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Are there any such courses, for those with speed addictions?

join the police force!

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“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

I don't know if you're trolling or simply misguided.

There's a small road user group - you might call them thrill seekers - who may need therapy because they enjoy risky behaviour.

There are no 'speed addicts' in any useful sense of the term.

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Paul Smith
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The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

Precisely, so short of turning oneself in at the local copshop, does one simply wait to be caught, and then ride out the ban. Surely prevention is better than cure.

Ok my first answer was a bit cheeky!

If speed is an adiction then the only place for getting that sort of thrill is on a race track. preferbly in karting. where the feeling of speed is very high due to your close proximity with the ground. Also the cost of Karting is relitivly low and allows you more chance to get your fix.

Whilst I do not agree with the UK speed limits there is no room on the UK roads for getting any where near the sort of speeds that would feed a speeed adiction.

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Speed limit sign radio interview. TV Snap Unhappy
“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

Do you think a nation of drivers increasingly obsessed with their speedometers is a good thing?

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

Why do you ask? Do you think you have a problem?

We’re probably the wrong people to ask; we deal with those who are addicted to measuring and mismanaging the use of speed.
Judging by the posts here I don’t think we suffer from any such addiction, certainly no more than the average person anyway; however, we could help those who do suffer back onto the right path.

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Yes. Cant help creeping above limits. Need to curtail before something silly happens.

Oh dear. I don't like the way this going. Why would something silly happen? Ponder this...

It is theoretically possible, where it is safe to do so, to spend one's entire driving career exceeding the speed limit by 1 or 2 mph or more (and do so without the slightest likelihood of getting penalised for it) and never get involved in something silly.

Why exactly does the limit define the 'silly' point? Please explain.

Just so we know where you're coming from, when you say “silly”, do you mean before you have an accident or, before you get caught for speeding.

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Nor I, but for somewhat different reasons....

You seem very adequately prepared against speed addiction already!

So is it a case of limits being set artificially low? If not: are you able to judge a considerate and appropriate speed for the conditions? If not then yes you do need help gaining the know-how of being able to reliably judge an appropriate speed; I would recommend approaching someone experienced and ask them to be an observer to give you instant feedback. Otherwise, your only worry is your licence, in which case I would recommend a GPS based warning device.


You can only aim to minimise risk; the likelihood of something silly happening doesn't suddenly vanish when at or within the limit (in fact the great majority of accidents happen with all drivers involved remaining within the speed limit). With many of today’s limits, the distraction caused by total speed limit compliance increases the risk of being involved in something silly though inattention – already the biggest contributor to road accidents.
Using the speed limit as your guide instead of good judgement is outright dangerous.


Does the fact that you cannot easily access the help you believe you need reflect very poorly on our road safety policy?

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Troll

(I don't know why this didn't occur to me sooner)

Silverstone, Donington, Cadwell, Brands Hatch.....

I'll get my coat....

Narcotics Anonymous?

Just be sure to do something about it before you lose your teeth

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Even I didn't go that low in the search for cheap gags, Sixy

30 is a speed.

I'm sure the troll meant addiction to driving at wreckless speeds which is a 'silly' as the 'silly' things he feels might happen to him for exceeding by a tiny margin, a number on a lollipop.

Surely the troll doesnt that driving at a safe speed, yet over the pathetic limits constitutes some sort of addiction that needs treatment?

A road near me has been a 60 for as long as I can remember (certainly long before I started driving, some 25 years ago), but now its been reduced to a crippling 40, so am I now a speed addict because just because I cant see the point in driving less than 50 through it?

Go back to the hole you crawled out of.

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