walshie 2,804 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think the driving test should be a lot more difficult its just unrealistic to think that everyone can pass it......being a good driver is just not something every single one of us will be,thats basic logic.......im not the greatest driver in the world but i drive well enough to pass a test......but i remember when my daughter first passed her test and i bought her a car i couldnt believe how bad she drove......the thought that she could of legally got behind the wheel of a 180mph supercar is absoutely ridiculous !Good point gnash. My missus has had a driving licence for 20 years and I still won't let her drive on a motorway. Even being in the car while she is joining a dual carriageway is a scary experience. She hardly drives these days. For her own safety and the safety of others. It's not for everyone. You "won't let her?" who said chauvinism was dead? Lol. She does as she's told and I do as I please. The way it should be. Hahaha. Nothing worse than them independent women with their own thoughts and ideas Only thing worse than a chauvinist is a woman who won't do as she's told. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think the driving test should be a lot more difficult its just unrealistic to think that everyone can pass it......being a good driver is just not something every single one of us will be,thats basic logic.......im not the greatest driver in the world but i drive well enough to pass a test......but i remember when my daughter first passed her test and i bought her a car i couldnt believe how bad she drove......the thought that she could of legally got behind the wheel of a 180mph supercar is absoutely ridiculous !Good point gnash. My missus has had a driving licence for 20 years and I still won't let her drive on a motorway. Even being in the car while she is joining a dual carriageway is a scary experience. She hardly drives these days. For her own safety and the safety of others. It's not for everyone. You "won't let her?" who said chauvinism was dead? Lol. She does as she's told and I do as I please. The way it should be. Hahaha. Nothing worse than them independent women with their own thoughts and ideas Only thing worse than a chauvinist is a woman who won't do as she's told. Lmao I like that ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I think the driving test should be a lot more difficult its just unrealistic to think that everyone can pass it......being a good driver is just not something every single one of us will be,thats basic logic.......im not the greatest driver in the world but i drive well enough to pass a test......but i remember when my daughter first passed her test and i bought her a car i couldnt believe how bad she drove......the thought that she could of legally got behind the wheel of a 180mph supercar is absoutely ridiculous ! Good point gnash. My missus has had a driving licence for 20 years and I still won't let her drive on a motorway. Even being in the car while she is joining a dual carriageway is a scary experience. She hardly drives these days. For her own safety and the safety of others. It's not for everyone. Its not too dissimilar to the gun licence.....some people are not suited and cant get one full stop.......whats the saying...guns dont kill.....people do.......well cars dont kill.....people do.....yet if you drive ok for 30 minutes you can have a licence for the rest of your life ! Edited January 18, 2016 by gnasher16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lid 194 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 As Slippery_Weasel says, there is two sorts. The main kind these days, whether on a satnav, or a standalone safety device, use the grid locations of all the fixed speed traps and the registered locations for mobile speed traps. These obviously need to be updated regularly and will give false positive results when you drive through mobile unit locations when often no-one is actually there using a mobile speed trap. The other kind, which are rarer nowadays, detect the signals put out by the different devices. I used to have a snooper that did this and it worked for all the different types of enforcement instruments in use at the time. It happily detected the Gatso style cameras as you approached them, even though they work after you have driven past them. However it was likely to be too late for hand held devices, because by the time it detects some-one has pointed one at you, they already have the reading! As to working round corners - not really! I completely agree with driving at safe speeds and sticking to the legal speed limits, especially in built up areas. However in modern vehicles it is so easy to slip a few mph over and if you are not careful, you waste good concentration and effort making sure you don't, to the detriment of other safety considerations. In addition have you ever tried driving everywhere sticking to the speed limits? When I do on my usual runs, the traffic backs up, drivers cuss and swear at me and even cheer if I turn off, allowing them to continue their journeys over the limit. TBH I don't know many, if any, drivers who stick to the limits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,269 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Try doing 30mph on a 180mph motorcycle. Flipping heck that's tough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,857 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 i would guess that most money made in speeding fines is the people doing 35-6 in a 30mph zone,i did a speeding course for exactly that and out of 24 people only one had been done on a motorway,and that was in a section with a tempoary 50mph restriction,(incase anyone hit one of the cones that that stretched for a couple of miles) As you say Lab ,stricter rules on passing test ,once your 60 years old a refresher every 2 years ,just try and get a better standard of driver on the roads! Yeh you're right, better eduction is required, to educate people like yourself why that 50 zone is in place. It's not to protect the cones, it's to protect the men and women behind them cones. Nobody ever hits "one of the cones", they skittle half a dozen and at 50mph they don't just knock them over, they send them flying at the lads working just a couple of metres away. Good job a kiddy wasn't crossing the road when your speedo was reading close to 40 in a 30 isn't it. Could of been the difference between him going home or not. Don't get me wrong I like to get my toe down, but there's a time and a place. In built up areas or next to roadworks just ain't it. Gaz ,a bit of tongue in cheek sarcasm regarding the cones,fully appreciate the speed limit is to protect the road workers ,not the cones! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabid 1,936 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 camera detecters are known as accident black spot detecters thats how there legal because as we all know cameras are there to prevent accidents and only ever put where the roads are dangerous Total tosh, must be why we had two put up on a straight section of a new bypass before the bloody road was even opened Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 There's a 40mph speed limit at the Forth Road Bridge the now using the average speed cameras. Not sure why it's 40...,must be a safety thing. It's not like they are needing the money to help fund the building of a 3rd bridge......oh wait a minute!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 If you're motorway driving, why is 70 mph NOT fast enough ? The stopping distance at that speed is close on 100 metres, on a dry road ! Given that I can seldlom remember seeing cars that far apart, why is there this constant call to increase speed limits ? Can you imagine those same cars at 100mph, or more, just a few metres apart ? Carnage !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 If you're motorway driving, why is 70 mph NOT fast enough ? The stopping distance at that speed is close on 100 metres, on a dry road ! Given that I can seldlom remember seeing cars that far apart, why is there this constant call to increase speed limits ? Can you imagine those same cars at 100mph, or more, just a few metres apart ? Carnage !! An average modern car actually stops in about half that distance. And you're assuming in case of an accident the car in front is going to stop dead. I'm not advocating higher speed limits, just pointing out a fact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,561 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think the driving test should be a lot more difficult its just unrealistic to think that everyone can pass it......being a good driver is just not something every single one of us will be,thats basic logic.......im not the greatest driver in the world but i drive well enough to pass a test......but i remember when my daughter first passed her test and i bought her a car i couldnt believe how bad she drove......the thought that she could of legally got behind the wheel of a 180mph supercar is absoutely ridiculous ! Good point gnash. My missus has had a driving licence for 20 years and I still won't let her drive on a motorway. Even being in the car while she is joining a dual carriageway is a scary experience. She hardly drives these days. For her own safety and the safety of others. It's not for everyone. how old are you gaz? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think the driving test should be a lot more difficult its just unrealistic to think that everyone can pass it......being a good driver is just not something every single one of us will be,thats basic logic.......im not the greatest driver in the world but i drive well enough to pass a test......but i remember when my daughter first passed her test and i bought her a car i couldnt believe how bad she drove......the thought that she could of legally got behind the wheel of a 180mph supercar is absoutely ridiculous !Good point gnash. My missus has had a driving licence for 20 years and I still won't let her drive on a motorway. Even being in the car while she is joining a dual carriageway is a scary experience. She hardly drives these days. For her own safety and the safety of others. It's not for everyone. how old are you gaz? 27 next month why fella? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Likes the more mature lady our Gaz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Likes the more mature lady our Gaz You aren't wrong there gnash. They are a doddle compared to them young girls who don't know what they want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,217 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) You aren't wrong there gnash. They are a doddle compared to them young girls who don't know what " I " want. Just corrected a bit of vocab for you there Edited January 18, 2016 by gnasher16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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