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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: Introducing folk with a special interest in Motorcycling |
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 14:01
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Hi!
I am a lady biker, with a Honda cbr600f, my little dirt bike the xt225, and currently looking for a track bike. Love all things on wheels!
Just getting around the forum, first found it due to a recent driving offense and in need of some info/advice .... and seem to have caught the bug! |
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Forum: Motorcycling Topic: What am I doing wrong?? (Really) |
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 13:57
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| I understand that you shouldnt really have too, but to avoid an accident, if a bike is behind you maybe you could indicate left, pull over, then indicate right and do your right turn when clear. Bit of a faff, but it could help avoid an accident. I also am a biker, so as a car driver I try to do all... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Middle lane hoggers |
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 13:40
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Replies: 463
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As a learner scrag considers her knuckles wrapped. Was meant jestful but fair enough   |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Middle lane hoggers |
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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 07:27
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cooler, you mentioned your third eye, that is not your mirror but where you are speaking from  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Middle lane hoggers |
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 08:50
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| I can see no good reason to be a middle lane hogger. If you dont like being blocked in by trucks in L1 then learn to be a more assertive driver, you should never get blocked in if you are looking and planning ahead, your other option is dont use motorways. Being a nervous driver is no excuse for irr... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: 89.56mph in a 50.... what now? |
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 17:13
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Replies: 10
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Thats reassuring .... I am with Swinton! will see what happens, thanks for the helpful advice. I think I am expecting a short ban and fine, fair enough I guess  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A515 Buxton to Newhaven, new speed cameras? |
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 09:20
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| Travelling from Ashbourne to Buxton, I came out of a corner, and had a long straight ahead of me, nr the Jug and glass pub I think, I need to go back to recall properly, I overtook another vehicle which was driving painfully slow, and bingo to the cops, they were coming the other way. I could really... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: 89.56mph in a 50.... what now? |
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 09:06
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| Thanks for your practical advice .... in truth only I know if I was driving safely, and I was!!! For those that know the road, it was the A515 Ashbourne to Buxton road, the straightest part of that road, with no other vehicle on it other then the vehicle I was over taking, and not within the 'no ove... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A515 Buxton to Newhaven, new speed cameras? |
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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 16:58
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| oh, the policeman told me that they had used sensors on the road? I am not really that genned up on this stuff, thats why I am frantically searching this forum ! |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A515 Buxton to Newhaven, new speed cameras? |
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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 16:55
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| I have just been 'caught' on this road. The system is the average speed system, and the police seemed very pleased with themselves. I am now waiting my court summons ...... |
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: 89.56mph in a 50.... what now? |
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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 16:43
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| As the title suggests I have been accused of travelling at 89.56 in a 50 limit in my car. It was a 60 limit upto about 2 months ago. I know I was speeding, but didnt think it was as much as that! The system used was 2 sensor pads on the road, and it calculates the speed by the distance/time system. ... |
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