paul adams wrote:When I drive, i concentrate, I am acutely aware of other drivers, I have a good level of car control, my eyes are always on main beam, I always observe effectively, I'm considerate to other road users including vulnerable road users, I drop well below the speed limit when required...such as outside a busy school, road works etc.
Then, whilst on a relatively quiet 30 limit road, no pedestrians, I look down to glimpse my speed, which is sitting around 37mph..
I'm a a bad driver? Because I "speed" do all the other elements in paragraph one become void? People can "see" I am speeding, but have no real tangible evidence of all the other good stuff I do...
Does anyone else feel this frustration..?
I have no idea whether 37 would ALWAYS be safe (in outcomes),if not legal, for you or any other driver, pedestrian, cyclist emerging, turning ... on this "relatively quiet 30 limit road with no (visible) pedestrians" - your performance and accuracy of hazard perception and the likelihood of another road user having a SMIDSY moment on this road will wax and wane from day to day, minute to minute.
What we can be clear about is that the outcomes of any incident that starts with braking from 30mph and 37mph will be massively different and your other excellent driving attributes may count for nothing.