Stalker62
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@Cumbrian 1
Fair play for your honesty.
As a man who drives a Landrover 110, I cannot reach the National Speed limit, much less exceed it...
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Driving Conviction - Will I Lose FAC/SGC?
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Fair play for your honesty.
As a man who drives a Landrover 110, I cannot reach the National Speed limit, much less exceed it...
Dunwaters
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Simple enough, you pop over to the neighbours and he/she pours you “ a small whiskey “ but free hands it into the glass.
You have no idea how much you have just consumed.
Then you have the law which places a very strict value on the permissible amount of alcohol you can have in your system and drive a motor vehicle, you could have, say 2 pints of ordinary lager over an hour or so, test yourself, be below the limit and set off, 10 minutes later you blow positive because the alcohol is still being processed and entering your system.
You’re at a party and have a few, get up early the next morning to drive to work and get pulled over and test positive.
We all metabolise alcohol slightly differently, the only hard and fast rule is if you’re driving don’t drink, if you had a couple the night before test yourself before you get in the car regardless of how sober you think you are.
The alcohol limit is there to allow you to make minor errors, not to set a target.
Ruby Tuesday 2
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Don't belive that . Those AA flat bed trucks are quite nippy.....
Stalker62
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Rude.
Once broke down in the Highlands (not unique) and had to be 'relayed' back home - I cannot now remember whether it was three or four 'relays'...
Back home and we managed to off-load everything into my wife's Volvo and drove back up, through the night (again).
Missed breakfast but made the first drive (Pheasant not M6!)
That kind of shite can scar a man...
Hunter1973
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Signal crossings do not have amber like traffic lights. Therefore as you approach they turn to red to warn you that the barrier is going to come down.
As the barrier was not down and you went through the red light, my defence would be that I had a car full of shopping and it was safer to continue through the lights rather than attempting to stop and being in a dangerous position. it will be the equivalent fine of speeding and highly unlikely to lose licence.
I would however ask to see the evidence before making a decision.
As the barrier was not down and you went through the red light, my defence would be that I had a car full of shopping and it was safer to continue through the lights rather than attempting to stop and being in a dangerous position. it will be the equivalent fine of speeding and highly unlikely to lose licence.
I would however ask to see the evidence before making a decision.
Stalker62
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Do you mean fabricating your defence?
Hunter1973
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Not at all, justifying why he couldn't stop in time. Only he knows why he went through the light.
Stalker62
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Dunwaters
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No, just asking for proof of the offence.
Innocent til proven guilty an all that..
Some good advice?
Stalker62
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Not the way it read to me.
There is a world of difference between going 'No comment" (very popular this season) and 'fabricating a defence'.
One is your (conditional) right in England & Wales, the other is a short cut to a long sentence - but I think you know that.
I thought you had retired!Not the way it read to me.
There is a world of difference between going 'No comment" (very popular this season) and 'fabricating a defence'.
One is your (conditional) right in England & Wales, the other is a short cut to a long sentence - but I think you know that.
Or as my solicitor said to me, if you've done it then it's "No comment" but if you haven't then "Sing like a bird."
Morkai
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That's poor advice.
fixedwheel
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Bet you didn't need ear defenders to shoot, after the earache from both journeys...Rude.
Once broke down in the Highlands (not unique) and had to be 'relayed' back home - I cannot now remember whether it was three or four 'relays'...
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Back home and we managed to off-load everything into my wife's Volvo and drove back up, through the night (again).
Missed breakfast but made the first drive (Pheasant not M6!)
That kind of shite can scar a man...
Stalker62
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To be fair to my wife - she took it very, very well.
As we pulled into the Lodge, (the last ten miles were the most fraught), one of my mates came out to greet us and (obviously) take the ****.
I am not normally a man quick to temper.
"Mr. X, just give me a minute, it's been emotional..."
He saw the look in my eyes and retreated back inside.
I'm sorry to say, but you're wrong on this one - barrier controlled crossings, and fire stations, ambulance stations, etc use three lights. The first is a single amber light which shows as 'solid' initially, this then goes out & is followed by a pair of alternating flashing red lights above it. At railway crossings these flash for a period before the barriers come down & then all the time they are down.
The purpose of the amber light is the same as at traffic signals - it warns you that the lights are about to turn red & you should prepare to stop.
Sealgair nam fiadh
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The level crossing a quarter of a mile from me only has red lights.
Hunter1973
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The same one down the road from me
Just saying...
www.networkrail.co.uk
Level crossings for drivers - Network Rail
How to use level crossings safely as a driver and understanding the safety systems used at level crossings.
www.networkrail.co.uk
Sealgair nam fiadh
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From your link " The majority of road crossings have amber and red warning lights ", so not all of them.
Just saying...
Just saying...
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