Deckman001
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 09:04 AM |
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M4 SPEED LIMIT CHANGE !!
Just heard on the radio that from TODAY around junction 14-16 ish that cameras will be set to trip at 70mph !!!! to try to reduce the amount of fatal
crashes on that stretch
Be Warned 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4439123.stm
Jason
[Edited on 13/4/05 by Deckman001]
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smart51
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 11:04 AM |
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to be fair, the speed limit isn't changing, only the enforcement of that limit.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 11:24 AM |
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70 mph +10% is the law so these " nice people" are taking the mick
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smart51
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 01:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
70 mph +10% is the law so these " nice people" are taking the mick
Is it? I thought that a 70 MPH speed limit meant that you could go no more than 70 MPH. Many police forces allow a margin for error but I'm
not so sure that they have to.
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flak monkey
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 01:34 PM |
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Whatever the limit is on the sign you can usually get away with +10%. This is the margin of error that you are technically allowed, but it is up to
the officer (I know people who have had tickets for doing 43 in a 40).
The 10% guideline was down to the accuracy of the old speedos on cars which were +/-10%. Obviously now speedos arent allowed to read under the actual
speed...
Thats how i understood it anyway.
David
[Edited on 13/4/05 by flak monkey]
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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petescamel
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 02:25 PM |
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the 10 % is an acpo guideline but as with most guidelines they choose to ignore it in this instance.
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Avoneer
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 04:16 PM |
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It was and still is 10% +3 mph - unless you are in a Zero Tolerance Policing zone.
Gatso and Truvello also don't trigger unless you are doing 37 or over, unless you are also in a Zero Tolerance Policing Zone.
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 04:32 PM |
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apparently may 1st (coincidence for stoneleigh) is some sort of safety awareness day, with bad news for speeders... worth being aware of. 
pat, i thought that the 10% +4 was an urban legend, first said by FHM - are you sure its fact?!
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billy
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 07:51 PM |
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I saw on the telly they said the camera will flash at 79mph, mind you the motorway is pob the worse place to speed .........stuff the m4 lets
hit the A roads
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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ChrisW
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| posted on 13/4/05 at 11:50 PM |
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I'd say the worst place to speed was in a built up area?
My personal policy is keep to the 30's and 40's - and I do mean keep to them, not +/-5mph - and usually 50's if the area is built
up. Anything else is fair game.
Whilst I'm posting, what really gets on my nerves is people who say I'm a bad driver because I'll happily cruise at 90-100mph on a
clear motorway. Strange that it always seems to be the same people that think they are safe because they do 45-55mph wherever they go. It's
not safe to do that speed on the motorway these days and it's certainly not suitable for a residential area!
Anyway, rant over
Chris
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ned
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| posted on 14/4/05 at 08:48 AM |
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i have advised swmbo that her shopping trips to the outlet centre at swindon will now take her longer than 45mins to get there
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Avoneer
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| posted on 14/4/05 at 09:46 PM |
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Yep - 10% +3 - unless you are in a Zero Tolerance Zone.
Will double check tomorrow though.
Strangely enough, new job is at the Police station compared to working at the Magistrates' like I do now!
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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