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Russ · 28-02-2005, 10:27

I think very few motorists complain about breaking the law - personally my gripe is over how the law is broken.

On a clear, dry, open road with no other traffic, I don't see casually drifting over the limit slightly is going to cause a menace and to be realistic, neither do the police. This is why they have powers of discretion.

I was driving home from Oxford one night at 11pm when a car pulled alongside me and the passenger shone a torch at me. It was a police officer alerting me to the fact I was doing 80mph.

There were no other vehicles apart from us on the road, it was dry and well lit. He could have pulled me over and reported me for speeding. However I was not causing any trouble for other road users and as soon as I realised what I was doing I adjusted my speed accordingly.

Could I have been prosecuted for speeding that time? Yes, I was guilty with no complaints.

Should I have been prosecuted? I think that would have been GROSSLY unfair.

28-02-2005, 10:27	#200
Russ cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Half in the corporeal, half in the etheral Posts: 37,181	Re: Road Traffic Act I think very few motorists complain about breaking the law - personally my gripe is over how the law is broken. On a clear, dry, open road with no other traffic, I don't see casually drifting over the limit slightly is going to cause a menace and to be realistic, neither do the police. This is why they have powers of discretion. I was driving home from Oxford one night at 11pm when a car pulled alongside me and the passenger shone a torch at me. It was a police officer alerting me to the fact I was doing 80mph. There were no other vehicles apart from us on the road, it was dry and well lit. He could have pulled me over and reported me for speeding. However I was not causing any trouble for other road users and as soon as I realised what I was doing I adjusted my speed accordingly. Could I have been prosecuted for speeding that time? Yes, I was guilty with no complaints. Should I have been prosecuted? I think that would have been GROSSLY unfair. __________________ From Jim Cornette: “Ty, Fy, bye”