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From: Adrian on 19 Sep 2008 12:37 "M............" <mmmmmmtheobvious(a)freedomnames.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > i would have thought etc..... No, you wouldn't. I very much doubt you've ever even tried what the rest of us refer to as "thought".
From: Graz on 19 Sep 2008 12:42 On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:28:52 +0100, "M............" <mmmmmmtheobvious(a)freedomnames.co.uk> wrote: >Following up to Adrian > >>> but not if its snowing, pouring, a bus load of kids are unloading, >>> theres a queue to a boot fair in total confusion etc etc, hence its not >>> a target but the maximum. >> >> No, it's a target - but with the caveat that conditions may dictate a >> lower speed. > >given you are not supposed to drive beyond it but are encouraged to drive >below it, "limit" is clearly the right word. Target would be better suited >to a figure that you missed by equal amounts on either side. > >i would have thought etc..... See? Didn't I tell you the dickheads such as Adrain referred to "speed targets"?
From: Graz on 19 Sep 2008 12:48 On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:09:29 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg" <AlexNOOO!!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote: >"Conor" <conor_turton(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:6jhvktF3538tU7(a)mid.individual.net... >> In article <gavf70$4ag$1(a)aioe.org>, Road_Hog says... >>> >>> "Graz" <graz(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:48d33ccf.5790687(a)news.motzarella.org... >>> >> >>> > 55mph is hardly "dawdling". The "official" speed limit is neither a >>> > mandatory speed or even a target. You want to be getting up earlier! >>> >>> If the conditions allow it, then you should drive at the speed limit >>> (making >>> progress) to complete your journey as soon as can possible and to not >>> inconvenience or slow up any other drivers. So yes, it is actually a >>> target. >>> >> Wrong. >> > >While it's not so strict as a target , there is an expectation that drivers >will make reasonable progress. >That means doing a reasonable percentage of the speed limit where >road/vehicle/conditions permit. > >You would certainly fail a driving test for not doing 30 where it was safe >to do so , such as on a main road rather than a quiet residential street. You would not fail for doing 25 to 28 in a 30 zone. Doing 30 as a learner involves the risk of creeping up to 35, which would certainly fail. >I'd bet on 55 in a 60 being seen as acceptable But that's 5 mph less than the target!
From: Brimstone on 19 Sep 2008 12:52 M............ wrote: > Following up to Brimstone > >>> i woudlnt mind a bike, no front number plate, I could do 100 on NSL >>> roads...... >> >> When late for work/college/whaever! > > Of course, wheres the fun in setting off with plenty of time? OOooohh, Mr "The Legend Returns" will have you for that one!!
From: Dr Zoidberg on 19 Sep 2008 15:05
"Graz" <graz(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:48d3d68e.45149984(a)news.motzarella.org... > On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:09:29 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg" > <AlexNOOO!!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote: > >>"Conor" <conor_turton(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>news:6jhvktF3538tU7(a)mid.individual.net... >>> In article <gavf70$4ag$1(a)aioe.org>, Road_Hog says... >>>> >>>> "Graz" <graz(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>>> news:48d33ccf.5790687(a)news.motzarella.org... >>>> >> >>>> > 55mph is hardly "dawdling". The "official" speed limit is neither a >>>> > mandatory speed or even a target. You want to be getting up earlier! >>>> >>>> If the conditions allow it, then you should drive at the speed limit >>>> (making >>>> progress) to complete your journey as soon as can possible and to not >>>> inconvenience or slow up any other drivers. So yes, it is actually a >>>> target. >>>> >>> Wrong. >>> >> >>While it's not so strict as a target , there is an expectation that >>drivers >>will make reasonable progress. >>That means doing a reasonable percentage of the speed limit where >>road/vehicle/conditions permit. >> >>You would certainly fail a driving test for not doing 30 where it was safe >>to do so , such as on a main road rather than a quiet residential street. > > You would not fail for doing 25 to 28 in a 30 zone. If it was a decent width road and there were no hazards or other conditions that dictated a lower speed then you absolutely would fail for "failing to make proper progress" if you were just doing 25. -- Alex "I laugh in the face of danger , then I hide until it goes away" www.drzoidberg.co.uk |