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Post by the light works on May 24, 2016 14:03:11 GMT
I had a colleague like that in the army. Would have trusted him with my life, but I wouldn't have invited him over to dinner. The guy had mastered the craft of soldiery almost to the level of art and was fiercely loyal to his comrades, but he had a personality like a bucket of pigswill. In truth, one of my good friends from school also joined up the RAF... I didnt know until much later, when on a visit home, there was a huge hole where an old lamp-stand used to be, at the main set of lights. I asked why. "Your mate johnathan got banned from driving" Surprisingly, no one believed I didnt know he was in "your mob", despite him being stationed half the country away from me... Seems he flys fast jets, extremely well, even did a spot with the red sparrows, but cant drive cars very well?... I never liked him that much at school, but I would have trusted any pilot I have ever met with my life?... Just not flying a car at 100mph through a village at 3am in a 30 zone. He walked away without a scratch, but lost his licence that day. And got grounded for two weeks whilst a psyche evaluation proved he was useless at evaluating the speed of a slow moving object.... especially the ones with a lamp on top that "Suddenly jump out in front of you". Apparently this is a thing with some pilots?.. driving a car is pedestrian to them, they, as the saying goes, have the need for speed. Most pilots I met got ribbed a lot about being "posh boys" and expected to have been at Eton. Most were so down to earth they were hard to spot unless you could see the badge. I notice that just transitioning from driving in Montana (rural road speed limit 70 MPH) to Oregon (maximum rural speed 55)
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Post by OziRiS on May 24, 2016 19:44:30 GMT
In truth, one of my good friends from school also joined up the RAF... I didnt know until much later, when on a visit home, there was a huge hole where an old lamp-stand used to be, at the main set of lights. I asked why. "Your mate johnathan got banned from driving" Surprisingly, no one believed I didnt know he was in "your mob", despite him being stationed half the country away from me... Seems he flys fast jets, extremely well, even did a spot with the red sparrows, but cant drive cars very well?... I never liked him that much at school, but I would have trusted any pilot I have ever met with my life?... Just not flying a car at 100mph through a village at 3am in a 30 zone. He walked away without a scratch, but lost his licence that day. And got grounded for two weeks whilst a psyche evaluation proved he was useless at evaluating the speed of a slow moving object.... especially the ones with a lamp on top that "Suddenly jump out in front of you". Apparently this is a thing with some pilots?.. driving a car is pedestrian to them, they, as the saying goes, have the need for speed. Most pilots I met got ribbed a lot about being "posh boys" and expected to have been at Eton. Most were so down to earth they were hard to spot unless you could see the badge. I notice that just transitioning from driving in Montana (rural road speed limit 70 MPH) to Oregon (maximum rural speed 55) I've still got trouble adjusting back from the 60 kph city speed limit in Baghdad to the Danish 50 kph limit. With most cars I've driven, the 60 kph mark on the accelerator just seems like a more natural resting place for my foot and I have to constantly think about it when there's no one in front of me on the road.
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Post by silverdragon on May 25, 2016 7:51:09 GMT
This is why I like Brit Trucks that are all limited to 55mph. I couldnt drive on the continent in my car, the outer ring on the speedo is MPH, the real measurement for real cars, the inner and not to readable one does metrics, so I wouldnt know which is what. Its easier in the truck, bigger dials, easier to read?... White for UK roads, yellow inner for continent.
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Post by OziRiS on May 25, 2016 22:17:26 GMT
This is why I like Brit Trucks that are all limited to 55mph. I couldnt drive on the continent in my car, the outer ring on the speedo is MPH, the real measurement for real cars, the inner and not to readable one does metrics, so I wouldnt know which is what. Its easier in the truck, bigger dials, easier to read?... White for UK roads, yellow inner for continent. Most continental European countries have 3 basic speed limits. City, outside city and motorway. For Denmark it's 50, 80 and 130 KPH (although many stretches of motorway are limited to 110 KPH). Most other countries have similar speed limits. Learn those 3 in MPH for the countries you're going through by heart and you won't get into too much trouble. That would be roughly 30, 50 and 80 MPH (70 MPH for the 110 KPH stretches). If I ever go to the UK in my own car, I'm going to do the same. Learn the basic speed limits and their conversions by heart and if in doubt, just get behind a truck. The speed limit is usually lower for them than for all others.
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Post by the light works on May 25, 2016 22:23:09 GMT
This is why I like Brit Trucks that are all limited to 55mph. I couldnt drive on the continent in my car, the outer ring on the speedo is MPH, the real measurement for real cars, the inner and not to readable one does metrics, so I wouldnt know which is what. Its easier in the truck, bigger dials, easier to read?... White for UK roads, yellow inner for continent. Most continental European countries have 3 basic speed limits. City, outside city and motorway. For Denmark it's 50, 80 and 130 KPH (although many stretches of motorway are limited to 110 KPH). Most other countries have similar speed limits. Learn those 3 in MPH for the countries you're going through by heart and you won't get into too much trouble. That would be roughly 30, 50 and 80 MPH (70 MPH for the 110 KPH stretches). If I ever go to the UK in my own car, I'm going to do the same. Learn the basic speed limits and their conversions by heart and if in doubt, just get behind a truck. The speed limit is usually lower for them than for all others. just put stickers in the relevant spots on the dial - unless you have a digital speedometer; then you would have to put conversions.
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Post by OziRiS on May 25, 2016 22:40:02 GMT
Most continental European countries have 3 basic speed limits. City, outside city and motorway. For Denmark it's 50, 80 and 130 KPH (although many stretches of motorway are limited to 110 KPH). Most other countries have similar speed limits. Learn those 3 in MPH for the countries you're going through by heart and you won't get into too much trouble. That would be roughly 30, 50 and 80 MPH (70 MPH for the 110 KPH stretches). If I ever go to the UK in my own car, I'm going to do the same. Learn the basic speed limits and their conversions by heart and if in doubt, just get behind a truck. The speed limit is usually lower for them than for all others. just put stickers in the relevant spots on the dial - unless you have a digital speedometer; then you would have to put conversions. That might work for some cars, but it wouldn't for mine. There's curved glass covering the dial (curving outwards from the bottom up), so the slightest movement of the seat would mean I was lined up wrong relative to the stickers. I'm not quite prepared to bet that UK police would accept the excuse, "It's not my fault I was speeding, officer. The stickers moved." Could work for other cars though.
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Post by the light works on May 25, 2016 23:13:41 GMT
just put stickers in the relevant spots on the dial - unless you have a digital speedometer; then you would have to put conversions. That might work for some cars, but it wouldn't for mine. There's curved glass covering the dial (curving outwards from the bottom up), so the slightest movement of the seat would mean I was lined up wrong relative to the stickers. I'm not quite prepared to bet that UK police would accept the excuse, "It's not my fault I was speeding, officer. The stickers moved." Could work for other cars though. I guess you'd need conversions, too. last time I was in BC, they still had bilingual signs. gave the speed limit in both english and french. (SAE and metric)
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Post by ironhold on May 26, 2016 4:33:32 GMT
This is why I like Brit Trucks that are all limited to 55mph. I couldnt drive on the continent in my car, the outer ring on the speedo is MPH, the real measurement for real cars, the inner and not to readable one does metrics, so I wouldnt know which is what. Its easier in the truck, bigger dials, easier to read?... White for UK roads, yellow inner for continent. Most continental European countries have 3 basic speed limits. City, outside city and motorway. For Denmark it's 50, 80 and 130 KPH (although many stretches of motorway are limited to 110 KPH). Most other countries have similar speed limits. Learn those 3 in MPH for the countries you're going through by heart and you won't get into too much trouble. That would be roughly 30, 50 and 80 MPH (70 MPH for the 110 KPH stretches). If I ever go to the UK in my own car, I'm going to do the same. Learn the basic speed limits and their conversions by heart and if in doubt, just get behind a truck. The speed limit is usually lower for them than for all others. In my part of Texas, speed limits vary from stretch to stretch. It's 30 MPH in residential zones unless otherwise noted, but it varies on the highways and main roads. It can be as low as 40 if the main road is smack in the middle of a town, but can go as high as 80 if the road is in the middle of nowhere and little traffic off or on is expected. In between it goes up or down in 5 and 10 MPH increments.
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Post by the light works on May 26, 2016 4:58:37 GMT
Most continental European countries have 3 basic speed limits. City, outside city and motorway. For Denmark it's 50, 80 and 130 KPH (although many stretches of motorway are limited to 110 KPH). Most other countries have similar speed limits. Learn those 3 in MPH for the countries you're going through by heart and you won't get into too much trouble. That would be roughly 30, 50 and 80 MPH (70 MPH for the 110 KPH stretches). If I ever go to the UK in my own car, I'm going to do the same. Learn the basic speed limits and their conversions by heart and if in doubt, just get behind a truck. The speed limit is usually lower for them than for all others. In my part of Texas, speed limits vary from stretch to stretch. It's 30 MPH in residential zones unless otherwise noted, but it varies on the highways and main roads. It can be as low as 40 if the main road is smack in the middle of a town, but can go as high as 80 if the road is in the middle of nowhere and little traffic off or on is expected. In between it goes up or down in 5 and 10 MPH increments. last time I drove in Idaho, the freeway (dual carriageway) limit was 80 for cars and 70 for trucks. and if it had less than three axles, it wasn't a truck. first in a long time (like since I last drove on snow) that I haven't felt safe going as fast as the posted limit. (I was driving my parents' motorhome in windstorm)
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Post by mrfatso on May 26, 2016 6:17:42 GMT
We have 4 major speed limits for cars. In school zones it is 20mph, in other urban areas it is 30mph, on single carriageways it is 60moh, and on dual carriageways and motorways its. 70mph.
There may also be limits posted in specific areas such as a sharp turn on a steep hill that supersede those that give the 'safe' speed for that particular stretch of road.
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Post by ironhold on May 26, 2016 7:35:47 GMT
We have 4 major speed limits for cars. In school zones it is 20mph, in other urban areas it is 30mph, on single carriageways it is 60moh, and on dual carriageways and motorways its. 70mph. There may also be limits posted in specific areas such as a sharp turn on a steep hill that supersede those that give the 'safe' speed for that particular stretch of road. Here in Texas, school zones are always 10 MPH lower than the normal speed limit if a specified set of lights are flashing. The new temporary speed limit is posted on the lights themselves, as well as the time in which the school zone speed limit is considered in effect. Around here, that's 6 to 8 AM and 2:30 to 4:30 PM. The idea is that it keeps a person going slower than they normally would, giving them a better chance of seeing a kid and - in the case of a collision - giving the kid a better chance of survival. However, some schools are placed along main roads, and so a stock, fixed MPH isn't always feasible.
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Post by OziRiS on May 26, 2016 9:07:50 GMT
Most continental European countries have 3 basic speed limits. City, outside city and motorway. For Denmark it's 50, 80 and 130 KPH (although many stretches of motorway are limited to 110 KPH). Most other countries have similar speed limits. Learn those 3 in MPH for the countries you're going through by heart and you won't get into too much trouble. That would be roughly 30, 50 and 80 MPH (70 MPH for the 110 KPH stretches). If I ever go to the UK in my own car, I'm going to do the same. Learn the basic speed limits and their conversions by heart and if in doubt, just get behind a truck. The speed limit is usually lower for them than for all others. In my part of Texas, speed limits vary from stretch to stretch. It's 30 MPH in residential zones unless otherwise noted, but it varies on the highways and main roads. It can be as low as 40 if the main road is smack in the middle of a town, but can go as high as 80 if the road is in the middle of nowhere and little traffic off or on is expected. In between it goes up or down in 5 and 10 MPH increments. Wouldn't be a problem for me if I ever went to the US. I'd just rent a car when I got there, so the dial would be in MPH anyway. If I had the kind of money it would take to ship my own car ahead, I probably wouldn't be driving a 2005 Skoda Fabia
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Post by OziRiS on May 26, 2016 9:18:48 GMT
We have 4 major speed limits for cars. In school zones it is 20mph, in other urban areas it is 30mph, on single carriageways it is 60moh, and on dual carriageways and motorways its. 70mph. There may also be limits posted in specific areas such as a sharp turn on a steep hill that supersede those that give the 'safe' speed for that particular stretch of road. Did a Wikipedia search for UK speed limits last night and came up with pretty much the same thing. It didn't include the 20 MPH limit in schools zones though, so thanks for adding that. With those basic speed limits, all I would have to do when driving my own car in the UK is remember these conversions: 20 MPH = roughly 30 KPH 30 MPH = roughly 50 KPH 60 MPH = roughly 95-100 KPH 70 MPH = roughly 110-115 KPH Local deviations will be in 5-10 MPH increments, so if I remember those 4 basic limits and the fact that 10 MPH is 16 KPH (calling it 15 KPH to make it easier to calculate on the fly), I should be able to figure it all out without any major problems. Any possible speeding tickets I could get should be relatively minor if I stick to that. And again, if in doubt, I'll get behind a truck and stay there.
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Post by the light works on May 26, 2016 14:36:28 GMT
We have 4 major speed limits for cars. In school zones it is 20mph, in other urban areas it is 30mph, on single carriageways it is 60moh, and on dual carriageways and motorways its. 70mph. There may also be limits posted in specific areas such as a sharp turn on a steep hill that supersede those that give the 'safe' speed for that particular stretch of road. Here in Texas, school zones are always 10 MPH lower than the normal speed limit if a specified set of lights are flashing. The new temporary speed limit is posted on the lights themselves, as well as the time in which the school zone speed limit is considered in effect. Around here, that's 6 to 8 AM and 2:30 to 4:30 PM. The idea is that it keeps a person going slower than they normally would, giving them a better chance of seeing a kid and - in the case of a collision - giving the kid a better chance of survival. However, some schools are placed along main roads, and so a stock, fixed MPH isn't always feasible. here, school zones are 25 MPH. and yes, we do have schools on rural highways.
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Post by ponytail61 on May 26, 2016 15:58:33 GMT
We have 4 major speed limits for cars. In school zones it is 20mph, in other urban areas it is 30mph, on single carriageways it is 60moh, and on dual carriageways and motorways its. 70mph. There may also be limits posted in specific areas such as a sharp turn on a steep hill that supersede those that give the 'safe' speed for that particular stretch of road. Did a Wikipedia search for UK speed limits last night and came up with pretty much the same thing. It didn't include the 20 MPH limit in schools zones though, so thanks for adding that. With those basic speed limits, all I would have to do when driving my own car in the UK is remember these conversions: 20 MPH = roughly 30 KPH 30 MPH = roughly 50 KPH 60 MPH = roughly 95-100 KPH 70 MPH = roughly 110-115 KPH Local deviations will be in 5-10 MPH increments, so if I remember those 4 basic limits and the fact that 10 MPH is 16 KPH (calling it 15 KPH to make it easier to calculate on the fly), I should be able to figure it all out without any major problems. Any possible speeding tickets I could get should be relatively minor if I stick to that. And again, if in doubt, I'll get behind a truck and stay there. If you have a smart phone and use it for navigation you can also use it as a speedometer. When I first moved to Montana and wasn't sure where I was going I was using Google navigation and that shows your speed and maybe even more accurately than you speedometer since it uses GPS. There are also stand alone speedometer apps if you don't need directions.
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Post by OziRiS on May 26, 2016 20:44:27 GMT
Did a Wikipedia search for UK speed limits last night and came up with pretty much the same thing. It didn't include the 20 MPH limit in schools zones though, so thanks for adding that. With those basic speed limits, all I would have to do when driving my own car in the UK is remember these conversions: 20 MPH = roughly 30 KPH 30 MPH = roughly 50 KPH 60 MPH = roughly 95-100 KPH 70 MPH = roughly 110-115 KPH Local deviations will be in 5-10 MPH increments, so if I remember those 4 basic limits and the fact that 10 MPH is 16 KPH (calling it 15 KPH to make it easier to calculate on the fly), I should be able to figure it all out without any major problems. Any possible speeding tickets I could get should be relatively minor if I stick to that. And again, if in doubt, I'll get behind a truck and stay there. If you have a smart phone and use it for navigation you can also use it as a speedometer. When I first moved to Montana and wasn't sure where I was going I was using Google navigation and that shows your speed and maybe even more accurately than you speedometer since it uses GPS. There are also stand alone speedometer apps if you don't need directions. That would be easier and definitely worth a try, but I find that at the precise moment I begin to trust technology too much, it craps out on me, so I'd still want those conversions in my head for good measure. And a map. You can never go wrong with a good old fashioned map of the area you're traveling in.
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Post by the light works on May 27, 2016 0:35:15 GMT
If you have a smart phone and use it for navigation you can also use it as a speedometer. When I first moved to Montana and wasn't sure where I was going I was using Google navigation and that shows your speed and maybe even more accurately than you speedometer since it uses GPS. There are also stand alone speedometer apps if you don't need directions. That would be easier and definitely worth a try, but I find that at the precise moment I begin to trust technology too much, it craps out on me, so I'd still want those conversions in my head for good measure. And a map. You can never go wrong with a good old fashioned map of the area you're traveling in. Mr. Murphy would take that as a challenge.
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Post by silverdragon on May 27, 2016 5:54:35 GMT
Most continental European countries have 3 basic speed limits. City, outside city and motorway. For Denmark it's 50, 80 and 130 KPH (although many stretches of motorway are limited to 110 KPH). Most other countries have similar speed limits. Learn those 3 in MPH for the countries you're going through by heart and you won't get into too much trouble. That would be roughly 30, 50 and 80 MPH (70 MPH for the 110 KPH stretches). If I ever go to the UK in my own car, I'm going to do the same. Learn the basic speed limits and their conversions by heart and if in doubt, just get behind a truck. The speed limit is usually lower for them than for all others. just put stickers in the relevant spots on the dial - unless you have a digital speedometer; then you would have to put conversions. You could always find which button combination does the conversion for you?..On some its quite easy in the menu's/ In others, its press the clutch hold the off switch on the radio flash headlights three times and open the passenger door....
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Post by silverdragon on May 27, 2016 6:12:53 GMT
We have 4 major speed limits for cars. In school zones it is 20mph, in other urban areas it is 30mph, on single carriageways it is 60moh, and on dual carriageways and motorways its. 70mph. There may also be limits posted in specific areas such as a sharp turn on a steep hill that supersede those that give the 'safe' speed for that particular stretch of road. Not quite. The 20mph "limit" in unenforceable, it is request only, the lower limit on public roads is 30mph unless through roadworks, then 40, on dual carriageways or long empty roads, 50 same as 40 but less hazards, "National speed limit" is 60, and motorways are 70. Trucks are 30=30, 40=30, 50=40, national=50 and motorway=55, tucks being slower than all other traffic most of the time. Dual carriageways are not 70 unless posted such, national speed limit is 60, and you should not presume 70 unless posted or on "Blue sign" motorways, and then only when not covered by other limits, "Smart motorways" where overhead gantries may show a lower limit. "Its complicated" Stretches of the M60 Manchester and M80 Glasgow for two examples are permanently below 50mph because of dangerous bends and junctions. www.roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/2709.htmlACPO = Association of Chief Police Officers. Their decision is that as most 20mph areas "Self police" anyway, they have bigger worries, and any vehicle seen speeding through a 20 zone is liable to be doing more than 30 anyway, so they will have them for that and dangerous driving past a school.... which carries a heavier penalty. ....Their decision to announce this at the all party CYCLING group was more to announce that they would be taking more of an interest in cyclists who jump red lights than cars who do 22.5mph in a 20 zone?... and how do you book a CYCLIST for doing 30mph in a 20 zone if they dont have a speedo anyway?.. thats dangerous driving at that speed on a cycle anyway. AND GET OFF THE PAVEMENT.... If you are on a pedestrian pavement that doesnt have a separate cycle lane, get off and push when you pass pedestrians, dont shoot past at high speed within inches of them. Its intimidating. In fact, even if there is a painted line to denote a cycle lane, pedestrians have as much right to be confused as anyone else, so dont whiz past at speed.
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Post by the light works on May 27, 2016 14:35:40 GMT
here school zones are taken seriously. as in, if you get caught speeding there, you are not only speeding, but you are also speeding in a school zone. but there is still the point that you have to be doing it in such a way as to attract the officer's attention, and 25.5 is not all that likely to get you pulled over unless you are blasting through a busy crosswalk.
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