Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoEmma Watson banned from driving for speedingwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down10
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minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year 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-up5·1 year 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-up1·1 year agoBut why would the sane do that?
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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-up1·1 year 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.