89 in a 50 what will I get?

[d9f1c7]

OK I optimistically ticked the box which said I'd like to be considered for a FP but I think I'd be very lucky to get away with that. OK I'm prepared for the brick bats from the motoring evangelist wing!

[joko]

the point i was making with the story about my friend is that yes the op 'knows' that it was wrong and illegal - but i bet he thinks he was cool...

my friend thought she was cool...and she is a 37 yr old mother...

i think people are commenting to show that although the speeders think they're cool, no-one else looks at them whizzing past and think "ooh aren't they great, i wish i could be just like them" - as they undoubtedly seem to think - rather they just think " what an idiot" and feel revulsion for them.
Even other speeders don't think they're cool, so its all totally in their heads.

and of course many people speed somewhat - but doing 37 in a 30 is not the same as 90 in a 50...nowhere near...

[murraymints]

hefty fine...points and perhaps a suspension...take a lesson from this !

[flip_flop]

Do people really speed because they thinks its 'cool'?

I'd've thought people speed because speed if fun (there, I've said it - going fast is fun) or because they want to get somewhere quicker.

[New Judge]

Actually, f_f, if you asked a number of people why they speed many of them would struggle to give you an answer. Many people who do so are not actually in a hurry. I thinks they do it "because they can."

Anyway, that's by the by. Just a point of clarification arising from what one or two have said. For a single speeding offence you can EITHER receive penalty points OR a disqualification, not both.

[ojread2]

I havent said you were a causer (sic) of accidents, but speed attributes to more accidents than anything else

your comparison to claiming form your insurance wasn't a good one

[ladybirder]

Joko >and of course many people speed somewhat - but doing 37 in a 30 is not the same as 90 in a 50...nowhere near...<<
IMO doing 37 in a 30 is worse - pedestrians are about in a 30 limit.

[joko]

ladybirder, my point was the relative speeds - a driver could potentially get to 37 absent mindedly - its hardly boy racer time - but going almost double the speed limit is deliberate and idiotic

FF - yes they do...they think its fun BECAUSE they feel they are cool - they imagine they are being looked upon by other drivers with envy...their ego is being stroked - albeit only in their own minds - they feel powerful and proud because they have a fast car... some imagine they are flying jets or the millenium falcon or something - that is the 'fun'

[joko]

smugness is also one... my friend was particularly smug...felt special...like queen of the road..

sad really, that someone needs that kind of thing to give them a sense of self worth...hollow though it is...

[flip_flop]

I think you are over analysing why people like to drive fast.

I like to drive/ride fast in the right conditions and on the right roads for no other reason than I find going fast fun.

Why do you think people go on roller coasters? Its not because they think it makes them look cool.

[Khandro]

I think you will be lucky to get away with only being hanged.

[rowanwitch]

Adrenaline.... when you do something dangerous you get a rush of adrenaline it enhances the feeling of excitement at low levels at high levels you are likely to make a mess on the seat but you are unlikely to get that bad speeding, It's addictive

[top_driver]

joko, if your friend knew you talk about her like this you would no longer be friends, you must have a chip on your shoulder, lighten up and stop sounding like an old grump