 100+ mph; no reason to do so even if there ever was outside "emergency" situations.

[Doctor Gollum]

Whatever happened to good old fashioned 'because you can'? 

[STEMO]

Doubt I ever actually stick to the speed limit. I mean..why? 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Doubt I ever actually stick to the speed limit. I mean..why? 

I am an habitual speeder.

[BazaJT]

Because it can save your licence and money?

[STEMO]

Doubt I ever actually stick to the speed limit. I mean..why? 

I am an habitual speeder.

Me too. Not excessively, but who does 30 in a 30?

[STEMO]

Because it can save your licence and money?

Last time I saw a traffic cop was probably last Christmas. If you go on the casualty reduction website, it will tell you where Barnsley's one camera van will be. 

[Lizzie Zoom]

Because it can save your licence and money?

Last time I saw a traffic cop was probably last Christmas. If you go on the casualty reduction website, it will tell you where Barnsley's one camera van will be. 

In the South East the number of Traffic Officers have declined by 37% since 2010 and it shows in the far more prevalent instances we witness of Traffic Laws being broken well beyond "just" speeding .

[STEMO]

If I did 30mph everywhere, I'd be rammed off the road 
Even the buses do at least 35.

[STEMO]

Actually, so do the ordinary bobbies in their Peugeots.

[B52]

The average speed of traffic in Glasgow city centre area was 22.6mph. That was before they introduced a 20mph limit around 2016.

Now 20mph zones are appearing across the rest of the city, together with a lot of cycle lanes - and I mean a lot.