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Speed kills/thrills?

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  • May 6, 2011 at 12:47 pm #13379
    OldRidgeback

    I see that a lad on in-line skates was clocked at 50mph in Sussex in an area where the limit is, I believe, 30mph. Sussex Safety Partnerships has said it is aware of the incident but will not be taking action as the speed limits are for motor vehicles. So where does this leave cyclists? Does it mean that unless a speed limit is specifically set for cyclists as well as motor vehicles, cyclists can ride as fast as they like? If that’s the case, then I reckon some cyclists who have already been stopped might like to challenge any charges.

    Years ago a friend and myself were stopped for speeding in a 40mph limit in Scotland on our bicycles, different laws there though. We were told not to do it again, rather than being fined.

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  • May 6, 2011 at 3:37 pm #643223
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    nellybuck@msn.com

    I’ve hit 91km/h on a closed
    I’ve hit 91km/h on a closed bypass; it’s one of the few times that the gravitational effect of being ‘large’ has been appreciated!

    May 6, 2011 at 3:30 pm #643221
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    KirinChris

    My fastest – 89 km/h (55.3
    My fastest – 89 km/h (55.3 mph) down the descent to Kalba in the UAE.

    May 6, 2011 at 3:15 pm #643219
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    dave atkinson

    i think my 50mph days might
    i think my 50mph days might be behind me now, i was young and foolish then (i feel old and foolish now)

    May 6, 2011 at 2:50 pm #643217
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    Gkam84

    yarrump wrote:I don’t think I

    yarrump wrote:
    I don’t think I could make 50mph going downhill with a tail wind although without a speedometer how would I know? I have passed one of those speed measuring devices registering me at 23mph but I think it measured the car behind me as I think it can’t detect bicycles in the same way as most automatically changing traffic lights ignore me. There are plenty of 20mph zones now on my daily route so it is easy to fit a speedometer to a Brompton?

    Those speed things do catch bikes, i’ve been past them alot on my own, no other cars around and it picks me up

    Always says “slow down” and never “thank you” the speed limit for that one is 30 and i’ve been as fast as 52 past it, thats my current record speed

    May 6, 2011 at 2:31 pm #643215
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    Martin Thomas

    I take childish – but real –
    I take childish – but real – pleasure in triggering a (30mph limit) speed camera every time I use Ditchling Road, one of the hiller routes into Brighton.

    57mph sounds well hairy Dave. I don’t think I’ve broken the 50mph mark. I’m always too terrified to look down when I get past 45 or so. I reckon 47-48 is as fast as I’ve gone.

    May 6, 2011 at 2:13 pm #643213
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    dave atkinson

    If the rozzers stop you and
    If the rozzers stop you and ask you ‘How fast do you think you were going?’, just say ‘I think I was going [enter speed limit here], officer’ 😀

    So what is everyone’s fastest clocked speed then? A bit off-topic but might be interesting 🙂

    Mine’s 57mph, coming off the Ventoux. Best I’ve managed in this country is 54mph somewhere outside Dumfries…

    May 6, 2011 at 2:02 pm #643211
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    step-hent

    As Dave says, speed limits
    As Dave says, speed limits are for motor vehicles and bikes aren’t caught by them. So you can ‘break’ them to your hearts content without fear of successful prosecution!

    That said, I’ve found the police are generally not inclined to ticket cyclists for speeding (just to tell you to be more careful), and once you’ve been stopped it’s not usually worth arguing the toss – I’ve been stopped by the police on several occasions (when I was much younger!) and they’ve never given anything but some friendly and sensible words of warning.

    May 6, 2011 at 1:24 pm #643209
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    yarrump

    I don’t think I could make
    I don’t think I could make 50mph going downhill with a tail wind although without a speedometer how would I know? I have passed one of those speed measuring devices registering me at 23mph but I think it measured the car behind me as I think it can’t detect bicycles in the same way as most automatically changing traffic lights ignore me. There are plenty of 20mph zones now on my daily route so it is easy to fit a speedometer to a Brompton?

    May 6, 2011 at 1:18 pm #643207
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    dave atkinson

    There’s no legal requirement
    There’s no legal requirement for a bike to carry a speedometer, so you can’t be prosecuted for speeding on a bike in England.

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