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<blockquote data-quote="teerex51" data-source="post: 265833" data-attributes="member: 146"><p>Glad to hear that Colin.</p><p></p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />fftopic: I'm more familiar with the country's north, as I have not been riding (or driving) in the south for over a decade.</p><p></p><p>Here in the Northwest you want to avoid all the fun roads with twisties at weekends (local LEOs love to ambush weekend riders with hand-held lasers) and</p><p></p><p>all state-highway approaches to small and medium-sized towns (where concealed fixed radars have been placed by the hundreds).</p><p></p><p>Ironically, motorways are fairly police-free <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> and only a few fixed radars are placed there (and most everyone knows where they're at).</p><p></p><p>A novel threat is represented by a system that will monitor your average speed over a given distance. This is still experimental but it seems to work just fine.</p><p></p><p>Here I must point out that most of my riding buddies and I do not object to speed limits or controls as such. We recognize the need to prevent accidents and save lives. The problem is when you, as a bike rider, become just another revenue item and no holds are barred for the local fuzz. Clearly, a ridiculously low speed limit (say 40 km on a 4-lane divided highway) over a very short distance (say 200 meters) and a speed trap right smack in there are a clear indication that every pretense of accident prevention has been dropped in favor of "hand over your cash and f*** off".</p><p></p><p>Stef</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teerex51, post: 265833, member: 146"] Glad to hear that Colin. :offtopic: I'm more familiar with the country's north, as I have not been riding (or driving) in the south for over a decade. Here in the Northwest you want to avoid all the fun roads with twisties at weekends (local LEOs love to ambush weekend riders with hand-held lasers) and all state-highway approaches to small and medium-sized towns (where concealed fixed radars have been placed by the hundreds). Ironically, motorways are fairly police-free :rolleyes: and only a few fixed radars are placed there (and most everyone knows where they're at). A novel threat is represented by a system that will monitor your average speed over a given distance. This is still experimental but it seems to work just fine. Here I must point out that most of my riding buddies and I do not object to speed limits or controls as such. We recognize the need to prevent accidents and save lives. The problem is when you, as a bike rider, become just another revenue item and no holds are barred for the local fuzz. Clearly, a ridiculously low speed limit (say 40 km on a 4-lane divided highway) over a very short distance (say 200 meters) and a speed trap right smack in there are a clear indication that every pretense of accident prevention has been dropped in favor of "hand over your cash and f*** off". Stef [/QUOTE]
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