Storm in a teacup – far more important things happening in the world IMHO.

Would there have been as much uproar if he’d turned up in an NKVD uniform? Or dressed as Joseph Stalin?

A crass, tasteless act. But at the end of the day who really gives a toss what the dumb pillock does? I certainly don’t – the only good thing is that it’s upset the PC brigade which is never a problem as far as I’m concerned, as it reveals them to be the petty minded, mealy mouthed cretins that they actually are.

JC
Un PC

I would like to point out that my excessive speed days are over due to:

a/ no bike

b/ too scared to risk it on the roads

I’m still more than happy to go silly on the track where, although crashing still hurts, nothing should be coming the other way.

JC

Anyhow, I’ve been known to travel at over twice the national speed limit, and I’m still here[1].

Ergo, speed doesn’t kill.

JC
[1] One memorable occasion when a schoolteacher friend told us all off in his wonderful welsh accent ” I had to do 130mph to catch you lot up!”. I didn’t have the heart to tell him we’d been stopped for 20 minutes for him to catch up :diablo:
That was my fault – I got bored following him doing perfect police roadcraft and zipped past. On checking my mirrors at 1** mph I was amused to see 3 more of the group join up over the next few miles (one of which was my missus on her R6). Happy days 😀

They still fascinate me.

Psychopaths fascinate me, but I wouldn’t want to live with one 😀

JC

I think the argument here really is that people will always do stupid things on the roads but if they are doing them at a slower speed other people are less likely to get hurt.

Not so – The first lad I mentioned (21 years old) was actually travelling at half the posted limit. You can die at 20mph (esp on 2 wheels).

I’m driving a mini at the moment – I know that an accident at any speed greater than 30mph will not have a positive result.

The key phrase is “speed innappropriate to the prevailing conditions”. The only way to instill this is better training, not treating us all like 4 year olds.

🙂

JC

The bike fatality that impacted on my life (and was a big part of the decision to hang up my leathers) was caused by the innattention and indecision of a car driver. The lad who lost his life was travelling at 50% of the posted speed limit and wasn’t expecting a car to edge out and stop in his path, thus forcing him into the parapet of a bridge and killing him instantly. Or how about the guy who had a head on at NSL because some idiot was changing the wheel on his caravan on a blind bend – his g/f was killed and he’s in a wheelchair.

Neither had excessive speed as it’s direct cause. Speed doesn’t kill, it only raises revenue. Addressing the true causes of road traffic fatalities is expensive and politically risky – no politician has the balls to really make a difference. Except maybe Bonking Boris.

JC
Bonking Boris for Prime Minister!

PB4Y for me please!

JC