Wing Commander wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 4:22 pm
Jon A wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2023 3:39 pm
I’m not anti speed, just commenting on the where (motorway) as there is nothing to be gained here? It’s no more or less fun doing 80mph than 70mph is it?
You aren’t going to get to a destination more than literally a few seconds quicker and the whole thing takes place in a straight line on a straight road…
On a motorway it just makes way more sense to stick to a speed limit than to try and find where cameras are just so you can go 10 or 15 miles faster??
It’s not about what you voted for or what you deem speeding, it’s just about being pragmatic
I honestly think that an indicated 80mph is the unofficial limit on motorways anyway. I’m positive that no-one would get pulled over for doing an indicated 80mph on a motorway in normal/safe conditions. You can in fact drive at an indicated 80mph past gantries with speed cameras with no issues (according to a friend).
And not to be pendatic, but if doing 80 rather than 70, you’d complete a 100 mile journey in about 10.7 minutes less time.
You are probably right re limits but not to be super pedantic, your timing assumes constant speed for whole journey, so assuming some off motorway at both ends (with all normal roundabouts, traffic lights etc) that 10 minutes is probably nearer 5 minutes..
Either way, saving 5 or 10 minutes as a goal on an hour and a half journey is pretty puerile I would think
Like I said, speed limits get broken for all sorts of reasons, including having some fun, but speeding on a motorway is for mugs, just because there is no upside - no more fun and you just can’t save any decent time unless you get up to ton plus speeds so why bother risking it?
It really is an interesting social phenomena that people (mostly men) feel they are somehow gaining something by speeding by just a little bit