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Absolutely agree. I've posted before that it isn't speed in itself but, as Brian says, inappropriate speed. If it was simply speed then Lewis Hamilton, Marc Marques etc. etc. would all be err.... dead. I'll happily take you along some local roads with a national speed limit where anything above about 20mph will see you on a recovery truck with a very bent car. And that's if you don't meet something coming the other way - like a one of those massive tractors which you can't see 'cus the hedges are about 20' high. I'll wait for the "....the gadget says it's 60 so I was doing 60 when I crashed..." IMHO Space is the key. Less space equals less speed. Which is more likely to be involved in a collision? 69mph on the motorway, texting or drunk or high on drugs or sitting a car's length from the vehicle in front (none of which will be photo'd by the cameras) OR 71mph on an empty, clear, dry motorway? And as for the limiters you can bet that the first thing the insurance industry will do is check to see if it was on, or off or being ignored. What do you think their policy will be if it was off? I'll hazard a guess that at that point you'll not be insured. Take care. Last edited by AndyN01; 26th January 2021 at 14:23.. |
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27th January 2021, 21:15 | #24 |
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Talking Insurance.I had a quote, unsolicited from one of the well known companies for my diesel that has been sorned since the middle of last year. Usually renew in February but using the KV 6 at the moment. They quoted £660?....... Expletive required here.. Last year I paid £320. What are they trying to do? Give me heart attack.
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Some people have no idea how to drive safely. Not meaning to offend anyone but my bike ( ZX12R) will blow any rover 75 or ZT ever built off the road. Top end? About 202 MPH. Acceleration? Oh my Lord !!! Don't just open it up from standstill! I think there is a video on Youtube with one doing 0 to 320KPH and back to stop in about 32 seconds !!! It will kill you. Just for reference, this stock street bike is actually faster than Barry Sheenes Grand Prix bike !
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Ah, so it's you I see enjoying the Ashby road up from me . Those of us that ride/rode bikes (generally) know about safety - 'cus if it goes wrong it hurts. But the dynamics are completely beyond the knowledge/understanding etc. of most road users. But, like everything, there are the completely selfish folks who seem to think that public roads are their own private racing circuit and put other people in danger. If you want to play hard then get a race licence. An very experienced wise old owl gave me a saying: Make your journey (NOT yourself) invisible to other road users. So you just make progress, causing no one else to even notice that you're there. No other road user should need to change their speed or position at all because of your awareness and skill. Take care, it's dangerous out there Last edited by AndyN01; 29th January 2021 at 10:47.. |
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Its a well known fact that most accidents happen under 30 mph. And my betting is that most accidents that happen at speed, are because of someone else who has not noticed the speed the other car is travelling at. A bit like the B*W that came over the traffic lights two days ago on red when my lights were on green and I was pulling away. Sounded my horn and got the two finger signature of an idiot. And if speed kills, I was driving down the stadium straight at Donnington Raceway in an Aston Martin Vantage at 150 mph, when another car came onto the track from the access road from in front of the stadium to the track, the instructor sat beside me said watch the car, and then he said you have already seen him. When we had finished, I asked him how he knew I had seen him, and he said that he watch’s :- head, feet and hands as we go round the track. He told me he had had to take control of the steering wheel and brakes many times because people don’t realise how quick they are going for a given piece of the track. This is the same chap that when I was catching a Ferrari up, told me to ‘go on you can get past ‘the slab’. Only had him up against the passenger door once round a corner and he was smiling. And yes, I really did enjoy that total experience. Highly recommend you try it at least once in your life. Don’t bother with Rockingham , they won’t let you get out of third gear there, not in the Vantage anyway. Have a look at the Racing School on the net..
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What a great experience . Am I jealous? Er, YES . And that shows that speed itself doesn't kill and awareness of what's going on around you and having space to use (or give it to one of those Italian prancing horses ) makes for safe progress. Take care out there. |
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