Learner drivers allowed on motorways after law change

[Spoon]

if you cant drive, dont.

Maybe you should read the highway code and take your own advice mate.

 

[elsparko]

Not sure what type of roads you are talking about for 80mph... The top speed limit is 70 in the uk.
Why all the extremes for you silly excuses for speeding? Just drive safe and to the speed the road/environment allows.
Whoever goes 100mph on the motorway I hope that they get stopped by the police and get their licence taken from them and a hefty fine.

going fast doesnt mean that youre driving unsafe, i was using 80mph as the example of what the limit actually should be on b roads

ive been caught at over 100mph twice, by the same coppers, within a month, on the same road in opposite directions, neither time was i banned.

i dont see why my speed should be restricted because of peasants and people who are hesitant drivers


it only saves the types of idiots who would be downing bleach by the bottle if there werent warnings on the bottle.

 

[elsparko]

Not sure what type of roads you are talking about for 80mph... The top speed limit is 70 in the uk.
Why all the extremes for you silly excuses for speeding? Just drive safe and to the speed the road/environment allows.
Whoever goes 100mph on the motorway I hope that they get stopped by the police and get their licence taken from them and a hefty fine.

going fast doesnt mean that youre driving unsafe, i was using 80mph as the example of what the limit actually should be on b roads

ive been caught at over 100mph twice, by the same coppers, within a month, on the same road in opposite directions, neither time was i banned.

i dont see why my speed should be restricted because of peasants and people who are hesitant drivers


it only saves the types of idiots who would be downing bleach by the bottle if there werent warnings on the bottle.

 

[elsparko]

Maybe you should read the highway code and take your own advice mate.

i guess the police have some magic skill that lets them drive "safely" at 150mph+?

either speeding is dangerous full stop or its not.

 

[Spoon]

i guess the police have some magic skill that lets them drive "safely" at 150mph+?

either speeding is dangerous full stop or its not.

Again with the silly extremes mate. Why??

 

[elsparko]

Again with the silly extremes mate. Why??

its not a silly extreme, its the speeds they are "safely allowed to give chase" so answer the question?

 

[Spoon]

ive been caught at over 100mph twice, by the same coppers, within a month, on the same road in opposite directions, neither time was i banned.

Well that's down to the copper. I'd have banned you.
Whats wrong with driving the speed limit?

 

[elsparko]

Well that's down to the copper. I'd have banned you.
Whats wrong with driving the speed limit?

places to be and things to do.

 

[Spoon]

its not a silly extreme, its the speeds they are "safely allowed to give chase" so answer the question?

Maybe cause they have had advanced driving lessons for that situation or whatever lesson they have.. You will have to ask them... No it doesn't mean that anyone who has taken the advanced driving lessons or whatever the police do can then drive at 150 mph. That would be stupid.

 

[Spoon]

places to be and things to do.

very funny mate.....

 

[Andy78]

i guess the police have some magic skill that lets them drive "safely" at 150mph+?

either speeding is dangerous full stop or its not.

Their skills are gained through intensive training programmes that not only monitor their skills but also their temperament and performance, much the same as firearms trained police.

But then, you already know this.

 

[elsparko]

Maybe cause they have had advanced driving lessons for that situation or whatever lesson they have.. You will have to ask them... No it doesn't mean that anyone who has taken the advanced driving lessons or whatever the police do can then drive at 150 mph. That would be stupid.

why not? its either safe for them to do or its not, does the uniform give them magic abilities?

take note of the "cockpit" of this vehicle, notice how badly the car is damaged, but one part of the car is still in tact? could you see a corsa or other rust buckets coming out of a crash at 180mph and still survive? unlikely.

 

[elsparko]

Their skills are gained through intensive training programmes that not only monitor their skills but also their temperament and performance, much the same as firearms trained police.

But then, you already know this.

which is why i asked, if they can be trained to be able to safely use british roads at up to 159mph in pursuits, then why cant anyone else learn those skills?

 

[Andy78]

which is why i asked, if they can be trained to be able to safely use british roads at up to 159mph in pursuits, then why cant anyone else learn those skills?

Those skills are employed in emergency situations, not in normal travelling. The reasons for which are obvious. I'm getting more and more surprised by the things you apparently need explaining to you.

 

[MFS Electrical]

i could probably crash my car into a tree at 100 and have a very good chance of survival, so long as i wear the belt and dont hit it sideways i should make it out alive.

WTF are you driving a tank?