On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:27:13 +0100, "Richard"
wrote:

So you have never *ever* drifted even .001 mph over the posted limit?

Why do you find it so hard to believe that someone could spend their
driving career remaining within the law? Were I to state, "I've never
burgled anyone's house", would you counter with, "So you have never
*ever* just nipped in through an open door and alf inched someone's
ceramic ashtray?" I see little difference.

And if he had once popped 0.001 mph over the speed limit would that devalue
his point about keeping to speed limits?

Erm yes as its over the speed limit.

Seems a bit of an easy way out, saying 'everyone does it', as if that makes
it OK.

Lots of people assaulted each other in previous centuries, did the fact that
lots of people did it make it socially desirable?

They point is someone who it being all smug "I never speed" then drift
over the limit on occasions. You can't have both.

I try to stick to the limits and the maximum and choose an appropriate
speed, but know that I have drifted on occasion over the limit. I used
to do things like 80 in empty 70 areas on occasions, but it didn't do
anything for me. I've got nothing to proove so don't bother, keeping
my m/cycle licence is more important to me. I'm not perfect by I try
as best as possible to stick at or below the limit.

I just guess Guy is Mr Perfect then.

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