Re: I'm an arrogant sod with a beemer (was Symantec - Virus Warning Bulletin)

["Campbell Macdonald" <campbell@xxxxxxx>]

Raising the limits to 100 if conditions were good...now I like that...but after 3 years driving to work in Milton Keynes from Glasgow every
week....some of the terrible drivers would cause some very serious
accidents...they can do it at 50 or 60....

Some people still believe the outside is the fast lane 70mph....the middle<= BR> 30 to 60... and in the inside who cares, only use it if you break down. Try=
coming round a bend on the inside at 70 when someone is sitting straddling<= BR> the middle and outside lane doing 40, I'm sure he only moved out cos he
thought the fog was thinner in the outside.....I hate moving from inside to=
outside then back to inside for no reason, apart from overtaking the only car in 3 miles......it's maddening,

I have sat behind people in good capable cars at fast speeds, who just have=
no idea of roads or conditions or reaction times....it can be very scary, especially when they don't intend to let you pass and sod the others on the=
2 lanes they are all over on bends etc......

IMO lane discipline in Germany is far superior and driving >140mph+ is a=
pleasure (most of the time)....although it does take a few hours for the nerves to calm down after 10hours of fast driving.

I'm thankful I don't have this drive anymore, theres too many cameras
now.....

Speed Doesn't Kill.....Bad driving Kills.....speed is a variable influence,=
so is everything else

Just my thoughts
Campbell



----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerard McGovern" <stuff@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 11:23 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I'm an arrogant sod with a beemer (was Symantec -
Virus Warning Bulletin)


> Gerard,
>
> There's clearly no future for you as a politician. Fancy
> taking such a reasonable, sensible viewpoint ;-)

Actually, I'm quite invovled with the party who have a penchant for
yellow. I'll let you make your mind up on that one.

> It's far more socially acceptable to say that even driving
> 1mph over the limit, at 2am on a deserted motorway, is the
> moral equivalent of shooting babies.

It depends. The AA are actually campaigning for a raising of the limit
to 80 MPH.

> Personally, I support the lowering of speed limits near
> schools to 15mph, and the introduction of Variable Speed
> Limits on motorways that, depending on conditions and
> traffic, allowed limits to be RAISED to, say, 100mph.

100 MPH to me is a little too much as unfortunately the UK seems to be
filled with moronic drivers.

> I also support the introduction of additional "vehicle
> classes" on the driving tests, so that, say, your normal test
> allowed you to drive a vehicle with a power to weight ratio
> equivalent to, say, a 1.7 litre Astra turbo diesel, but
> required an additional test, that could only be taken after
> 12 months driving without any violations, to drive anything bigger ;-)=

The whole driving test system needs a complete overhall. It is
absolutely incredible that someone can take a driving test and then get
onto a motorway, having no experience of driving at thoses speeds and in that type of traffic. It's an accident waiting to happen.

I agree with you on the "vehicle class" system too. Power in the = wrong
hands can be lethal.

Also, I have some fairly radical ideas about vehichle tax, insurance and petrol, but I don't think you'd like those :-)

G

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