Robin
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Ry_B
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Lol ok fair enough, it IS speeding but the road was empty, no children where/are about, it's a nice sunny day, no animals were hurt in the testing either.
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Robin
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wtf has the weather got to do with anything? 
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gianluigi
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your story keeps changing to suit your side of the argument
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Lynny
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sunny day can be worse, can effect eye sight 
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Robin
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classic
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
Lol ok fair enough, it IS speeding but the road was empty, no children where/are about, it's a nice sunny day, no animals were hurt in the testing either.
but there was an old bloke about, he may have wanted to cross the road until he heard u roaring down the road like a lion in 2nd gear @ 35mph with drilled air box 
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Ry_B
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
wtf has the weather got to do with anything?
If it was wet then the extra 2 mph over the speed limit that I was doing might have caused me to skid uncontrollably
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abdus
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my car sounds better when it is sunny
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Lynny
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FFS just because a speedo CAN be out, doesnt mean it IS out, it also could be out either way. you say a person watchin couldnt tell speed car was doing, just as if youre speedo was showing 35 and you were really doing 38 you wouldnt be able to tell, TBH
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Robin
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no no no. you clearly havent seen that advert.
at 35mph, you are 60% more likely to kill a child if you hit them at 30mph
therefore, with a bit of simple maths
35 - 30 = 5
60 / 5 = 12
12 x 2 = 24
you are 24% more likely to kill a child at 32mph, than at 30. even in the dry
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gianluigi
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ooooohhhhhh Robbbbbin! woooaaahhhh!!! 
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Robin
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or in other words, 1 in 4 of the children you hit, will die.
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abdus
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good maths...
is this ratio good though?
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Robin
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possibly.
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Ry_B
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Hence why I do stick to the limit exactly spot on round busy places, but on an empty road with a perfect clear straight line of vision 2mph is doing no harm. Sorry but you can't argue that.
I didn't want this to turn into a random debate about speeding, it's meant to be a rant at random old men 
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Butler
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I think it will teach you to rag it in a 1.2
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Butler
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1.3 however now thats a different matter
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gianluigi
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but it wasnt an empty road, there was an old man
and if your 24% more likely to kill an kid at 32mph, i bet its a higher percentage of killing a pensioner at 32mph 
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Robin
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in this instance, you are correct, the 2mph did no harm, but what about a 3 year old on a trike coming out from behind a parked car? or a dog? then the 2mph makes a hell of a difference. the speed limit is there for a reason.
TBF, in residential areas, there is no need to do more than about 25mph anyway.
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Ry_B
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
in this instance, you are correct, the 2mph did no harm, but what about a 3 year old on a trike coming out from behind a parked car? or a dog? then the 2mph makes a hell of a difference. the speed limit is there for a reason.
TBF, in residential areas, there is no need to do more than about 25mph anyway.
I agree, but like I just said...the road was 100% empty, not a single car either parked or using the road. The only person was the old man.
BACK TO TOPIC!
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Robin
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still no excuse for it.
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Kathryn W
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
TBF, in residential areas, there is no need to do more than about 25mph anyway.
Totally agree!!
And whoever doesnt do this is fooking stupid!
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
still no excuse for it.
there is....to show off your drilled airbox on your 1.2.....
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Robin
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forgot about that.
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