Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 days agoEmma Watson banned from driving for speedingwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down16
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minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down9·edit-24 days agoBy law speedos must never under-read. If you are driving such a car, you are breaking the law. And your argument is balderdash. If there’s a tolerance with any machinery, a competent operator would factor that in.
minus-squareGeobloke@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoThat’s pretty much what they said, speedos over read. If your speedo is indicating slightly too fast, you’re probably sitting at the actual speed limit
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 days agoBut why would the sane do that?
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoRisking a fine for the sake of a few seconds off the travel time? Why not simply stick to the limit as read from the speedo.
minus-squareGeobloke@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoBecause I’ve been doing it for decades and hot away with it. But I can actually drive well, so results may vary
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 days agoThose sentences are mutually exclusive.
By law speedos must never under-read. If you are driving such a car, you are breaking the law.
And your argument is balderdash. If there’s a tolerance with any machinery, a competent operator would factor that in.
That’s pretty much what they said, speedos over read. If your speedo is indicating slightly too fast, you’re probably sitting at the actual speed limit
But why would the sane do that?
Why wouldn’t you?
Risking a fine for the sake of a few seconds off the travel time? Why not simply stick to the limit as read from the speedo.
Because I’ve been doing it for decades and hot away with it. But I can actually drive well, so results may vary
Those sentences are mutually exclusive.