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  • 22-11-2019 5:16pm
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    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 302 ✭✭dmcsweeney


    Sorry, I know these threads are done to death but I was rolling along in an 80kph limit earlier, middle of nowhere, long straight road. Started to brake for a 60 kph limit and possibly rolled past the sign at just over the limit, still braking (watching the road, not the clock). The van was 200-300m away. I was probably ok, but the question is, do the detect from the point the sign is mounted or say 50m into the limit? What is the tolerance on the actual speed? I braked harder obviously when I saw it but wondering at what point I'd have been clocked. Responsible driver with 23 years with a 100% clean record so it would be a bad way to end it. Any thoughts?
    Thanks.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    You could have killed someone!!!111 :pac:


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    dmcsweeney wrote: »
    Sorry, I know these threads are done to death but I was rolling along in an 80kph limit earlier, middle of nowhere, long straight road. Started to brake for a 60 kph limit and possibly rolled past the sign at just over the limit, still braking (watching the road, not the clock). The van was 200-300m away. I was probably ok, but the question is, do the detect from the point the sign is mounted or say 50m into the limit? What is the tolerance on the actual speed? I braked harder obviously when I saw it but wondering at what point I'd have been clocked. Responsible driver with 23 years with a 100% clean record so it would be a bad way to end it. Any thoughts?
    Thanks.

    You should be fine.

    Do you cycle everywhere?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 302 ✭✭dmcsweeney


    You could have killed someone!!!111 :pac:

    Hey it's not like I came within 1.5m of a cyclist. In fact that's what was occupying my mind at the time 🙄


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 302 ✭✭dmcsweeney


    IAMAMORON wrote: »
    You should be fine.

    Do you cycle everywhere?

    Thanks! No, I'm inviable 😂.


  • Registered Users Posts: 49 Aston martin


    Short range behind van only so you should be grand ... radars dont
    point straight down the road but at 22 degrees from back door of van ... unless it is a Garda van which are different


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  • Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


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    the OP


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,113 ✭✭✭Quantum Erasure


    you have to be nearly on top of them before they get you


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,018 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    s=ut+1/2(at^2)


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Just reverse past them at the same speed. Undoes the ticket.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 302 ✭✭dmcsweeney


    In Germany this week so I'll be glad to return to a land of limits next week. Trying to maintain 200kph on the autobahn gets tiring 😂. Thanks again for all your comments.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,770 ✭✭✭shockwave


    The speedo on your car is nearly always slightly off by a couple of kph so 80 on the dial is probably 78 on the radar


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,350 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    Just reverse past them at the same speed. Undoes the ticket.

    Reverse past them a double the speed limit and you become invisible.


  • Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    I find if it's too late to slow down crashing into it works much better.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭ Lance Tinkling Greyhound


    Realistically, how fast do you have to be going to get in trouble? Are they going to give you a ticket for doing 81 km/h in an 80 zone?


  • Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Realistically, how fast do you have to be going to get in trouble? Are they going to give you a ticket for doing 81 km/h in an 80 zone?

    84km/h or above I'd say around.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,587 ✭✭✭Feisar


    dmcsweeney wrote: »
    Sorry, I know these threads are done to death but I was rolling along in an 80kph limit earlier, middle of nowhere, long straight road. Started to brake for a 60 kph limit and possibly rolled past the sign at just over the limit, still braking (watching the road, not the clock). The van was 200-300m away. I was probably ok, but the question is, do the detect from the point the sign is mounted or say 50m into the limit? What is the tolerance on the actual speed? I braked harder obviously when I saw it but wondering at what point I'd have been clocked. Responsible driver with 23 years with a 100% clean record so it would be a bad way to end it. Any thoughts?
    Thanks.

    OP can you explain the bit in bold please? I must be missing something.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • Registered Users Posts: 49 Aston martin


    say you will be ok , short range only works from rear door both sides of road


  • Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    say you will be ok , short range only works from rear door both sides of road

    11months


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,183 ✭✭✭✭Leg End Reject


    11months

    He won't need to worry about speeding tickets anyway!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Zombie thread lock


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