ok ok ok - i know you are right about the speed thing... from a maths point of view.... and that if anything happens at 100mph then i'm fucked.... i'll drive slower..
... but at least we seem to agree that other factors can have an influence on what speed you should be driving at... such as the weather. -- which does prove one of the points that i have... the speed that you should be driving at is a fluid thing, dependant of weather & traffic conditions, rather than (as it is in the UK) a static, fixed thing.
have to say though, if you get paranoid about watching the precise speed that you are driving at, there is a danger (if you are a new driver) that while making sure that you don't go above 70mph, you miss the fact that a lorry has just suddenly stopped in front of you...!
i think you have the impression that i've always drive at 100mph.... not true, i too often drive *within* the speed limit, especially with the price of petrol as it is....
notice that you have steered well clear of the privacy thing that i raised -- would be interested to hear your comments on that... (or perhaps we should call it quits & move onto another/. topic!;-)
i'm not expecting to survive hitting a brick wall @ 100mph, but certainly the stopping distance at 100mph would be shorter than a lot of small & old cars at 70mph....
The point I was making is that if *no one else* is on the road, on a clear dry night, on a 4 lane motorway, in a 'performance car'... then that is different from doing 70mph on a wet road travelling 10 feet behind another car in a knackered old car with crappy tyres & no ABS.... According to the Law, they are both the same. According to common sense, they are completely different.
have u ever driven above 70mph in your life? -- probably yes... Why? - because u thought it was safe to do so....(?)
btw, the weight of a vehicle is no reflection of its crash resistence -- My car has an NCAP rating of 4 out of 5... what does yours have?
So, let me get this straight. @ 3am on a 4-line motorway, with no traffic in sight, I can get done for doing 100mph in my car (which is a sports saloon & is *designed* to be safe & high speed).... mmmm... So what about when I'm doing 60mph in pouring rain, in the inside lane (lights on, being safe) & there is fucking big lorry 6 feet from my bumper... how will that be caught by this ??
This is the fundimental problem with 'speed' cameras - they are dumb! - and you can't build 'Stupid driving' cameras, oh wait, there is a way to do that.... yep, it's a new invention... just out... they are called TRAFFIC POLICE... yep, apparently they can be trained to have common-sense & spot stupid drivers.... (so I've heard).
As for the privacy implications... well i think that is obvious... stupid stupid stupid...
btw, it's not technically speeding that kills, I mean if it was then all of the formula one drivers would be DEAD by now.... no (& this is going to get a bit technical now) it actually STOPPING *very* quickly that usually does it...
1. put CD into HiFi/CD player 2. connect audio output from HiFi into Mic socket of computer. 3. use software to encode audio input into mp3 format in realtime. (or save it in a raw format & encode later)
-- i would love to see the technology that stops this from happening!
+ btw this is how i mp3 all of my old vinyls... (& yes - i use a powermac & iMic)
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have to say though, if you get paranoid about watching the precise speed that you are driving at, there is a danger (if you are a new driver) that while making sure that you don't go above 70mph, you miss the fact that a lorry has just suddenly stopped in front of you...!
i think you have the impression that i've always drive at 100mph.... not true, i too often drive *within* the speed limit, especially with the price of petrol as it is....
notice that you have steered well clear of the privacy thing that i raised -- would be interested to hear your comments on that... (or perhaps we should call it quits & move onto another /. topic! ;-)
The point I was making is that if *no one else* is on the road, on a clear dry night, on a 4 lane motorway, in a 'performance car'... then that is different from doing 70mph on a wet road travelling 10 feet behind another car in a knackered old car with crappy tyres & no ABS .... According to the Law, they are both the same. According to common sense, they are completely different.
have u ever driven above 70mph in your life? -- probably yes... Why? - because u thought it was safe to do so....(?)
btw, the weight of a vehicle is no reflection of its crash resistence -- My car has an NCAP rating of 4 out of 5... what does yours have?
This is the fundimental problem with 'speed' cameras - they are dumb! - and you can't build 'Stupid driving' cameras, oh wait, there is a way to do that.... yep, it's a new invention... just out... they are called TRAFFIC POLICE... yep, apparently they can be trained to have common-sense & spot stupid drivers.... (so I've heard).
As for the privacy implications... well i think that is obvious... stupid stupid stupid...
btw, it's not technically speeding that kills, I mean if it was then all of the formula one drivers would be DEAD by now.... no (& this is going to get a bit technical now) it actually STOPPING *very* quickly that usually does it...
there is some irony here somewhere....
1. put CD into HiFi/CD player
2. connect audio output from HiFi into Mic socket of computer.
3. use software to encode audio input into mp3 format in realtime. (or save it in a raw format & encode later)
-- i would love to see the technology that stops this from happening!
+ btw this is how i mp3 all of my old vinyls... (& yes - i use a powermac & iMic)