I was just asking a Question it was in the title and got slated immediatly so went on the defencsive , now i have been away a while and just got back, ive driven steadily and as a rule dont speed anywhere in an attempt to clear my (as the starter of the topics name) i'm actually an Ambulanceman Training to be a paramedic so obviously see many tragic and totally speed related accidents i also see many more from fights down the town and household abuse. My TEST was done on the 404 and at a time when there was next to no traffic, also it wasnt far and at the price of fuel i cant afford it on NHS wages, as a proffesional,advanced driver i of course do not condone speeding in fact i just put this thread up as a Question as to what these things do i'm happy to pootle on and save juice. I was certainly not looking for an ego boost, read the initial posting again to see that it WAS A Q!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now off to go on nights.:mad: Andy

so why buy a cossie???

as the owner of many fast cars i buy them purley because they are fast cars :rolleyes:
 
I suppose you also realise that you have made a very public confession to breaking the law and if the CPS feel like it they could use this in evidence against you!!! If you think I am joking ask the guy who filmed himself doing 140 and posted it on youtube. He got a 5 year ban if i remember correctly. Don't be a **** THINK BEFORE YOU DRIVE FAST AND THINK BEFORE YOU GO WRITING ABOUT IT ! nuf said
 
I have had mine up to 95 and it was game for more on the way up to Scotland, but I bottled out because it was windy. (200 TDI`S` stick change, on bog standard running gear), and a GPS on the dash, the speedo was 4 mph out. Hope its of help.
 
I have had mine up to 95 and it was game for more on the way up to Scotland, but I bottled out because it was windy. (200 TDI`S` stick change, on bog standard running gear), and a GPS on the dash, the speedo was 4 mph out. Hope its of help.

I've seen 160 on the speedo...............alright calm down! 160 KPH about 110 MPH and speed shows 7KPH over reading with sat nav, thats with 265/75/16 BFG A/T' and 4.11 diffs. Car seemed quite stable despite 2" lift but as a mechanically sympathetic person I done it just the once.

120 KPH is the legal max over here and it suits the 200 tdi Discovery perfect.

regards

Dave
 
I suppose you also realise that you have made a very public confession to breaking the law and if the CPS feel like it they could use this in evidence against you!!! If you think I am joking ask the guy who filmed himself doing 140 and posted it on youtube. He got a 5 year ban if i remember correctly. Don't be a **** THINK BEFORE YOU DRIVE FAST AND THINK BEFORE YOU GO WRITING ABOUT IT ! nuf said

I think this is the most sensible comment yet.
Personally i think the ambulance guy has been beaten over the head with a big stick bigtime.
I think personal reference to him in the form of abuse is not very good/nice.
EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO AN OPINION:)
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If cossiedreamer was driving on a german autobahn at 115MPH his speed would not even be an issue here. Everyone's opinion is based on british law which is a load of rubbish because it is outdated based on a 1960s ford anglia. Now my morris minor has a top speed of 76 MPH and at 70 it is a really unsafe car considering its brakes, handling etc but the law says i can drive it at this speed.

Now apart from my disco i own a v8 BMW540i (286BHP & 295lb of torque) now the bm can stop quicker from 140MPH than my morris minor can from 70MPH.

Look speed does not kill its the idiot behind the wheel who does. Example: if you had to step into the path of michael schumacher driving a ferrari F40 at 60 mph or an 80 year old lady driving a reliant robin at 30mph who are you most likely to be run over by?
 
I think you will find that the british law is based on an AC Cobra which went at 160 or so on the M1, not a Ford Anglia.
 
I think you will find that the british law is based on an AC Cobra which went at 160 or so on the M1, not a Ford Anglia.

The british law went on braking distances of an ac cobra did it? No it went on a ford anglia!!! Speed limits are based on how quickly and safely you can stop and react at a given speed!!!
 
nope - wot I ment was that the introduction of speed limits on british roads was done because of some guy caught doin 160 in an AC Cobra on the M1 (at least I believe that is the story) as for wat the speed limits are - thats anuvva story.
 
If cossiedreamer was driving on a german autobahn at 115MPH his speed would not even be an issue here. Everyone's opinion is based on british law which is a load of rubbish because it is outdated based on a 1960s ford anglia. Now my morris minor has a top speed of 76 MPH and at 70 it is a really unsafe car considering its brakes, handling etc but the law says i can drive it at this speed.

Now apart from my disco i own a v8 BMW540i (286BHP & 295lb of torque) now the bm can stop quicker from 140MPH than my morris minor can from 70MPH.

Look speed does not kill its the idiot behind the wheel who does. Example: if you had to step into the path of michael schumacher driving a ferrari F40 at 60 mph or an 80 year old lady driving a reliant robin at 30mph who are you most likely to be run over by?

Schuuy he's such a coont if you were in front of him He'd probably run you over deliberatly :D
 
nope - wot I sed was that the introduction of speed limits on british roads was done because of some guy caught doin 160 in an AC Cobra on the M1 (at least I believe that is the story) as for wat the speed limits are - thats anuvva story.

Ok sorry for not making myself clear. What i meant is that modern day speed limits are configured via safe braking distances and they are based on a 1960s ford anglia.

The actual speed limit was imposed because of an ac cobra(fantastic car known as the widow maker) amazing speed but modern day limits are worked out using braking distances. Thats why built up areas have a speed limit of 30mph because you have longer to react and cause less damage if you ran over a pedestrian.

There is a saying "if you step into the path of a car make sure its a fast one" because it has better brakes.
 
Ok sorry for not making myself clear. What i meant is that modern day speed limits are configured via safe braking distances and they are based on a 1960s ford anglia.

The actual speed limit was imposed because of an ac cobra(fantastic car known as the widow maker) amazing speed but modern day limits are worked out using braking distances. Thats why built up areas have a speed limit of 30mph because you have longer to react and cause less damage if you ran over a pedestrian.

There is a saying "if you step into the path of a car make sure its a fast one" because it has better brakes.

Thought it was the idiot behind the wheel not the car?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
Thought it was the idiot behind the wheel not the car?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

If you read my earlier post i did say it was the idiot behind the wheel i got taken off track about why and what speed limits are based on.
 
All this talk of better brakes etc is a poor argument since reaction time is more important - the time taken for you to realise there's a problem and do something about it.

Say it took you half a second to react to a problem, going at 70mph you'd travel approx 15 metres before you could do anything at all. At 140, that distance is 30 metres. Brakes are pretty irrelevant if you just hit something at 140 mph because you simply didn't have time to even apply the brakes.

That's why I think a crappy car at 70 is safer than a sporty car at 140 - you're more likely to have a chance to avoid collision or reduce your speed to non-fatal levels.

I remember reading that people always think they are better drivers than they actually are so comparisons to somebody like Michael Shumacher is folly - the average driver is nowhere near as capable as somebody with a) obvious natural talent b) mental and physical training c) constant practice.

People already die left right and centre on the roads and raising speed limits isn't going to reduce the toll, only increase it.
 
All this talk of better brakes etc is a poor argument since reaction time is more important - the time taken for you to realise there's a problem and do something about it.

Say it took you half a second to react to a problem, going at 70mph you'd travel approx 15 metres before you could do anything at all. At 140, that distance is 30 metres. Brakes are pretty irrelevant if you just hit something at 140 mph because you simply didn't have time to even apply the brakes.

That's why I think a crappy car at 70 is safer than a sporty car at 140 - you're more likely to have a chance to avoid collision or reduce your speed to non-fatal levels.

I remember reading that people always think they are better drivers than they actually are so comparisons to somebody like Michael Shumacher is folly - the average driver is nowhere near as capable as somebody with a) obvious natural talent b) mental and physical training c) constant practice.

People already die left right and centre on the roads and raising speed limits isn't going to reduce the toll, only increase it.


If you decide to drive faster you are far more aware and are concentrating much harder on everything around you compared to just pootling along daydreaming. You are right about reaction times resulting in taking a longer time to stop but if you are speeding you are still likely to react very fast due to the circumstances, and if you are in a high performance car you will stop before a crappy car can.

I have a friend who obeys the speed limit to a t and he is a very careful driver. He has been driving as long as me where as i often exceed the limit, yet he has had 4 crashes in 18 years and i have had none. I have not even put a scratch on a car. Im not saying im a brilliant driver but my car's of choice over the last 10 years have had over 200BHP which means 2 things: 1: they have better brakes than a standard car and 2:they take a lot more concentration to drive.

Only 3% of crashes are speed related the rest are down to driver error and lack of concentration. The fastest roads in the UK are motorways and yet they are the safest.

Im not saying get rid of speed limits, what i am saying is the modern car is far more capable and safer machine than the cars in the 60s but the law has stayed the same when the motor car has moved forward. It needs looking at especially for motorways i think lane1 shoud have a limit of 70MPH, lane 2 80MPH and lane 3 90MPH.

I also think to overtake another vehicle you have to exceed the speed limit to do it safely, the majority of head on crashes are caused because driver's have miss-judged the time it takes to overtake mainly because their cars are too slow and therefore take along time to overtake.

I have seen so many speed camera's with tyre marks in the middle of the road because some poor sod has overtaken a slower car only to be greeted with a speed camera and then they slam on the anchor's causing a dangerous situation when there should not have been one. If you are so stuck on speed limit's then all cars to pass the MOT should be fitted with a 70MPH speed limiter. Lorries all have a 55MPH limiter on them so why have we not got one for all cars? Maybe all A and B roads should have double white lines on them preventing any overtaking whatsoever.

The biggest problem for me is that the driving test is not comprehensive enough, apart from not being tested on motorways or at night learner drivers are not taught how to steer in to a skid or drive a car with a load of screaming kids in the back. Your getting driver's who just passed their test who really have no idea how to handle a car. It took me a good couple of years after i passed my test(i actually failed it 3 times) before i felt comfortable behind the wheel. My long winded explanation is that if you are not a highly competant driver you should not be behind the wheel until you are and maybe all drivers should have to pass an advanced course before being allowed on our roads, sureley that would help make britains roads safer.
 
If you decide to drive faster you are far more aware and are concentrating much harder on everything around you compared to just pootling along daydreaming. You are right about reaction times resulting in taking a longer time to stop but if you are speeding you are still likely to react very fast due to the circumstances, and if you are in a high performance car you will stop before a crappy car can.

I have a friend who obeys the speed limit to a t and he is a very careful driver. He has been driving as long as me where as i often exceed the limit, yet he has had 4 crashes in 18 years and i have had none. I have not even put a scratch on a car. Im not saying im a brilliant driver but my car's of choice over the last 10 years have had over 200BHP which means 2 things: 1: they have better brakes than a standard car and 2:they take a lot more concentration to drive.

Only 3% of crashes are speed related the rest are down to driver error and lack of concentration. The fastest roads in the UK are motorways and yet they are the safest.

Im not saying get rid of speed limits, what i am saying is the modern car is far more capable and safer machine than the cars in the 60s but the law has stayed the same when the motor car has moved forward. It needs looking at especially for motorways i think lane1 shoud have a limit of 70MPH, lane 2 80MPH and lane 3 90MPH.

I also think to overtake another vehicle you have to exceed the speed limit to do it safely, the majority of head on crashes are caused because driver's have miss-judged the time it takes to overtake mainly because their cars are too slow and therefore take along time to overtake.

I have seen so many speed camera's with tyre marks in the middle of the road because some poor sod has overtaken a slower car only to be greeted with a speed camera and then they slam on the anchor's causing a dangerous situation when there should not have been one. If you are so stuck on speed limit's then all cars to pass the MOT should be fitted with a 70MPH speed limiter. Lorries all have a 55MPH limiter on them so why have we not got one for all cars? Maybe all A and B roads should have double white lines on them preventing any overtaking whatsoever.

The biggest problem for me is that the driving test is not comprehensive enough, apart from not being tested on motorways or at night learner drivers are not taught how to steer in to a skid or drive a car with a load of screaming kids in the back. Your getting driver's who just passed their test who really have no idea how to handle a car. It took me a good couple of years after i passed my test(i actually failed it 3 times) before i felt comfortable behind the wheel. My long winded explanation is that if you are not a highly competant driver you should not be behind the wheel until you are and maybe all drivers should have to pass an advanced course before being allowed on our roads, sureley that would help make britains roads safer.

There is no excuse for speeding,whether you think you are a good driver or not,if something bad happens and you are speeding you are automatically at fault.
Your slow driver mate might have been run into by the likes of you mad barstewards.
The roads are getting busier and busier and the old days of driving to suit yerselfish fookin self are fast dissapearing:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
115mph, thats just dangerous to you and everyone else, i'll remind the next parent of a dead child i have to go and inform about an accident that the driver was "just testing the car".
people that drive at those speeds on the road deserve loosing the right to drive! before they take away somones right to live!
TRUST ME DELIVERING DEATH MESSAGES IS NOT A NICE JOB!!!
 
There is no excuse for speeding,whether you think you are a good driver or not,if something bad happens and you are speeding you are automatically at fault.
Your slow driver mate might have been run into by the likes of you mad barstewards.
The roads are getting busier and busier and the old days of driving to suit yerselfish fookin self are fast dissapearing:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:


Oh well you missed the point entirely...never mind. I knew i was onto a losing battle. Just let me tell you this i have 3 children and i would never put them at risk i also cherish my cars to the point that in tesco's i park miles away in case some stupid sod like yourself hits their trolley or opens their car door against mine. So do you really think i would risk damaging my children or my cars by driving faster than the average person. But then again i do drive fast but only when i know it is safe to do so. No claims in 18 years of driving speaks for itself.

I feel so sorry for cossiedreamer that you lot had a massive go at him, he is probably a much safer driver than the procrastinating idiots on here are.
 

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