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deano87
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5th Dec 08 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I was coming home from Uni the other day, sitting at a steady 60mph because I was listening to the radio, generally chilled out.

Then a National Express coach came passed me, and I'm not talking lorry overtaking lorry speed passed me, actually came passed me with ease I sped up to about 63mph to make allowances for dodgey speedo, so I was doing about 60mph and barely caught it. I had to go indicated 65mph+ to overtake.

I've also not been able to keep up with one of a downhill slip road

Are the exempt from limiters or something?!
mattk
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im guessing its 100kph which is 62mph
CorsaKen1
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my dad is a bus driver and they are limited to about 63 but there is one vehicle what my dad uses where the limiter is broken and will go up to 80mph
adz_gsi
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meant to be 56 mph iirc
deano87
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Does seem very strange. Normally nothing comes passed when I sit at 60mph. I couldn't believe how quick it had caught up and came by, I had to double take.

I thought it was 56mph, like lorrys.
Ben G
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you had to speed up a whole 5mph to overtake it? think of the mpg's wasted

should be 56mph i guess, but i've seen a few, as you say, overtake me with ease in average speed limits.
deano87
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5th Dec 08 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ffs shut up with the MPG shite.

This coach was definitely speeding.
adz_gsi
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haha lol
Ste L
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
This coach was definitely speeding.



at the end of the day, who cares, what you gonna do about it?


load's of people speed on motorways, it's just the norm
Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
ffs shut up with the MPG shite.

This coach was definitely speeding.


i speed all the time
Sean-B
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5th Dec 08 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
ffs shut up with the MPG shite.

This coach was definitely speeding.


i speed all the time


banned
Ben G
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gavin18787
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ben you badger im calling the police on you

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Ben G
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5th Dec 08 at 18:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i'm waiting for a possible ban anyway saw average speed cameras whilst doing 130mph next to a maserati on a private road

[Edited on 05-12-2008 by Ben G]
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I was waiting for a ban after coming back from the rr day. Had some fun with a tt

in fact seeing as it hasnt been six weeks I could still be waiting

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Ben G
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6 weeks? i thought it was 14 days
mattk
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its 28 days for a NIP and then 6 months after the NIP for a court hearing
Ben G
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oh... lovely
Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
sitting at a steady 60mph because I was listening to the radio



Yeah yeah were sure thats why
gavin18787
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one day left for me


I would also like to point out I was only in second when my avator pic was taken

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Ben G
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Dan
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Its 100km/h for a coach.



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mattk
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ner ner I was right
deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
This coach was definitely speeding.



at the end of the day, who cares, what you gonna do about it?


load's of people speed on motorways, it's just the norm

Nothing.

But a coach, is governed by law with a limiter. The point I'm trying to make, is this coach had no limiter.

But, after people saying 100km/h = 62mph, than it was just on full chat.
Mertin
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Lorries are 80km/h im sure, which is about 50mph

So because you listen to the radio, you sit at 60?

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