aeg Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Well being as we’re not leaving the country there’s a few more cars to contend with on the roads! The M5 was busy southbound this afternoon and crawling northbound ( from Bridgewater onwards) but on the A361 my progress changed !! this guy slowed me down and then when we came to overtaking lanes and he did this to me he wasn’t hanging about though 😜 for some reason other drivers kept out of his way 👍 take care on the roads guys and gals there’s lots of extra cars out there. Cheers Andy & Becky 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkyBrad Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Years ago back in NZ where the speed limit is 60 (even on the motorways), on a dead-quiet main road I sat behind a highway patrol cop on my motorbike for thirty miles and we did 75-80mph the whole way. It was a bit before 7pm, and I guessed it was the end of his shift and his dinner was waiting on the table! Another story - In NZ, every vehicle must display a current MOT sticker in the windscreen with the expiry date facing outwards. My mate gets pulled over on his bike for speeding (80+). It's starting to rain, so the cop says 'come back to my car where it's dry and I'll write you the ticket'. As my mate approaches the cop's windscreen he clocks the just-expired MOT and points it out to the cop. Cop gives him the death-stare, tells him it's his very-lucky day and lets him go! You've got to watch the speeding though - the NZ cop cars have a radar that can read when the cop car is stationary or moving, coming or going. I have felt the wrath on several occasions - and talked my way out of a couple more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeg Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Part 1 of the return home ! Thought we’d try the coast road via Lynmouth/Porlock/Minehead 🤔 the first bit was nice and the traffic was kind to us , the rest was a saunter followed by a crawl on the M5 for 1 junction. lets hope for a clear run up the M5 tomorrow afternoon as the aircon isn’t working 🤪 and it was a touch warm in the car today and I started to sit in a puddle . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hunter - Club Secretary Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Many moons ago (early 2000's) having just left a meeting on the outskirts of Glasgow to drive home to the Midlands, I was getting a bit of wriggle on down the M74 as traffic was light. I was thinking I'd have a nice high speed trip home until 10 minutes into the journey, a Police Volvo T5 pulled out of Hamilton Services.... by the time he pulled off at Lockerbie (about 60 miles!!!!) there must have been the world's longest 74mph traffic jam of 3-Series, A4's, Mondeos and Vectras the world had ever seen 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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