[Tom]

Originally Posted by Omah

Frankly, I hope you get caught by the police breaking the speed limit and are prosecuted to the full extent of the law .....

I have been caught speeding quite a few times. Normally they just let me off but I had a speed awareness course and later got 3 points- 1 for doing 34mph in a 30 zone and the other for doing 59mph in a 50 zone, even though its a road that goes from 60 to 50 and the road stays the same.

I've never been prosecuted for doing 80 down the motorway even though I've gone past many cameras doing that, and if you use common sense when you're driving then you'll be fine. Don't go faster than the person in front of you, and if you want to then overtake them and move back into that lane. If someones tailgating then move out of their way if you can or slow down if you can't. Reduce speed for bends, and reduce speed for certain weather conditions and most of all leave a big enough gap between you and the person in front. A lower speed limit doesn't automatically make you a good/better/safer driver, its about how you drive and how you react to what you're faced with. I think I'm a good and safe driver.

If you've got a good enough attention span and keep to the basics ie checking mirrors then theres no way at all how you can have an accident on the motorway. You don't even have to use your clutch for the most post, its just constant acceleration.