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crash-hibs said:
is it illegal to drive below the speed limit on roads in britain????
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It can be considered 'dangerous driving' if you drive too slow as people expect cars to be travelling at a certain speed and if you drive too slow other drivers can make bad judgements based on the speed cars are normally driven at.


Why?


Have you had a crash?
 
crash-hibs said:
is it illegal to drive below the speed limit on roads in britain????
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In a way it is. Unless it's not safe to do so you are supposed to drive at the limit. 30,40, 60 mph etc...

You can be charged with Dangerous Driving if you are driving too slow, but it has to be a considerable difference such as 30 mph on a motorway.
 
Cheers guys:thumbgrin




Briant said:
It can be considered 'dangerous driving' if you drive too slow as people expect cars to be travelling at a certain speed and if you drive too slow other drivers can make bad judgements based on the speed cars are normally driven at.


Why?


Have you had a crash?
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ive not had a crash. me and ma mate were argueing about it he said that you could go any speed as long as it wasnt above the speed limit and i reckoned you wouldnt be able to
 
crash-hibs said:
ive not had a crash. me and ma mate were argueing about it he said that you could go any speed as long as it wasnt above the speed limit and i reckoned you wouldnt be able to
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I wasn't meaning to pry.


Just wondered if your user name was relevant :giggle:
 
Briant said:
It can be considered 'dangerous driving' if you drive too slow as people expect cars to be travelling at a certain speed and if you drive too slow other drivers can make bad judgements based on the speed cars are normally driven at.


Why?


Have you had a crash?
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:yes What he said. Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 3 Careless driving
 
Briant said:
I wasn't meaning to pry.


Just wondered if your user name was relevant :giggle:
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haha the reason it is crash is because when i was like 13 i crashed a quadbike and on my next hibs top ma dad got Crash on the back haha
 
Caldo1875 said:
Sec 2 is Dangerous Driving actually :detective:
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Pedant Alert

Yes S2 is Dangerous Driving but the relevant offence for what the OP described would be S3.
S2 (dangerous) is only really used if there is serious damage or injury in a collision whereas S3 (careless) covers anything else whether there's been a collision / accident or not.:Bible:
 
Beagle said:
Pedant Alert

Yes S2 is Dangerous Driving but the relevant offence for what the OP described would be S3.
S2 (dangerous) is only really used if there is serious damage or injury in a collision whereas S3 (careless) covers anything else whether there's been a collision / accident or not.:Bible:
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Absolutely. You quoted in reference to someone talking about Dangerous Driving so I didnt want them getting confused!

Anyway, you would always liable a charge of Sec 2 and leave the rest for the court to decide.

Or so I heard anyway :dali:
 
i live in newcastle and im a van driver so im on the A1 everyday . you allways get the old folk coming off the slip roads onto A1 doing 30 -40 mph but never pick the speed up . its dangerous all right . its bad enough braking when van is empty but with a full pack of bricks on the back .( its sometimes touching cloth). if you cant do the speed limit you should find alternative roads to travel on .
 
Beagle said:
Pedant Alert

Yes S2 is Dangerous Driving but the relevant offence for what the OP described would be S3.
S2 (dangerous) is only really used if there is serious damage or injury in a collision whereas S3 (careless) covers anything else whether there's been a collision / accident or not.:Bible:
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He usto be a bobby. now hes a boaby. :rollfloor:rollfloor:rollfloor
 
It f#ckin should be.

Anyone that drives under 70 on an open road is insane and causes more crashes than any boy racer. And I f#ckin hate boy racers too.

Jesus, I'm turning into Jeremy Clarkson in my old age.

Pah.

Pink t-shirts! Spiky hair!

Pah.
 
Caldo1875 said:
Absolutely. You quoted in reference to someone talking about Dangerous Driving so I didnt want them getting confused!

Anyway, you would always liable a charge of Sec 2 and leave the rest for the court to decide.

Or so I heard anyway :dali:
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I wouldnae. The evidence has to be appropriate, but then I'm no' in Roads Policing, I'm in Community Policing.:sadwalk:
 
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