The on topic thread 4.0

[Zidane98]

Does anyone even know what the speed limit was there? He may not have been speeding at 120.

Most European nations have a speed limit of 130 on freeways.

 

[Jatz]

Well there you go. Speed may have been a contributing factor (clearly it was) but doesn't sound like he'd done anything illegal.

 

[SM]

Does anyone even know what the speed limit was there? He may not have been speeding at 120.

It says he was above the 120km speed limit, not driving at 120km/hr. That being said, I'm finding the insinuation a little bit gross without anything more explicit. Was he going at 125km/hr briefly to overtake a truck? Or was he speeding along at 150km/hr recklessly? Without more detail it's veering a touch into victim blaming pretty shortly after his death.

While speeding to overtake is (by definition) illegal, if it's only done briefly and done to ensure the safety of your car (if for instance you're overtaking a wide truck) and occupants, then it's the reasonable course of action. What would be far less safe would be sticking to the speed limit, overtaking someone who is doing slightly less than the speed limit, but then mis-judging and cutting in front of them too close and having them ram into the back of you as you're changing lanes.

 

[Frank Bunn]

You've never gone over the speed limit to overtake someone?

It can make sense on a single carriageway, so you minimise the time you are exposed to oncoming traffic. But there's no safety reason to break the speed limit to overtake on a dual carriageway.

 

[SM]

It can make sense on a single carriageway, so you minimise the time you are exposed to oncoming traffic. But there's no safety reason to break the speed limit to overtake on a dual carriageway.

I've just described a perfectly legitimate reason.

If there are bulky trucks on a road it's also acceptable to accelerate past them rather than driving alongside/just behind them. It may not be by the letter of the law but I think you'd be very unlikely to be pinged for accelerating for less than a minute.

 

[Zidane98]

It can make sense on a single carriageway, so you minimise the time you are exposed to oncoming traffic. But there's no safety reason to break the speed limit to overtake on a dual carriageway.

There's a very good reason.

Keep left unless overtaking. Or keep right in Europe.

 

[Frank Bunn]

There's a very good reason.

Keep left unless overtaking. Or keep right in Europe.

That doesn't make sense. Suppose you're travelling at 120 on a dual carriageway. You don't have to floor it to quickly overtake and get back into the right lane.

 

[SM]

That doesn't make sense. Suppose you're travelling at 120 on a dual carriageway. You don't have to floor it to quickly overtake and get back into the right lane.

Why not?

 

[Magma]

lyon have successfully appealed their relegation and will remain in ligue 1

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Just asked my former coach who is Superintendent at Vic police and is in charge of traffic and roadblock stops. No excuse is acceptable to exceed speed in Victoria.

He said the only reason given that's be accepted, albeit in rare occasions, is exceeding speed to get to a hospital in time to save a life.

 

[RossFC]

 

[SM]

Just asked my former coach who is Superintendent at Vic police and is in charge of traffic and roadblock stops. No excuse is acceptable to exceed speed in Victoria.

He said the only reason given that's be accepted, albeit in rare occasions, is exceeding speed to get to a hospital in time to save a life.

Almost as if I said above that by the letter of the law you can't. You should ask him about jay walking too.

 

[Zidane98]

Just asked my former coach who is Superintendent at Vic police and is in charge of traffic and roadblock stops. No excuse is acceptable to exceed speed in Victoria.

He said the only reason given that's be accepted, albeit in rare occasions, is exceeding speed to get to a hospital in time to save a life.

101 kmh in a 100 zone is also against the letter of the law.

However in practice this is never penalised with an offence.

 

[Zidane98]

Who isn't guilty of tax fraud in La Liga?

 

[Frank Bunn]

Who isn't guilty of tax fraud in La Liga?

The suspended sentence gives them a criminal record in Spain but doesn't seem to bar them from entry into other countries as long as they declare it.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Lyon into Europa. Palace down to Conference League.

 

[ADL9798]

 

[Bradesmaen]

Gyokeres facing disciplinary action for not showing up to training... Sounds like a smart player

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Football's 'dog ate my homework' variation.

Flimsy argument falls flat.





Why can't they just be honest and admit they didn't think in February that they'd win the FA Cup and missed the deadline to do something about the multi-club arrangement.

 

[Zidane98]

Ivan Toney isn't a big fan of London

 

[RPCB]

Ivan Toney isn't a big fan of London

Imagine how disappointed the carjacker would have been when the most valuable item in the car was Ivan Toney’s AFC Champions League Elite medallion.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Yamal is in trouble for hiring dwarves for his birthday party.

Lamine Yamal Birthday Bash: 'We are not Monkeys', Says Dwarf Hired to Perform in Mafia-Themed Party, Govt Investigates

Lamine Yamal, the young Barcelona footballer, has faced significant backlash following allegations regarding the hiring of entertainers with dwarfism for his 18th birthday party. This controversy has drawn the attention of Spain's government., Football, Times Now

www.timesnownews.com

 

[Aussie in exile]

Manchester City sign billion pound kit deal

Man City agree Premier League record £1bn kit deal

Manchester City extend their kit partnership with Puma for at least 10 years, with the contract understood to be worth a minimum of £1bn, making it the largest deal in the Premier League.

www.bbc.com

 

[Hamingja]

Yamal is in trouble for hiring dwarves for his birthday party.

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Lamine Yamal Birthday Bash: 'We are not Monkeys', Says Dwarf Hired to Perform in Mafia-Themed Party, Govt Investigates

Lamine Yamal, the young Barcelona footballer, has faced significant backlash following allegations regarding the hiring of entertainers with dwarfism for his 18th birthday party. This controversy has drawn the attention of Spain's government., Football, Times Now

www.timesnownews.com

I was going to say it was a bit rich for dwarves to hire themselves out and then complain about it but when you go to the article it is some disability group complaining and the dwarves themselves are defending their right to do it

 

[Satan]

Yamal is in trouble for hiring dwarves for his birthday party.

View attachment 2368856

Lamine Yamal Birthday Bash: 'We are not Monkeys', Says Dwarf Hired to Perform in Mafia-Themed Party, Govt Investigates

Lamine Yamal, the young Barcelona footballer, has faced significant backlash following allegations regarding the hiring of entertainers with dwarfism for his 18th birthday party. This controversy has drawn the attention of Spain's government., Football, Times Now

www.timesnownews.com

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