Thread: Now is the time to take speeding seriously

Originally Posted by sam_d

If the speed limit is 100km/h then do 95 or 90. If you accidentally speed up a little without realising then you'll still be under the speed limit.

There is absolutely no compulsion to drive exactly on the speed limit. I don't understand why people think there is.

(I'm sure this isn't going to be a popular opinion)

Nothing wrong with that opinion at all, on the condition that as you say, you sit in the left lane,..we pretty much always do that in the Defender, and if there's only one lane, & we're holding another car up, we'll pull over & let him past.
Pickles

As usual, most of the discussion assumes you have the choice of lanes. In the areas I usually drive there is one lane each way, with occasional overtaking lanes, but long stretches of unbroken double lines.

With a speed limit of 100 or 110, we have 'L' and 'red P's travelling at 90k or less as legally required(some of them, anyway), trucks and B-Doubles usually at 100k except for the local farm trucks travelling at perhaps 80, cars usually a cohort travelling at 100 on the clock, which works out at about 90-95, most at about 105-120 (regardless of limit) ACT and Qld plates travelling at 120-130, and the odd tractor, header etc at 40-60. In the wee hours, mostly B-Doubles at 100-105, and idiots at 160-200 (or zero wrapped round a tree).

Now, what were you saying about different speeds being a driving hazard?

The Scania I just finished driving had a great cruise control - set it on 97 and the hill descent on 100 - at 101 ks the engine brake and retarder starts kicking in.