Survey for Defensive Driving

**Back Fire** · 3rd October 2005, 22:42

Thanks people, the AA lady was rather interested with the results... BTW, if you want to know why I speed its because the howl of a 2-stroke is rather addictive and you have to speed to get to the power band in 6th....

oh yea!!

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

pretty much agree with what everyone else has said...keeping with the flow of traffic, adrenalin, getting to a gas station before she cuts out on me, and also going to add...how do i get used to something if i dont do it?? i ride in wind, rain whatever so i can get used to it faster, rather being a pussy and waiting for cage dweller to give me a ride home.

and like someone else said...bikes need speed to balance. was following a mistral up one of the main town roads the other day. clear road for blocks, and they were just crawling. going maybe 30k..cars backed up for miles behind me, and me struggling to not drop my feet, lol. was so glad when they slammed on the breaks, let their indicater blink once and then pull into a park

you can speed on a GN???

**Gremlin** · 3rd October 2005, 23:24

Originally Posted by Jaeger_Busa

you can speed on a GN???

shhh... leave her alone, if that is what she calls speeding then the cops would love us

P/T

What was the intention of the lady's question?? And in what way was the lady "interested"??

(Just being nosy)

**Ixion** · 4th October 2005, 02:10

Who says I speed?

Define speed.

If you mean driving/riding at an unsafe speed , then the answer is "I don't"

If you mean driving/riding at a speed in excess of the posted limit , then the answer is the same as the one to "Why do you prak longer then the parking sign says". Because the posted limit is unrealistic, unsafe , fails to take account of real world realities.

**Back Fire** · 4th October 2005, 12:09

Originally Posted by Gremlin

What was the intention of the lady's question?? And in what way was the lady "interested"??

(Just being nosy)

Its part of the DD course set by the AA, I don't have a car license so I can't do the passrite course (NOT FREAKIN FAIR!!!!). Anyway, If I hadn't done this survey I would fail and wouldn't be allowed my full till around Xmas NEXT year....

Big thanks to everyone that answered!!!

**Lou Girardin** · 4th October 2005, 12:13

I never heard of such a question in a DD course. But I guess anything's possible in this brave new world.
It may be psychological profiling to see if you're going to turn into a crazed road murderer and travel at 1.5 km/h over the limit.

**Gontour** · 4th October 2005, 12:39

having the ability to go fast easily compel's me to go fast,
but you should probably answer the question along the lines of.....

Having more than enough horsepower on tap allows me to open my options in times of evasive manouevres. Speeding would not be a my/sensible option in normal riding conditions.

Good luck with your full license

**tracyprier** · 4th October 2005, 13:43

Originally Posted by madboy

I do it because I can, because I want to, and because I don't like being told what to do.

Sometimes it's adrenalin (even more so when those Holden Bringitons try and keep up). Sometimes I just do. I have a belief that just cos some twat in an office thinks 100k is the maximum safe speed I can travel at doesn't mean they're right.

Yep, I'll go with what madboy says