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Kitch wrote:Well, the way I look at it, if they bust you in a national at 90 or more, thats looking at automatic ban city. If you're exceedingly lucky, maybe £300 and 6 points.

So don't do it. Its not worth it, I've had two friends pick up bans last year for it.

That said, there's a time and a place Popular bike roads on a Sunday aren't it.

Also, as I read it:

Inspector McManus wrote:"It's only about really excessive speed. If someone is just over that's not a problem, we're going to try and use police bikers to stop the offenders and give them a leaflet and a chat, and they will be dealt with as normal. We will only prosecute high-end offenders - we're talking double the speed limit - and that will be a high profile prosecution. Last summer on YouTube, in Lincolnshire we had two guys doing top-end, 180mph. It's got to stop."

Agreed Kitch, but if you have put say 10K worth of overtime budget into catching the nutters and the nutters dont show, you then need some not so quite nutter prosecutions to fund the project! (hope that reads alright) All government run projects are about money! Stats and budget! For example there is a safety camera van on the main trunk road past my village. It is usually there for a couple of hours a day 7 days a week. There are very few houses and no pedestrians. This has to be a money maker! if it was in the village near the school it would then be a SAFETY camera.

Anyway I am not going to gripe anymore so sorry for venting my spleen on you guys and girls.

Beamish wrote:Anyway I am not going to gripe anymore so sorry for venting my spleen on you guys and girls.

Vent away, Beamish. That's why we's 'ere! Well, one of the reasons anyway...

Practice situational awareness. be suspicious of powerful cars with two upfront passengers, in white shirts or dark jerseys more than one ariel, no stickers in rear window etc. try not to ride in a racing crouch.check those mirrors .pick a different route. go for your giggles at different times, my best fast rides were on the way in to work in the mornings..before the traffic got going. pick your moments. avoid known "capture spots", ride solo as opposed to in a group. if you are out with mates. pick a meet up point. and go at your own pace. if you think you are being followed or you have a car reeling you in.[ha ha ha.]..take a turn off, find a layby.. get off and have a smoke. or stretch the legs.. let them pass. if you are in traffic [Dual or motorway] go with the flow, it will not besmirch your REP , if you get overtaken by speeding cagers, when you do overtake move back left as soon as is practical. keep your speed about 80-ish.. be roadsmart. it'll help avoid the Taxman sorry police, and keep the ol license clean.....

Nicely Said Zero.
I've managed to keep my license clean for the last twenty years doing just that. I still manage to have fun and I may have exceeded the speed limit once(Cough!) or twice (Cough,Cough!) in my quest for such fun but mainly it's all about using common scense, keeping your eyes open and knowing the right time and place.

Pete.l

Damn I said I was going to shut up but.......
Nice advice Zero, that was pretty much the same advice given to me by my old dad and touch wood my licence has been clean since 1991. I just think it is getting harder and harder to go for a blast!

they also tend not to have hubcaps either....or they are cabletied to the wheel. to stop them flying off during pursuits...hard to spot on a moving motor