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Rest & Be Thankful

Post by Mr Momo » Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:52 pm

Nobody here would do this...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g ... t-42292951

Should it now be renamed : Race and Be Hopeful ?
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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by campbell » Sun Dec 10, 2017 4:37 pm

Interesting reporting.

The reader is led to believe that the alleged offence occurred on the twister, scenic part of the pass. For increased "shock the reader" effect, presumably.

Yet it was actually on the arrow-straight, safer stretch * on the western side of the climb.

Albeit the Dunoon junction means there's a fair hazard there too.

Tricky. That's one of only a few overtaking opportunities on a road regularly rammed with distracted, slow tourists. Don't suppose an indicated 110 was needed to pass anything at that time of night though...

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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by Kinger » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:28 am

Didn’t Tut do better job around that same area, cost him a year thou 😢

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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by delands » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:32 am

That was on the drive it day a wee while back
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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by campbell » Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:39 am

He was a bit further north. Tyndrum-Oban stretch IIRC.

The straight in question in that report is probably a great revenue stream for Police Scotland.
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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by tut » Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:07 pm

Yes, out of Tyndrum and along the A85 on the way to Inveraray Castle for lunch.

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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by IanD » Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:42 pm

I believe the police often watch that straight stretch in particular. I tend to drive it slower than other parts of the same road :wink:

And I'm more careful around the junction either because someone may appear and forget to look both ways or because there may be someone just happening to be lurking and watching out for you, in the interests of 'safety'
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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by tut » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:39 pm

Sunday morning waiting for bikers.

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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by ScottJ-PS » Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:09 am

many years ago
testing out élan turbo
topless
Feb cold air mega boost
indicated 140
wife screaming thats enough baby, the car or me i couldn't tell
prior to Dunoon turn

the above is just my sad excuse at poetry mind you, would never be incriminating , well my writing incriminates me as a disgrace to the Bard .

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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by mik » Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:37 am

:shock: I imagine being topless at 140 might have been a bit uncomfortable for Mrs ScottJ-PS
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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by flyingscot68 » Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:11 pm

101mph along that bit, lol that's van speeds for that bit

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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by tut » Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:43 pm

I was not even trying at 109 and was not even aware, just trying to catch up with the two ahead as I had no idea where we were going.

Still cry myself to sleep at night for not checking the speedo, instead I immediately slowed down so that they could get on the road and catch up with me and that took a couple of miles. I should have just put my foot down as the Inveraray turn off was coming up and they would never have got close to me. I did not even have the correct number plates on, I had just bought the car and had stuck N3 TUT plates on for the photo shoot at the start and forgotten to take them off again.

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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by DJ » Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:04 pm

Mr Momo wrote:
Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:52 pm

Should it now be renamed : Race and Be Hopeful ?
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Re: Rest & Be Thankful

Post by ferg f » Tue Dec 12, 2017 6:04 pm

Stopped there many years ago, now I drive like miss daisy till clear of that straight

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Post by pete » Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:43 pm

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