Nashio966My Grandfather is heavily involved in the insurance brokeridge business and maintains that the main factor in the current insane prices in insurance for everyone is because of all of these “No win No fee” Personal injury solicitors.
Insurance companies paid out £1.30p for every £1 in profit they took (car insurance) apparently last year.
With regards to traffic officers. The use of a mobile phone is a “seen committing” offence.
With over 26,000,000 cars registered on uk roads, even if you take one percent of that – 260,000 vehicles, how many police officers do you think that would be needed to do what you suggest?
Also dont forget that Roads Policing is often a very small part of your local force, im not sure what you’d have them do?
Police are stretched thin as it is. Using a mobile phone on the roads imo isnt on par with drink driving, and certainly shouldnt be a force priority.
Thats me however.
Nashio966I believe you’re referring to the vehicles that are regularly used by criminals? 🙂
Other than minor traffic offences, usually they’ve done much worse and get arrested for it 😉
Complicated anyway – Also your traffic police officer told me the exact same thing my father did (not quite so eloquently though)
“Benj, When you drive, you must assume that around each corner there is some utter drongo doing something totally idiotic and likely to end his life as well as yours, Slow the F**k down and prepare accordingly” 😀
Nashio966I believe you’re referring to the vehicles that are regularly used by criminals? 🙂
Other than minor traffic offences, usually they’ve done much worse and get arrested for it 😉
Complicated anyway – Also your traffic police officer told me the exact same thing my father did (not quite so eloquently though)
“Benj, When you drive, you must assume that around each corner there is some utter drongo doing something totally idiotic and likely to end his life as well as yours, Slow the F**k down and prepare accordingly” 😀
Nashio966Ahh my bad 😮 Is she not still one of the most original flying spitfires?
The one at cosford hardly looks real even though its supposed to be the oldest one?
Nashio966I wouldnt take that at face value – When the TVP ones were off, I saw some being loaded with film 😉
Nashio966I wouldnt take that at face value – When the TVP ones were off, I saw some being loaded with film 😉
Nashio966Isnt MH434 the most original flying example, having never been restored?
Or am I wrong there?
Nashio966Hi Paul, unfortunately I disagree with a lot of what you’ve said below
2 I would like to see more Traffic Officers in unmarked cars enforcing speed limits,nicking those on mobile phones, not wearing seat belts, driving without due care and attention, excess alcohol and no tax, insurance and MOT. That could fund this instead of the fines going to central Government.
Enforcing speed limits? What are speed cameras for if not for enforcing speed limits?
* Police officers regularly enforce the speed whenever and wherever they can.
* DVLA enforce no untaxed vehicles on a public road and regularly clamp people for it.
* Someone that smacks someone at a crossing is likely to be done for at least driving without due care.
* Driving under the influence of alcohol is the cause for 1 in 6 road deaths each year (~3000 people on the roads per year).
* Statistics also show that using a mobile phone whilst driving actually has more of an effect on your reaction times and recovery times than driving under the influence of alcohol
Why am I so strong about clamping down on motorists? Have you ever seen two young chilren dead in a car because of speed in an inapropriate place?
I have and that image will haunt me as long as I live!
Ive seen some horriffic things that I shall never ever forget and have had many nightmares over, crashes and the like. I also remember crying my eyes out with a group of my friends staring at the stump of a cut down tree, that had been the end of my best friends life only hours previously – His friend driving was way over the limit.
I see, to remember reading that speeding is only responsible for 3% of uk road deaths, cant quite remember where though so my apologies.
Im not having a go chap, Id be lying myself if I said ive not broken speed limits before. Just trying to clear up a few misconceptions about your second point 🙂
Driving is all about risk assessment, If you’re a poor judge of risks then you’ll be a bad driver – simple 🙂
Nashio966Hi Paul, unfortunately I disagree with a lot of what you’ve said below
2 I would like to see more Traffic Officers in unmarked cars enforcing speed limits,nicking those on mobile phones, not wearing seat belts, driving without due care and attention, excess alcohol and no tax, insurance and MOT. That could fund this instead of the fines going to central Government.
Enforcing speed limits? What are speed cameras for if not for enforcing speed limits?
* Police officers regularly enforce the speed whenever and wherever they can.
* DVLA enforce no untaxed vehicles on a public road and regularly clamp people for it.
* Someone that smacks someone at a crossing is likely to be done for at least driving without due care.
* Driving under the influence of alcohol is the cause for 1 in 6 road deaths each year (~3000 people on the roads per year).
* Statistics also show that using a mobile phone whilst driving actually has more of an effect on your reaction times and recovery times than driving under the influence of alcohol
Why am I so strong about clamping down on motorists? Have you ever seen two young chilren dead in a car because of speed in an inapropriate place?
I have and that image will haunt me as long as I live!
Ive seen some horriffic things that I shall never ever forget and have had many nightmares over, crashes and the like. I also remember crying my eyes out with a group of my friends staring at the stump of a cut down tree, that had been the end of my best friends life only hours previously – His friend driving was way over the limit.
I see, to remember reading that speeding is only responsible for 3% of uk road deaths, cant quite remember where though so my apologies.
Im not having a go chap, Id be lying myself if I said ive not broken speed limits before. Just trying to clear up a few misconceptions about your second point 🙂
Driving is all about risk assessment, If you’re a poor judge of risks then you’ll be a bad driver – simple 🙂
Nashio966I always thought the americans just used the term “Supercruise” to give the impression it was a world first and they were the only people to have ever managed it 😎
Just a careful repack and rebrand it american 😀
Nashio966Lance – To clarify are you saying that you’ve never exceeded 70mph on the motorway, I dont think I know anyone that can truthfully claim that.
Imo the reality with speed is that above 50mph the surviveability rate decreases exponentially. the percentage drop between 70 and 80mph is marginal. I dont know what the fuss is about :confused: The average speed on english motorways is 80/85mph, having done 34,000 motorway miles in the last 15 months In my mind, I can accurately make that statement.
On a different but similar note – approximately a third of my commute is along the A34 from J9 M40 To abingdon/marcham interchange.
My SINGLE biggest aggravation on the A34 are HGV’s overtaking, its like a rolling roadblock and in certain times of the day can cause an instant traffic Jam over a mile long. Not only that It aggravates me that I have to brake, waste my vehicles energy and lose economy because a lorry wants to creep past another because he can do that 1.5mph more due to the weight of his load.
I dont agree with people that speed and having seen and dealt with a couple of fatal accidents I know that it kills (Best friend died as a cause of speed)
BUT at the same time I HATE with a passion people who are incapable of driving to the speed limit, they are just as much of a danger. Perhaps not an active danger but certainly a “passive” danger. In that a vehicle doing 30mph on a 60mph derestricted road may not directly cause a crash but by frustrating the miles of traffic built up behind, other motorists are far more likely to do silly things and risky moves to get past – Hence the indirect or “Passive” part
I was always taught to drive to the speed limit where its safe to do so, I believe I got a minor fault on my driving test for driving too slow and I think you will get a Major fault for making another road user have to “alter” their driving because of your actions.
The A46 near my house is a very busy single carriageway A road that goes to the M40. I regularly get stuck behind people that do 30/35mph along it. holding up traffic for miles again. The same road I find people slow to 25/30mph to go past speed cameras, which ill be honest is utterly ridiculous and makes me exceedinly cross.
It shows a complete lack of knowledge of the highway code (obviously they dont know what the speed limit is) a total lack of spatial awareness when there are signposted speed limits abundant along the roadside, Combined with doing 30/35 in a 60 where motorists will get frustrated and do silly things to get past.
All of the above in my mind make people that travel slowly along main roads just as much of a danger as people that speed.
(Flak jacket & helmet, donned, ill await the incoming fire from my trench)
Nashio966Lance – To clarify are you saying that you’ve never exceeded 70mph on the motorway, I dont think I know anyone that can truthfully claim that.
Imo the reality with speed is that above 50mph the surviveability rate decreases exponentially. the percentage drop between 70 and 80mph is marginal. I dont know what the fuss is about :confused: The average speed on english motorways is 80/85mph, having done 34,000 motorway miles in the last 15 months In my mind, I can accurately make that statement.
On a different but similar note – approximately a third of my commute is along the A34 from J9 M40 To abingdon/marcham interchange.
My SINGLE biggest aggravation on the A34 are HGV’s overtaking, its like a rolling roadblock and in certain times of the day can cause an instant traffic Jam over a mile long. Not only that It aggravates me that I have to brake, waste my vehicles energy and lose economy because a lorry wants to creep past another because he can do that 1.5mph more due to the weight of his load.
I dont agree with people that speed and having seen and dealt with a couple of fatal accidents I know that it kills (Best friend died as a cause of speed)
BUT at the same time I HATE with a passion people who are incapable of driving to the speed limit, they are just as much of a danger. Perhaps not an active danger but certainly a “passive” danger. In that a vehicle doing 30mph on a 60mph derestricted road may not directly cause a crash but by frustrating the miles of traffic built up behind, other motorists are far more likely to do silly things and risky moves to get past – Hence the indirect or “Passive” part
I was always taught to drive to the speed limit where its safe to do so, I believe I got a minor fault on my driving test for driving too slow and I think you will get a Major fault for making another road user have to “alter” their driving because of your actions.
The A46 near my house is a very busy single carriageway A road that goes to the M40. I regularly get stuck behind people that do 30/35mph along it. holding up traffic for miles again. The same road I find people slow to 25/30mph to go past speed cameras, which ill be honest is utterly ridiculous and makes me exceedinly cross.
It shows a complete lack of knowledge of the highway code (obviously they dont know what the speed limit is) a total lack of spatial awareness when there are signposted speed limits abundant along the roadside, Combined with doing 30/35 in a 60 where motorists will get frustrated and do silly things to get past.
All of the above in my mind make people that travel slowly along main roads just as much of a danger as people that speed.
(Flak jacket & helmet, donned, ill await the incoming fire from my trench)
Nashio966Choice of 4 Venom De Havilland Complete Aircraft – Ebay
Massive Job Lot Of Venom De Havilland Aircraft Spares – Ebay
Wonder which aircraft these are? 😎
Nashio966James – Dont forget XD818 when she arrived at cosford, was left outside, uncovered and half assembled for quite some time… 😎
Nashio966😮 21 G’s – That is phoenomenal! How did she not break apart? I suppose that must have been peak at 21 G’s only sustained for a second or two?
Not surprised he blacked out and slumped below view 🙁
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