Do you speed?

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Sun May 04, 2008 12:06 am

Simple question...

Do you speed?

Occassionally or only on odd occassions and if so where abouts ie. motorways, quiete roads or anywhere & everywhere?

what sort of speed do you travel at on motorways, 30mph local streets?

Reason I ask is on most car forums when someone says they speed eye brows are raised and smartass comments are made so Im curious how many vote yes

I will add a poll with simple yes or no... if you only speed 5mph'ish over the limit vote no anything more its a yes

Thanks

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:22 am

Unfortunately I fall into the category that don't speed, I prefer to pay careful attention to everything around, especially as I have been very close to seeing what speeding can cause.

At one point, I nearly saw a Range Rover sport nearly crash into the back of a stationary car on a motorway at over 60mph, just because he wanted to bulldose his way through, and not realise that all the traffic stopped.

jason11 · Post by **jason11** » Sun May 04, 2008 10:38 am

every now and again i will, but the gti likes petrol :lol:

Josh_polo · Post by **Josh_polo** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:51 pm

I know its bad to admit but i dont think i ever stick to speed limits

I dont speed speed but dont stick to limits if thats makes sense, normaly 10mph over the limit.but on motorways i always wana see what i can reach

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:14 pm

I definitely have my fun, but I'm not dis-respectful or careless, I've been to speed school and have obviously seen all the adverts.

adam_0612 · Post by **adam_0612** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:28 pm

depends on mood really.

but love the country roads

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:21 pm

If I speed, it's usually around 10mph over the limit. Sometimes I will cruise at 80, most times I quite happily go along at 70, even 60 if I'm in a relaxed mood and in no hurry. Of course once in a blue moon I can go overboard, but who doesn't? (Unless you drive a Prius!)

polo-sib · Post by **polo-sib** » Sun May 04, 2008 11:40 pm

Unfortunetly yes, use to speed irresponsibly until I got pulled for doing 100mph and later on had a crash where I stuck to the speed limit and it saved my life

But I still do speed only on roads I know well and when I think its safe to do so, I usually idle on 30mph roads at 32-40 still to this day but take more responsibility to stay around the 32-35 margin nowdays.

charlievwp · Post by **charlievwp** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:49 pm

Mouse_GTI wrote:If I speed, it's usually around 10mph over the limit. Sometimes I will cruise at 80, most times I quite happily go along at 70, even 60 if I'm in a relaxed mood and in no hurry.

Ditto if the road is pretty empty and i'm familiar with it.

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:54 pm

Only on motorways - i'll drive in accordance to the conditions.

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:42 am

^^ dito with dino, depends on weather & roads really, i like to go fast in a straight line on a quiet motorway...way too fast infact, especially if there is a fast car near me to irritate...

through streets etc.. i generally stick to the limit

Andy1.6 · Post by **Andy1.6** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:27 am

I only speed where its relatively safe. Never in bad conditions! But most of the time I'm on if not very close to the limit.

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:34 pm

Restriction : My speed

Motorway: 70mph for economy (sometimes 65mph, sometimes 75mph)
60mph: 60 mph
50mph: 55 mph (50mph limits annoy me because they put them on ridiculous roads around where I live, that used to be derestricted)
40mph: 40-44 mph
30mph: 30-33 mph
20mph: 20mph

So generally I do not speed. I love acceleration and corners.

I would love the UK to put an 80mph limit on motorways, and 70mph if it is wet (similar to france).

Bryony84 · Post by **Bryony84** » Tue May 06, 2008 2:59 pm

I'll admit to speeding on motorways, theres a section of motorway near my work that has a 60mph speed limit and I can't see the reason for it so I tend to go normal motorway speeds.

On a normal motorway, I will drive according to weather conditions, slower than the limit in heavy rain etc, a bit faster in dry conditions.

I don't speed in residential streets where you can't see what could come out from between parked cars. I guess this is partly because when I was a student I went round a corner (slower than speed limit) and a cat ran out, the poor thing went straight under my right wheel. I couldn't have done anything to avoid it but it the most horrible memory I have about driving.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:28 am

Although on country roads you really want to be seeing how fast your car can go round a corner, but I always take extra care round blind corners. It's just not worth the risk