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ColinWhittaker
23-Jul-17, 17:07
For all you idiots that feel it's ok to travel on the road between Thurso and John o Groats at unbelievably stupid speeds, BE WARNED!!!!! I am going to make it my mission to get you banned. I have now a device to record your speed and take pictures of the vehicle and reg. I will be forwarding theses to the police on a daily basis until something is done.

I have already recorded one of you at over 100mph. Absolutely no respect for your life or anyone else's. This is not exclusive to the silly little, made to sound like a sports car, but there are a number of you on motorbikes that seem to think your on a race track. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!

Kodiak
23-Jul-17, 19:33
If you wish people to take you seriously, then I suggest that you either Spell Check before you post or learn to Spell correctly. Mind you this is the best Laugh I have had for ages.

dc1
23-Jul-17, 21:02
Kodiak do you think its funny the speed some of them drive at on the roads up here

sids
23-Jul-17, 21:16
Kodiak do you think its funny the speed some of them drive at on the roads up here

A mission to get them all bandy is pretty funny.


For all you idiots that feels it is ok to travel on the road between Thurso and John o Groats at unbelievably stupid speeds, BE WARNED!!!!! I am goin to make it my mission to get you banded. I have now a device to record your speed and take pictures of the vehicle and reg. I will be forwarding theses to the police on a daily basis until something is done.

I have already recorded one of you at over 100mph. Aboslulty no respect for your life or anyone else's. This is not exclusive to the silly little, made to sound like a sports car,but there area number of you on motorbikes that seem to think your on a race track. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!

Kodiak
23-Jul-17, 22:27
A mission to get them all bandy is pretty funny.

That is what I thought, also to come on here and to post a very threatening post is just not on.

Somehow I just do not believe that this person has gone out and bought the equivalent of a Speed Camera.

So yes I find the thread Funny.

J1985
23-Jul-17, 23:16
I'm all in favour of safe driving ect but you Might want to check the law before you go play cops and robbers . Also got to have your device calibrated every morning to ensure a correct and accurate reading otherwise it's nil and void.. gave us all a good laugh non the less.

Kevin Milkins
23-Jul-17, 23:52
I'm all in favour of safe driving ect but you Might want to check the law before you go play cops and robbers . Also got to have your device calibrated every morning to ensure a correct and accurate reading otherwise it's nil and void.. gave us all a good laugh non the less.

Your right, you do have to get them calibrated to make sure they are accurate, unfortunately the guy that comes up do that job got done for drink driving while on his way to Thurso police station to perform his duties.

Shaggy
24-Jul-17, 02:33
Sooo....whilst you are rampantly waving your black & red ellesse hairdryer in one hand at speeding motorists and dangling a kodak brownie on a selfie stick in the other (let's hope your belt doesn't snap) It is a criminal offence to obstruct free passage on the highway and that includes footpaths and cyclepaths too. Then there is the Data protection act with you noting down data relating to an individual and from which the individual can be identified . You can also be charged with obstructing a police officer in the execution of his/her duty. This basically means doing anything that makes it more difficult for the police to carry out their duties properly and effectively, so for instance by pretending to be an "enforcement officer" could lead to a person ignoring a real enforcement officer. Let's hope you don't capture a picture of a child, that would be a shame to be labelled as an unsavoury type of observer.... and then there is the risk of a motorist suing your butt off for causing him to crash as you were distracting him whilst trying to play rentacop and getting them to say cheese. If perchance a local driver does have the misfortune of being photographed by you whilst driving at excessive speed and the rozzers do indeed have a word in his shell-like then i don't reckon your house will be very warm in winter with it's windows all broken....oh wait....then again another busted local driver might come along with a little housewarming present for you....problem solved!. Just hope you don't get clipped by a passing motorist and end up in the ditch nursing a bruised egp as due to NHS cutbacks, the local hospital might just not have enough bandages to wrap it all up...ach never mind, there's always a bottle of vinegar and some brown paper down the local chipshop but don't rush to get there, a silly old codger might take your pic on the way.......Next!!!

Bystander1
24-Jul-17, 07:12
If you wish people to take you seriously, then I suggest that you either Spell Check before you post or learn to Spell correctly. Mind you this is the best Laugh I have had for ages.

A TouCH oF ThE old POt and KETTle here ?

The Horseman
24-Jul-17, 14:19
Sooo....whilst you are rampantly waving your black & red ellesse hairdryer in one hand at speeding motorists and dangling a kodak brownie on a selfie stick in the other (let's hope your belt doesn't snap) It is a criminal offence to obstruct free passage on the highway and that includes footpaths and cyclepaths too. Then there is the Data protection act with you noting down data relating to an individual and from which the individual can be identified . You can also be charged with obstructing a police officer in the execution of his/her duty. This basically means doing anything that makes it more difficult for the police to carry out their duties properly and effectively, so for instance by pretending to be an "enforcement officer" could lead to a person ignoring a real enforcement officer. Let's hope you don't capture a picture of a child, that would be a shame to be labelled as an unsavoury type of observer.... and then there is the risk of a motorist suing your butt off for causing him to crash as you were distracting him whilst trying to play rentacop and getting them to say cheese. If perchance a local driver does have the misfortune of being photographed by you whilst driving at excessive speed and the rozzers do indeed have a word in his shell-like then i don't reckon your house will be very warm in winter with it's windows all broken....oh wait....then again another busted local driver might come along with a little housewarming present for you....problem solved!. Just hope you don't get clipped by a passing motorist and end up in the ditch nursing a bruised egp as due to NHS cutbacks, the local hospital might just not have enough bandages to wrap it all up...ach never mind, there's always a bottle of vinegar and some brown paper down the local chipshop but don't rush to get there, a silly old codger might take your pic on the way.......Next!!!

What an attitude. Speed kills, not only the person who is speeding but those who get in the way....... and if someone is saying they may do something about it, why don't you agree with the speed prob, but desist from all the mumbo jumbo!
I agree with the Poster. Speeds are crazy in the North of Scotland.

Fulmar
24-Jul-17, 14:54
Yes, I also agree about the speeding and no wonder Mr Whittaker is alarmed. Not so sure about taking action and filming the speeders but can totally understand the worry and frustration prompting it. Well done for raising it! The speeding and crazy dangerous overtaking is a real problem and a danger to all road users up here.

mi16
24-Jul-17, 15:40
Speed never hurt anyone.
sudden stops are the real killer

The Horseman
24-Jul-17, 16:23
Yes, I also agree about the speeding and no wonder Mr Whittaker is alarmed. Not so sure about taking action and filming the speeders but can totally understand the worry and frustration prompting it. Well done for raising it! The speeding and crazy dangerous overtaking is a real problem and a danger to all road users up here.

I think we are taking examples of video cam speeding and and convictions in Court from those in America. The Laws for conviction are much stricter in other Countries.

Shaggy
24-Jul-17, 19:06
What an attitude. Speed kills, not only the person who is speeding but those who get in the way....... and if someone is saying they may do something about it, why don't you agree with the speed prob, but desist from all the mumbo jumbo!
I agree with the Poster. Speeds are crazy in the North of Scotland.

Oh dear, so what if i have an attitude, who cares? I don't! FYI I do not condone speeding or any other type of law breaking for that matter and we have Police to deal with offenders but whether or not they actually can afford to do that job is debatable. You however have a more serious attitude problem by not trying to dissuade and actually agreeing with some hapless idiot who has decided to take the law into his own hands. That will go down as one of the best clangers of 2017 in my book....unless you can come up with a better one at a later date.

Goodfellers
24-Jul-17, 20:06
If a section of road has a perceived problem with speeding it is worth emailing road.safety@highland.gov.uk to see if there is any help to reduce the problem. The council can monitoring the traffic speed for a few weeks to see if there is a pattern , i.e. vehicles going to and from work at set times, then they pass the information on to safety partnership teams who can deal with it.

The Horseman
24-Jul-17, 22:19
Oh dear, so what if i have an attitude, who cares? I don't! FYI I do not condone speeding or any other type of law breaking for that matter and we have Police to deal with offenders but whether or not they actually can afford to do that job is debatable. You however have a more serious attitude problem by not trying to dissuade and actually agreeing with some hapless idiot who has decided to take the law into his own hands. That will go down as one of the best clangers of 2017 in my book....unless you can come up with a better one at a later date.

Arson/Assault......people are free to check a speed if they wish and to take a pic. You have turned nothing into something more dangerous.
Thank goodness there is only one of you.

rogermellie
25-Jul-17, 00:39
Oh dear, so what if i have an attitude, who cares? I don't! FYI I do not condone speeding or any other type of law breaking for that matter and we have Police to deal with offenders but whether or not they actually can afford to do that job is debatable. You however have a more serious attitude problem by not trying to dissuade and actually agreeing with some hapless idiot who has decided to take the law into his own hands. That will go down as one of the best clangers of 2017 in my book....unless you can come up with a better one at a later date.


The Police welcome any footage (dashcam, mobile phone, cyclist's/rider's headcam) from the public that can help with a conviction

God forbid, but if some organ donor ploughs into you at 90+mph, your next of kin will be grateful for footage that'll help the Police work out how you someone popped your clogs for you

Goodfellers
25-Jul-17, 09:18
'Hair dryer' speed guns do work

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1351355/Drivers-deterred-by-hairdryer-speed-trap.html

I like this one

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1220418/Fed-homeowner-builds-dummy-speed-camera-scare-drivers-motorist-smashed-garden-wall.html

For under £100 you can buy a radar gun, admittedly not Home Office approved but capable of a fairly accurate speed reading https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bushnell-LYSB004EHUK5A-ELECTRNCS-BUSHNELL-101911-RADAR/dp/B004EHUK5A/ref=sr_1_2/259-9266841-8689008?ie=UTF8&qid=1500970581&sr=8-2&keywords=sports+radar+gun

Kevin Milkins
25-Jul-17, 10:42
I am not sure if I fully support the OP,s actions, but I do understand the frustrations caused by inconsiderate people.

kosacid
25-Jul-17, 13:26
hope you are including the ones doing just 30mph the one that think they are driving safe

Kevin Milkins
25-Jul-17, 17:26
hope you are including the ones doing just 30mph the one that think they are driving safe

I have noticed that lots of drivers prefer to travel a bit faster than me, but I do pull in to let them pass at every opportunity. Fifty to sixty is fast enough for me and my vehicle, (unless I'm on my bike.)

kosacid
26-Jul-17, 10:53
driving to the road conditions and speed limit is fine by me i always stick to them to, the one`s im on about are the ones doing 30mph on a 60mph and about causing a head on, if there was a accident i bet the first thing they would say was i was driving safe lol, as for you pulling in why would you your driving fine ?

Kevin Milkins
26-Jul-17, 12:28
driving to the road conditions and speed limit is fine by me i always stick to them to, the one`s im on about are the ones doing 30mph on a 60mph and about causing a head on, if there was a accident i bet the first thing they would say was i was driving safe lol, as for you pulling in why would you your driving fine ?

If there are more than a couple of cars behind me and there is a safe place or layby I just except that some folk can and like to drive faster than me, so I pull over and let them bye. It saves causing frustration and drivers taking a risk to overtake.

Kodiak
26-Jul-17, 16:58
If there are more than a couple of cars behind me and there is a safe place or layby I just except that some folk can and like to drive faster than me, so I pull over and let them bye. It saves causing frustration and drivers taking a risk to overtake.

The only problem with this is there are not many Laybys on the roads in Caithness. Drive safe and Live. :D

2little2late
26-Jul-17, 22:17
Perhaps the police should issue fines to drivers who travel well below the speed limit and hold up traffic.

The Horseman
27-Jul-17, 04:24
Only done in America....

Kodiak
27-Jul-17, 12:14
Only done in America....

Not really as in the UK you can get areas where there is a Minimum Speed Limit. Two pics below one showing what the Minimum Speed Limit Sign looks like, and the other showing a Minimum Speed Limit Sign in Situ.

http://i63.tinypic.com/x5uiqo.jpg


http://i67.tinypic.com/qodmhw.jpg

mi16
27-Jul-17, 12:34
Not really relevant in Caithness though is it.
remember the speed limit is a limit, not a target

The Horseman
27-Jul-17, 13:13
Not really relevant in Caithness though is it.
remember the speed limit is a limit, not a target

That is a good piece of info.....The 'speed limit' is the maximum.....and I didn't know the UK had minimums....
In America the limit can be 60 and the minimum 35. Keeps traffic moving. In Canada slow driving is classed as 'impeding traffic', but rarely is there a conviction.
Speed Kills....a known fact!

mi16
27-Jul-17, 14:23
That is a good piece of info.....The 'speed limit' is the maximum.....and I didn't know the UK had minimums....
In America the limit can be 60 and the minimum 35. Keeps traffic moving. In Canada slow driving is classed as 'impeding traffic', but rarely is there a conviction.
Speed Kills....a known fact!

no it's definitely the stop that kills you

The Horseman
27-Jul-17, 16:16
no it's definitely the stop that kills you

Yes of course...

Goodfellers
27-Jul-17, 16:22
no it's definitely the stop that kills you

Unless you are a pedestrian walking your dog, then it's the speed that kills. Can you guess I've had a few near misses.........

DavidMac1
31-Jul-17, 01:02
Shouldn’t botherposting anything on here Colin, Caithness fools come out of the woodwork to getkicks, they must lead boring lives. You can open serious thread with a validargument and debate for it to be ridiculed, make fun of then finally assassinatedby the same old supercilious obtuse idiots with nothing better to do. Makingfun of ones grammar online is simply a form of cyber bulling, picking apart a post by grammar is ignorant, idiotic, and generally give theimpression you are missing the point entirely.

DavidMac1
31-Jul-17, 02:28
No bites yet, purposely copied and paste, leaving some grammar mistakes so I can be bullied and ridiculed by the forum idiots, cant wait. Lol

ColinWhittaker
31-Jul-17, 07:40
Bulling is only effective if it bothers me, and it doesn't. Give them enough rope. 😉

Glebite
01-Aug-17, 23:36
You can tell the speedsters on here, need to get them off the road.

2little2late
01-Aug-17, 23:51
Anyone who causes harm to themselves through their own stupidity don't get my sympathy.

The Horseman
02-Aug-17, 01:19
I knew someone would get onto the Bullying kick again!

linnie612
03-Aug-17, 19:19
No bites yet, purposely copied and paste, leaving some grammar mistakes so I can be bullied and ridiculed by the forum idiots, cant wait. Lol





Maybe didn't work because your original post was at one in the morning, and you gave up by two thirty ..... :roll::lol:

The Horseman
04-Aug-17, 00:16
Maybe didn't work because your original post was at one in the morning, and you gave up by two thirty ..... :roll::lol:

Welcome....I have paid my debt.
DavidM....poor person, being bullied. Can you believe these posts.

cesare
07-Aug-17, 01:16
For all you idiots that feel it's ok to travel on the road between Thurso and John o Groats at unbelievably stupid speeds, BE WARNED!!!!! I am going to make it my mission to get you banned. I have now a device to record your speed and take pictures of the vehicle and reg. I will be forwarding theses to the police on a daily basis until something is done.

I have already recorded one of you at over 100mph. Absolutely no respect for your life or anyone else's. This is not exclusive to the silly little, made to sound like a sports car, but there are a number of you on motorbikes that seem to think your on a race track. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!


LOOOOOOOOL

im sorry but unless you are a police officer with calibrated equipment then you aint doing nothing of the sort
self appointed lmao never heard the like of it in my life...............laughable

Classamin
07-Aug-17, 18:06
32618

Anyone else get reminded of this fellow?

The Horseman
15-Aug-17, 02:47
And who may you be addressing little c ?
What a stooooopid thing to say and to whom!

Goodfellers
21-Aug-17, 16:40
Interesting news story. The police welcome dashcam footage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-40996609/motorists-using-dash-cams-to-inform-on-dodgy-drivers

I will now be buying a roadhawk camera for both front and rear of my car https://www.roadhawk.co.uk/roadhawk-hd-dash-cam

mi16
22-Aug-17, 10:56
With noting that this refers to a Welsh police trial, don't know if Police Scotland are looking for video.

Goodfellers
22-Aug-17, 12:21
Once one police force realises that the public can do a lot of the work for them, others will follow. Most modern dash cams are linked to GPS so show location and GPS calculated speed which on the whole is more accurate than a car speedometer. Hopefully police will concentrate on poor/dangerous overtaking. If someone wants to overtake me at whatever speed that's their prerogative. My dashcam footage will only be useful if then then crash or cause an accident.

mi16
22-Aug-17, 12:30
Gps speed is on occasion very inaccurate, if it drops a satellite or you travel through a dead spot the speed readout goes all to pot.

my dashcam is used solely for my protection, not for doing the job of the police force

The Horseman
23-Aug-17, 00:54
Also remember that anything digital can be altered/ pieces taken out of sequence and changing the color of lites.
At first glance it is the World's answer, but one must be careful.

Goodfellers
23-Aug-17, 09:09
Also remember that anything digital can be altered/ pieces taken out of sequence and changing the color of lites.
At first glance it is the World's answer, but one must be careful.

Agree, however most average motorists would not be interested in altering video unless they had a real grudge against someone . I imagine altering footage would be an offence in itself, attempting to pervert the course of justice?

Looking at the video on the BBC item, I can't see any need to alter any of it, it was pretty poor driving as it was. I imagine this is the sort of footage the police would be interested in, not speeding on its own or they would be swamped with footage.

ColinWhittaker
18-Sep-17, 21:32
http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/News/Dounreay-police-alert-on-speeding-motorists-18092017.htm

Goodfellers
22-Sep-17, 19:32
Interesting..............Inverness court happy to accept dash cam footage as evidence for prosecution......You will be fined £800 and have your licence endorsed. You will also be disqualified for a period of one year and re-sit your test to drive.

http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Dangerous-driver-filmed-by-shocked-motorists-on-A96-22092017.htm