Capri2.8i wrote:
Stephen wrote:
I suppose you will apply the same theory of blameworthiness to me I if I sit on a stretch of road in a fully liveried police vehicle,
No. There is a highly significant difference between you and a camera. It is that a camera only takes an instant speed, if someone scrubs off enough speed they will get away with it. However, you will have been watching the road and no amount of panic braking will mean that you 'forget' what speed they were doing. People aren't stupid(allegedly), they will realise you will have seen them doing 'warp factor 1' and so probably won't attempt to immediately get below the limit. More likely they will slow down gradually and hope you accpet they have heeded a warning, or take their chances when you speak to them.
Indeed
IN general, I will camera-surf, to avoid an automated ticket and 6 month fight (not that I lose them, just that they waste my time)
If I see a liveried car and I am speeding, I'll either ease off, or say "Sod it" and speed past. My driving is safe and appropriate, I just ignore pointless speed restrictions.
I have only once been pulled by a BiB for speeding, and that was a night I was doing more than 100 on the M74 to get to my uncle's house for Christmas. Even that resulted in only a gentle warning from the occifer.
Perhaps this is because the BiB's have that discretion, and realise that a speeding, but otherwise safe driver is safer than a "must do bang on 30 - that's the limit" driver found elsewhere...
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