Does riding at 70-80kph in a 50kph residential area impress you?

[PuppetMaster]

just open your door as he goes past ya Jill hahahaha

Good one. Maybe she should do that to you.

[Keystone19]

Ooh, look, SpankMe has attached a poll to my thread.

I must admit that I try and ride at or under 60kph in a 50kph zone. Does that make me a hypocrit given my first post?

My concern is excessive/dangerous speed. But then, what is excessive or dangerous speed? Certainly a subjective call, but I do think that 50kph and for that matter 70kph zones are there for a reason - mainly built up areas where the risk of children, cars, dogs etc running out in front of you is higher - hence the reason I try and stay within 10 km of the posted speed in these areas.

[beyond]

You are of course right Keystone, but hell it's hard to keep under those limits on a bike

[Lias]

I'll admit to doing 70-80 in a 50 when conditions are suitable (IE at night with no traffic around, let alone kids!), but speeding when kids are on the road near youa nd could run out is just daft..

[McJim]

I'm a bit confused about the 10kmh tolerance? I thought it was 10% tolerance (coz the speedometer manufacturers will only guarantee their their products to within +/- 10% accuracy) which is only 5kmh in a 50 zone.

Personally I try to keep it within this 10% but will move with the traffic for safety - have found myself very uncomfortable on the way to work with an L plate on in an 80 zone. Th traffic all around me are doing 95kmh so the choice is obey the law, do 70 kmh and end up a greasy smear under a Truck/white van or risk the $400 and 25 demerit points of going with the flow. I think I will recover from the fine and the points so unfortunately I do break the law sometimes. I've got 2 kids myself though and I would never speed outside a school.

[Jantar]

I find that a comfortable speed through Clyde is 56 kmh in 3rd gear. Where the streets are narrow or busy then I go quite a bit slower. Basically its ride to the conditions, but I would seldom hoon it in a built up area.

[dnos]

I cant say i try and ride under 50 in a 50 zone ALL the time, if its busy or lots of pedestrians then yes, but otherwise more like 55 but keep it under 60.

[Freakshow]

I try and stay around the 50k mark as I remember seeing people speeding through my suburb and I know the people there that could get hurt. So I believe it is a respect situation! You respect their home suburb and friend as you which your home to be treated!

[Quasievil]

I try and stay around the 50k mark as I remember seeing people speeding through my suburb and I know the people there that could get hurt. So I believe it is a respect situation! You respect their home suburb and friend as you which your home to be treated!

That in my opinion is exactly it mate, it is a respect situation

[sunhuntin]

Keep the speed down when kids are around. I want to encourage parents to let their kids walk to school. To do this they have to have the perception that it is reasonably safe.

Right place, right time.


[Edit:] strange poll, i don't really ride under 50kph, but I do *normally* try to stay under 62kph-ish....

im the same...ride usually just over 50, and HAVE known to get to 70k....but usually only for a few seconds and before school lets out. if im going the route that takes me right outside a primary school, im the opposite and closer to 40k.
if theres kids around, ill keep the speed down, simply cos ive the buggers pretend to run out in front of me before [and i pretended to run him over in return] if its on a busy road though, ill keep my speed down and certainly dont overtake... only time ive overtaken in town was when i had a crawler in front of me. but i try and find an alterante route that will get me off their tail.

I'm a bit confused about the 10kmh tolerance? I thought it was 10% tolerance (coz the speedometer manufacturers will only guarantee their their products to within +/- 10% accuracy) which is only 5kmh in a 50 zone.

Personally I try to keep it within this 10% but will move with the traffic for safety - have found myself very uncomfortable on the way to work with an L plate on in an 80 zone. Th traffic all around me are doing 95kmh so the choice is obey the law, do 70 kmh and end up a greasy smear under a Truck/white van or risk the $400 and 25 demerit points of going with the flow. I think I will recover from the fine and the points so unfortunately I do break the law sometimes. I've got 2 kids myself though and I would never speed outside a school.

just ride to the conditions...i keep up with traffic, usually about 90k in a 10 zone, and still have cars up my exhaust.

[degrom]

Stay at limit + 10%... I feel saver in front of the pack....

[XP@]

I answered NO, to the question "Are you impressed by ..."
But my answer must also be NO to the question "do you stay at or below 50kph..."

I guess I am ambivelocius

[Lou Girardin]

How do you know he's doing 70 -80 k's?
When I'm doing, say, 59 km/h on an accurate speedo I'm passing everything around, because the law-abiding people are probably doing 45 k's.

[Jonny Rotten]

Good one. Maybe she should do that to you.

i take it you didnt notice the "hahaha" at the end of it....as in im joking!!!

GEEEZZZ !!!

[Jonny Rotten]

How do you know he's doing 70 -80 k's?
When I'm doing, say, 59 km/h on an accurate speedo I'm passing everything around, because the law-abiding people are probably doing 45 k's.

they have one of those signs on my road that tells you your speed....i went past it and kept my speedo dead on sixty the other day to see if it was correct....the sign reconed i was doin 48 kmh