of course, the other interesting thing was the prioritisation at work

the trafpol had a choice of people to pull:

a) the biffer who was incompetent at overtaking and probably frustrates dozens of drivers every day (but keeps within the speed limit - in this case 10mph on an empty road)
b) the person who just wanted to get on with it II'd followed for miles and didn't see anything other than a person who was going to make maximum progress, which was the main reason I saw no point in trying to pass the car myself)

category a) were out in force again at the weekend

 

lots of cat A driving sports car at the week end in essex!

 

I used to think that our motorway speed limits should be higher, however my opinion has changed.

Until we do something about the standard of driving in this country I don't see the point in increasing them.

Obviously everyone on s2ki is a driving god, so we'd all be fine, but there are plenty of others out there who are bad enough at "70 (ish)", so why increase it?

 

I am no god !!!

 

Unfortunately - with Dan.

As for the prioritisation; Police cannot convict anyone for "shit driving" so will always go for the person speeding.

 

dwdcaa

 

Yes they can; due car & attention is even MORE their word against yours than is speeding.

Even if they act as agent provocateur.

One of the reasons I despise the speed limit religion is that it excuses moronic driving - so long as you stay below it.

And if I have to overtake one more twunt through a GATSO who thinks that they somehow magic points off, the greater the margin UNDER the limit you pass them, I'll get a bloody rocket launcher installed...

 

:snap:

 

with nick. People paying more attention to their speedo's than the road in Gatso zones is also a huge danger!

 

I think this is the third time I've heard about this in the last year or so on the M23.