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Re: Rain Dance Messages 11: Swift Swim and Thunder Away

I like to state the semi-obvious that you may or may not know.
 

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I love the Prinnies
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Red is not green. Green is not blue.
 

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Impatience and selfishness seems to be the primary cause of road accidents. Late for work? Leave home earlier!

I left home half an hour earlier than I usually do, and when I usually leave gives me a 15-20 minute cushion of time in case of problems or accidents.
I checked traffic before I left home, and I should have been fine. That damned vehicle fire blocked the only viable path though, and that happened between when I checked traffic and when I got to the blocked road. There was nothing else I could have done.
 

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Impatience and selfishness seems to be the primary cause of road accidents. Late for work? Leave home earlier!

I left home half an hour earlier than I usually do, and when I usually leave gives me a 15-20 minute cushion of time in case of problems or accidents.
I checked traffic before I left home, and I should have been fine. That damned vehicle fire blocked the only viable path though, and that happened between when I checked traffic and when I got to the blocked road. There was nothing else I could have done.

Obvious you're chill :p

I mean everyone who speeds on the road certainly do not have a legitimate reason for speeding, most speed because they can.
 

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Impatience and selfishness seems to be the primary cause of road accidents. Late for work? Leave home earlier!

I left home half an hour earlier than I usually do, and when I usually leave gives me a 15-20 minute cushion of time in case of problems or accidents.
I checked traffic before I left home, and I should have been fine. That damned vehicle fire blocked the only viable path though, and that happened between when I checked traffic and when I got to the blocked road. There was nothing else I could have done.

Obvious you're chill :p

I mean everyone who speeds on the road certainly do not have a legitimate reason for speeding, most speed because they can.

Because we want to get from one place to another as quick as possible. That's kind of a reason why people do it.
 

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Re: Rain Dance Messages 11: Swift Swim and Thunder Away

Impatience and selfishness seems to be the primary cause of road accidents. Late for work? Leave home earlier!

I left home half an hour earlier than I usually do, and when I usually leave gives me a 15-20 minute cushion of time in case of problems or accidents.
I checked traffic before I left home, and I should have been fine. That damned vehicle fire blocked the only viable path though, and that happened between when I checked traffic and when I got to the blocked road. There was nothing else I could have done.

Obvious you're chill :p

I mean everyone who speeds on the road certainly do not have a legitimate reason for speeding, most speed because they can.

Because we want to get from one place to another as quick as possible. That's kind of a reason why people do it.

It's illegal and dangerous. I'd rather be in a car a little longer then a hospital bed or prison cell.
 

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Re: Rain Dance Messages 11: Swift Swim and Thunder Away

Impatience and selfishness seems to be the primary cause of road accidents. Late for work? Leave home earlier!

I left home half an hour earlier than I usually do, and when I usually leave gives me a 15-20 minute cushion of time in case of problems or accidents.
I checked traffic before I left home, and I should have been fine. That damned vehicle fire blocked the only viable path though, and that happened between when I checked traffic and when I got to the blocked road. There was nothing else I could have done.

Obvious you're chill :p

I mean everyone who speeds on the road certainly do not have a legitimate reason for speeding, most speed because they can.

Because we want to get from one place to another as quick as possible. That's kind of a reason why people do it.

It's illegal and dangerous. I'd rather be in a car a little longer then a hospital bed or prison cell.

my reasons exactly.
speeding is only justified for emergency vehicles such as the fuzz, and isn't justified ANYWHERE else, not even when a pregnant women has the water break IMO.
 

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I mean everyone who speeds on the road certainly do not have a legitimate reason for speeding, most speed because they can.

Because we want to get from one place to another as quick as possible. That's kind of a reason why people do it.


And thats whats wrong with driving. No patience.

No one has the right to put people's lives in danger but they do it all the time due to impatience and stupidity.

The speed laws exist for a reason. They are not just governments being twits.
 

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Okay I don't think you'll be in a prison cell by speeding unless you don't have a licence or under the influence. You'll get a speeding ticket and a few points off your licence. Plus speeding doesn't mean travelling at 120 clicks at a 60 zone. It could be simply travelling at 65 in a 60 zone. A few factors

1 - Police aren't going to pull over people if they are like 5 clicks (kmph) over the speed limit. They look for people travelling at least 10 km faster
2 - People don't speed where there are mobile speed cameras or speed cameras.
3 - Your speed indicator or whatever it is called, is unreliable. It depends on how old your car is. 65 on your car could be 56.

I'm not going to lush on about how speeding is wrong and blah blah because it would totally be hypocritical of me. I go over the speed limit but you also have to be cautious as you drive and be aware.

Plus every single thing in the world is dangerous to some level.
 

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Okay I don't think you'll be in a prison cell by speeding unless you don't have a licence or under the influence. You'll get a speeding ticket and a few points off your licence. Plus speeding doesn't mean travelling at 120 clicks at a 60 zone. It could be simply travelling at 65 in a 60 zone. A few factors

1 - Police aren't going to pull over people if they are like 5 clicks (kmph) over the speed limit. They look for people travelling at least 10 km faster
2 - People don't speed where there are mobile speed cameras or speed cameras.
3 - Your speed indicator or whatever it is called, is unreliable. It depends on how old your car is. 65 on your car could be 56.

I'm not going to lush on about how speeding is wrong and blah blah because it would totally be hypocritical of me. I go over the speed limit but you also have to be cautious as you drive and be aware.
I knew this, but I don't take chances.

Plus every single thing in the world is dangerous to some level.
 

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Plus every single thing in the world is dangerous to some level.
yeah but like

cotton candy is a lot less dangerous than most things. For example, speeding.
 

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Okay I don't think you'll be in a prison cell by speeding unless you don't have a licence or under the influence. You'll get a speeding ticket and a few points off your licence. Plus speeding doesn't mean travelling at 120 clicks at a 60 zone. It could be simply travelling at 65 in a 60 zone. A few factors

1 - Police aren't going to pull over people if they are like 5 clicks (kmph) over the speed limit. They look for people travelling at least 10 km faster
Police have pulled people over for as little as 1KPH over.

3 - Your speed indicator or whatever it is called, is unreliable. It depends on how old your car is. 65 on your car could be 56.
That is actually illegal and can land you with a hefty fine, same as any other defective part of your vehicle.


Plus every single thing in the world is dangerous to some level.

The point is that cars are not toys. They are one of the most dangerous weapons sold to regular people.

I don't want to be killed on the road because some idiot was doing 120 in a 90 zone because they were late for work.

On a related note, if you are caught doing 45 over the speed limit, the police have the right to take your vehicle.
 

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Plus every single thing in the world is dangerous to some level.
yeah but like

cotton candy is a lot less dangerous than most things. For example, speeding.

One day we will see news reports of someone drowning in Cotton Candy or least having a cotton candy farm.

Anyway back on speeding. It would be hypocritical for me to say I don't speed. I know it is wrong but I still do it but you just have to be cautious and very aware. There is being bloody stupid and speeding in areas that would be absolutely stupid to do so and areas where you can get away with it. We need to remember that speeding is not the most major cause of death on the roads.

Police have pulled people for over 1 kmph but that's really, really rare and kind of pointless. You can easily take it to court and state that the police radars aren't 100% reliable which is the truth. That's why they don't generally pull people around 1-5 km/hr because their radars are pretty unreliable as well. Also what's the point of pulling someone getting pulled over for over 1 clicks the speed limit? I mean they waste time when there could be other issues on the road or someone else speeding faster by a long shot.

Okay regarding the speedometer in the car, as your car is older the less correct it is. It is not illegal, it is just part of a car and how old it gets and the law takes into consideration. As per the Australian Design Rule (July 6th, 2014)

All cars fell within the parameters of an Australian Design Rule that requires that the speedo must not indicate a speed less than the vehicle’s true speed or a speed greater than the vehicle’s true speed by an amount of more than 10 per cent plus 4km/h.

Now then that leads to further study about tire wear. This also plays a major impact on speed as well.

The biggest fluctuations in speed readings usually come from tyre wear, pressure and tread depth, as well as calibration of the speedo.

The difference between a new and worn set of tyres usually equates to about 3km/h at 100km/h, as the car will actually be travelling slightly slower for the same reading on worn tyres.


It is not something illegal as you state Bomyne in Post #17079 . In fact it just part and parcel of many factors when driving.


I agree that cars aren't toys but it is naive to think that people don't speed and speeding drivers are the worst drivers. We do not talk about the serious risk associated with fatigue, conditions or the risk even associated with driving slower, a lot slower than the speed limit. I also agree that speeding is a serious problem but I still speed when I can and need to regardless of time or whatever, I just pick my sections whilst being aware of my surroundings, nearby cars, people and such along with my braking points, intersections and roundabouts.

I'm not saying what I'm doing is right, it is completely wrong but let's not be naive and state that speeding drivers are the worst thing on the roads.
 
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