Police having a crack-down on speeding?
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Has anyone else noticed more police with speed guns about recently? I think I got pipped between Salhouse and Panxworth yesterday, and my brother saw a couple of lurkers on slip roads this weekend. Also a few more 'heads up's appearing on my facebook feed. I've heard rumours that there's a target for Norfolk and Suffolk constabulary at the minute. Anyone heard similar?
Take it steady folks!
Take it steady folks!
threesixty said:
I got caught by the Suffolk lot as I joined the A140 after the A14.
Can't say I've noticed an increase in traps, it just took one very sneaky police man and a bit of bad luck.
There's always coppers at the top of the hill and camera vans regularly in Stonham Tap and then further up opposite the Magpie. Can't say I've noticed an increase in traps, it just took one very sneaky police man and a bit of bad luck.
threesixty said:
I got caught by the Suffolk lot as I joined the A140 after the A14.
Can't say I've noticed an increase in traps, it just took one very sneaky police man and a bit of bad luck.
Where abouts? Can't say I've noticed an increase in traps, it just took one very sneaky police man and a bit of bad luck.
I have been known to come hurtling up that hill before the dual goes to single. Stuck behind lorries the whole way to Diss otherwise...
iluvmercs said:
But I'm sure we're all careful, as I'm sure none of us break the speed limit
Darren
Hmmm ... if only it were that simple.Darren
Not speeding does not auto-equate to being a careful vehicle operator. far from it if my observations locally in recent decades is an reflection of things on our roads nationwide.
This is where the "Speed Cameras" myth breaks down completely. Does precious little to address uncaring or dangerous drivers at all. Mobile plod with plain clothes vehicles would be far more effective doing that if making our roads safer really was the prime motivator and not revenue generation.
I see examples of selfish, bad or even dangerous driving almost every trip nowadays and nothing effective done.
Utterpiffle said:
Where abouts?
I have been known to come hurtling up that hill before the dual goes to single. Stuck behind lorries the whole way to Diss otherwise...
I was doing exactly that!I have been known to come hurtling up that hill before the dual goes to single. Stuck behind lorries the whole way to Diss otherwise...
There's a couple of tarmac cut throughs to allow access to the houses from the south bound side just where the dual carriage way begins to end, he was sitting in one of those.
MGJohn said:
iluvmercs said:
But I'm sure we're all careful, as I'm sure none of us break the speed limit
Darren
Hmmm ... if only it were that simple.Darren
Not speeding does not auto-equate to being a careful vehicle operator. far from it if my observations locally in recent decades is an reflection of things on our roads nationwide.
This is where the "Speed Cameras" myth breaks down completely. Does precious little to address uncaring or dangerous drivers at all. Mobile plod with plain clothes vehicles would be far more effective doing that if making our roads safer really was the prime motivator and not revenue generation.
I see examples of selfish, bad or even dangerous driving almost every trip nowadays and nothing effective done.
Darren
threesixty said:
Utterpiffle said:
Where abouts?
I have been known to come hurtling up that hill before the dual goes to single. Stuck behind lorries the whole way to Diss otherwise...
I was doing exactly that!I have been known to come hurtling up that hill before the dual goes to single. Stuck behind lorries the whole way to Diss otherwise...
There's a couple of tarmac cut throughs to allow access to the houses from the south bound side just where the dual carriage way begins to end, he was sitting in one of those.
Thanks for the heads up, I will make sure any overtake is complete on the straight bit before!
iluvmercs said:
MGJohn said:
iluvmercs said:
But I'm sure we're all careful, as I'm sure none of us break the speed limit
Darren
Hmmm ... if only it were that simple.Darren
Not speeding does not auto-equate to being a careful vehicle operator. far from it if my observations locally in recent decades is an reflection of things on our roads nationwide.
This is where the "Speed Cameras" myth breaks down completely. Does precious little to address uncaring or dangerous drivers at all. Mobile plod with plain clothes vehicles would be far more effective doing that if making our roads safer really was the prime motivator and not revenue generation.
I see examples of selfish, bad or even dangerous driving almost every trip nowadays and nothing effective done.
Darren
My reply was serious because I feel the scenario is just another example of this nation getting too many things quite simply ... priorities wrong!
thetrash said:
Utterpiffle said:
I know exactly where you mean. You won't see them until too late as road bends to the left.
Thanks for the heads up, I will make sure any overtake is complete on the straight bit before!
I got caught there last year, doing 70 in the 50 just over the brow of hill.Thanks for the heads up, I will make sure any overtake is complete on the straight bit before!
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