Warning other drivers about speed traps

Ostrom · 18-02-2011 07:50PM

No, **** them - if you cant drive at the limit you deserve the fine

grrrrrrrrrr · 18-02-2011 07:52PM

Sometimes I flash boy racers to see if they will slow down! (with my lights that is!)

Crasp · 18-02-2011 07:53PM

hondasam wrote: »

what do you want me to answer?

about this thread which is about speeding ?

ok since you're being so evasive, I'll phrase it (again) about speeding: why is it ok to warn people about speed traps?

hondasam · 18-02-2011 07:54PM

Crasp wrote: »

ok since you're being so evasive, I'll phrase it (again) about speeding: why is it ok to warn people about speed traps?

why is it not ok to warn people about speed traps ?

Where To · 18-02-2011 07:57PM

An emphatic NO!!

If you're willing to do the crime you should be able to do the time

Simple as.

lcrcboy · 18-02-2011 08:00PM

hondasam wrote: »

why is it not ok to warn people about speed traps ?

exactly sure when you warn people they are going to slow down, what do the guards want people to slow down or catch as many people as possible and hand them speeding points or worse???

Cheap Thrills! · 18-02-2011 08:02PM

where do i go from here wrote: »

An emphatic NO!!

If you're willing to do the crime you should be able to do the time

Simple as.

I'm willing to do the crime and pay the fine. It's well worth it. I love speeding down empty bus lanes giving the finger to the law abiding chumps sitting in traffic!!!!

deathrider · 18-02-2011 08:02PM

I think it's complete bull to be honest. I noticed a bunch of my friends giving a heads up to their friends on facebook about a speed trap a while back. All I could think was, if they were driving safely in the first place, then they'd have no need to worry.

nosey rosie · 18-02-2011 08:05PM

Don't leave it up to others... install a speed camera detector on your dashboard. I live in the UK and I've seen quite a few taxi drivers with them.

Jimmy the Wheel · 18-02-2011 08:07PM

Crasp wrote: »

ok since you're being so evasive, I'll phrase it (again) about speeding: why is it ok to warn people about speed traps?

By doing so, you may prevent a nasty accident...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2212479.stm

PaulKK · 18-02-2011 08:08PM

deathrider wrote: »

I think it's complete bull to be honest. I noticed a bunch of my friends giving a heads up to their friends on facebook about a speed trap a while back. All I could think was, if they were driving safely in the first place, then they'd have no need to worry.

Someone speeding does not mean they are driving dangerously.

As an example, there are many roads that were 60mph(100km/h) before we changed to km that are now 50mph(80km/h).

Are you saying that someone doing 20km/h over the limit on one of these roads is driving dangerously?

Everyone knows plenty of roads with an 80 km/h speed limit that you could quite safely do 120km/h on.

I for one am always glad when I get a warning, speed traps are deterrents to speed, which is exactly what the warning will do too.

Cheap Thrills! · 18-02-2011 08:09PM

deathrider wrote: »

I think it's complete bull to be honest. I noticed a bunch of my friends giving a heads up to their friends on facebook about a speed trap a while back. All I could think was, if they were driving safely in the first place, then they'd have no need to worry.

lol great point Deathrider!

Where To · 18-02-2011 08:09PM

nosey rosie wrote: »

Don't leave it up to others... install a speed camera detector on your dashboard. I live in the UK and I've seen quite a few taxi drivers with them.

Gardai just love seeing them on dashboards:rolleyes:

Crasp · 18-02-2011 08:09PM

hondasam wrote: »

why is it not ok to warn people about speed traps ?

christ it's like trying to get blood from an exsanguinated stone.

I can imagine you trying to chat up a girl:

Hondasam: Hi

Girl: hey, I haven't seen you arround here before, do you come here often?

hondasam: do you come here often?

girl: ...er yes? so... what do you do for a living?

hondasam: that's not what this thread is about, it's about do you come here often.

TylerIE · 18-02-2011 08:10PM

lcrcboy wrote: »

they so ****ing stupid, the guards go out and set them up in the morning or afternoon and catch people going only a little bit over the speed limit, when they should be out trying to catch boy racers in the middle of the night who are putting themselves and others in danger, or how about they go out and catch some drug dealers, guards are ****ing useless

A significant proportion of road fatalities are in the morning! People rushing to work etc!

IF theres four gardai on each shift in a station do you want the two in the morning and afternoon shifts to ignore traffic offences? or do you want all guards in at night - but what if theres an emergency during the day - wait till they come in for the boy racers at Xpm?

nosey rosie · 18-02-2011 08:12PM

where do i go from here wrote: »

Gardai just love seeing them on dashboards:rolleyes:

Allright somewhere discrete then

Also, how may times do the police stop you to look at your dashboard?

hondasam · 18-02-2011 08:15PM

Crasp wrote: »

christ it's like trying to get blood from an exsanguinated stone.

I can imagine you trying to chat up a girl:

Hondasam: Hi

Girl: hey, I haven't seen you arround here before, do you come here often?

hondasam: do you come here often?

girl: ...er yes? so... what do you do for a living?

hondasam: that's not what this thread is about, it's about do you come here often.

Thanks but I'm not a lesbian so chatting up girls is not my thing.

I do not see any problem warning other drivers to slow down.

serious crime such as rape etc is a different thing.

Cheap Thrills! · 18-02-2011 08:15PM

nosey rosie wrote: »

Allright somewhere discrete then Also, how may times do the police stop you to look at your dashboard?

It's usually suckered to the window though, it has to be able to detect you see!

They're illegal afaik though. :cool:

gsxr1 · 18-02-2011 08:17PM

I only warn bikers. Feck the rest of ya:D

Crasp · 18-02-2011 08:18PM

hondasam wrote: »

Thanks but I'm not a lesbian so chatting up girls is not my thing.

I do not see any problem warning other drivers to slow down.

serious crime such as rape etc is a different thing.

you know at first I thought you were female, based on your inabilty to answer a simple straightforward fúcking question.

Then i remebered trolls don't have genders :pac:

My name is URL · 18-02-2011 08:18PM

PaulKK wrote: »

Someone speeding does not mean they are driving dangerously.

As an example, there are many roads that were 60mph(100km/h) before we changed to km that are now 50mph(80km/h).

Are you saying that someone doing 20km/h over the limit on one of these roads is driving dangerously?

Everyone knows plenty of roads with an 80 km/h speed limit that you could quite safely do 120km/h on.

I for one am always glad when I get a warning, speed traps are deterrents to speed, which is exactly what the warning will do too.

It's still illegal though. And you'd be hard pressed to say that driving over the speed limit does not increase your chances of being involved in an accident, even if it's only by a fraction.

Warning other drivers is not going to make them become more obedient of the law, getting caught and having points put on their licence will.

Sofiztikated · 18-02-2011 08:18PM

PaulKK wrote: »

Someone speeding does not mean they are driving dangerously.

As an example, there are many roads that were 60mph(100km/h) before we changed to km that are now 50mph(80km/h).

Are you saying that someone doing 20km/h over the limit on one of these roads is driving dangerously?

Everyone knows plenty of roads with an 80 km/h speed limit that you could quite safely do 120km/h on.

I for one am always glad when I get a warning, speed traps are deterrents to speed, which is exactly what the warning will do too.

Wrong.

The speed traps are a deterrent because you don't know where they will be, and so keep to the limits.

The flash warning warn you of the speed trap so you can adjust your speed, not get caught, then continue to speed.

And you should see the amount of arseholes that jam on the stoppers when someone flashes. That's the kind of stuff that causes accidents.

Where To · 18-02-2011 08:18PM

nosey rosie wrote: »

Allright somewhere discrete then Also, how may times do the police stop you to look at your dashboard?

well, everytime you are caught speeding by them DRIVING BEHIND YOU' for starters:)

nosey rosie · 18-02-2011 08:20PM

where do i go from here wrote: »

well, everytime you are caught speeding by them DRIVING BEHIND YOU' for starters:)

Thank you so much for the capitals. I often have trouble reading.

Where To · 18-02-2011 08:22PM

nosey rosie wrote: »

Thank you so much for the capitals. I often have trouble reading.

Always glad to be of service:)

hondasam · 18-02-2011 08:24PM

Crasp wrote: »

you know at first I thought you were female, based on your inabilty to answer a simple straightforward fúcking question.

Then i remebered trolls don't have genders :pac:

here is a question for you

how have you come to the conclusion I am a troll ?

nosey rosie · 18-02-2011 08:25PM

where do i go from here wrote: »

Always glad to be of service:)

Thanks but can you use larger text next time...

PaulKK · 18-02-2011 08:42PM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Wrong.

The speed traps are a deterrent because you don't know where they will be, and so keep to the limits.

I said speed traps are a deterrent to speed, and you just agreed they are. How am I wrong?

Just because speeding is illegal does not mean some speed limits are too low and driving over these limits is dangerous.

Most modern cars are well capable of travelling at realtively high speeds safely, in the correct environment (e.g. motorways).

In my opinion a lot of accidents blamed on speed have other factors to blame, e.g poor maintenance of tyres and brakes for a start.

easyeason3 · 18-02-2011 08:52PM

I always appreciate it when someone warns me if there's a speed trap ahead.
I'm normally very good at keeping to speed limits but you could easily be doing a few extra mph that could get you caught.

Mister men · 18-02-2011 08:55PM

I'd warn other drivers alright once they are'nt driving an Audi.

Warning other drivers about speed traps

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