Husky

EPIC :lol:

hope to still see you at meets

the immobiliser immobilises the engine, if it's on all the time you wouldn't get far

True enough, I don't want to loose custom so I'll just stick to the logo...

Speaking of zeds being not so cheap I just worked out that between repairs and depreciation I have lost £11,000 in 2.5 years and 30k miles I'm going to have a drink tonight now and about 8,000 on fuel... 2,000 on insurance... LA LA LA LA not listening anymore

such a pretty picture

Honestly, the guy didnt really care so much about the motorway speed. Although we all percieve it to be really dangerous, barely any of the accidents happen there and the highest percentage of them happen at 20-30mph!!

Ok, you're selling the zed... have you tried filling out one of those advert cards and putting it up in Lidl?

Brilliant! the whole pie post has made my day

I couldn't bring myself to do that

It was put down by most of us on the course as a big reaons we speed, the feeling of holding up a traffic queue. I completely agree though, locals are f'ing annoying and are the worst. I do what Dave does and lift off the throttle, the only control I have of his stopping distance to me is the speed he is doing.

Even better, you have a yearly test which determines how much insurance you actually pay... I LOVE that idea!!

on a serious note, i agree with this

Like i say i'm playing devils advocate having had it poured into my head for four hours so it's easier to do so. If it were me I would have a rgular repeat driving test, and I mean regular with a thoroughtheory test. Without it you would not be able to get insurance.

no. in this case it was proven scientifically, it was proven that had she been doing 30mph she would have stopped 1m short fo the kid, but as she was doing 38mph she hit the kid and then dragged him for a while. This is what people simply dont understand, the pedestrian does not simply lose an extra limb per mph of speed hit with, its an exponential curve. And a good point he made was, "If 38 is almost the same as 30 then you can drive around at 22mph" Another point: "i have two cars that will be going past, one at 38 and one at 30, you now have to go and stand infront of one of them. choose." I think we all understand exactly what the risks are, the danger involved and the seriousness of the issue. What people don't like, myself included is being told what to do and nannied. It's difficult to seperate the dislike of someone telling you what to do from genuine sound reasoning regarding what you are being told.

no, he did say driving at an appropriate speed is the way to go. But he was using this example to make a point on the reasons of going slower. One of the things he was emphasising was that although we think we know what speed limit a road should be doesn't make us right. The way he proved this was simple. On the screen was a picture of a road, no tricks just a picture of a particular road. there were then 5 options as to what speed limit people thought it should be and we all had a voting device to put in what we thought. The results just showed that most of us simply don't agree, it was an even spread across a few numbers. some 30 some 40 some 50. Yet we all believe we know what speed limit a road should be... We can't all be right can we? Your opinion that the local road is absurd as a 30 is different from the cyclist who uses it to go to work, is different from the pedestrian, is different from the horse rider. So someone analyses the road and determines what speed it should be and thats the speed limit. That person has sat there for a few days putting the research together for it to be changed, you have seen the road for 7 seconds and you know better than them already?

Food is overrated You can buy one decent sized chicken and have day 1 - chicken breast day 2 - breast 3 - chicken leg/thigh 4 - stew 5 - stew 6 - soup 7 - soup repeat

Well 20mph zones are being introduced but I think this thread is a good example of people being opposed to that happening. Really though the limit is a limit. It is not the reccomended speed you should drive up the narrow road next to the school. Most of the roads you describe have speed bumps. Do you drive through the chicanes and over the speed bumps at 30mph? Nope, you do like 5mph so as not to damage the zed. So the zed is worth slowing down for but not kids? On the same road with no speed bumps what would you be doing, 30mph?

true that!

I could have done pure blue if you asked

but it's a kid, it's what they do and as older and wiser people we should look out for them. If the kid steps out with no chance in any way then the words out my mouth would be "he just stepped out..." but if i were speeding I'd feel a bit sheepish. I know its such an overdone example but it's because it should stir emotion in most of us to make a point. Sadly though these days it all washes over many people as they are bombarded with so much it becomes the norm. I've still not heard a good reason to be speeding? Whats the justification for speeding?? Why are you arguing that they are wrong? Do you absolutley have to be going faster? How will it help you in your daily life to be going a little bit faster than the speed limit?

bet they make it look really blue

simeple: Speed is an easy one to target and prove. I don't like it any more than you, I was the one who had a sore arse for four hours