Strip speedo illumination

In my 2000, the speedo illumination is virtually non-existant until it gets dark, and thereafter, it's perfectly acceptable. That said, throughout last winter, I didn't have a speedometer, so perhaps I wasn't as bothered as I might otherwise have been. I used the sat nav instead. I do find it pretty awful when I meet cars with upgraded illegal bulbs, to see, at night. Very unpleasant.
 
FrazzleTC said:
In my 2000, the speedo illumination is virtually non-existant until it gets dark, and thereafter, it's perfectly acceptable. That said, throughout last winter, I didn't have a speedometer, so perhaps I wasn't as bothered as I might otherwise have been. I used the sat nav instead. I do find it pretty awful when I meet cars with upgraded illegal bulbs, to see, at night. Very unpleasant.
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The GPS is a good tool for calibrating the speedo. Remember years ago having to have a chase car honking at various speeds to check it out.
 
OrganDoctor said:
The GPS is a good tool for calibrating the speedo. Remember years ago having to have a chase car honking at various speeds to check it out.
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I have used the GPS too to find out what speed I am really doing, as I don't believe the speedo was re-calibrated when the 5 speed box was fitted. Another job on the to-do list :shock:
 
There was a police type person with a radar speed gun checking cars as they drove out of the town this morning at 7:30. The road out of town is uphill and not far from my house so the engine is still warming up when I get there. I usually have to get a run up to prevent the engine labouring too much when cold :D

So I spotted the dayglo jacket, looked down at the speedo and it was just over the 30. Policeman waves me in and I said straight away that I was probably going a bit fast. He showed me the gun and it read 33. "Nice car" he said, "you were just over so watch your speed" I thought about replying that my speedo doesn't read with that sort of accuracy :LOL: but thought better of it and thanked him before driving off :LOL:

Dave
 
Dave3066 said:
So I spotted the dayglo jacket, looked down at the speedo ...
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I thought that you were going to say: "So I spotted the dayglo jacket, stepped on the brakes, looked down at the speedo ..." :LOL:
 
Demetris said:
Dave3066 said:
So I spotted the dayglo jacket, looked down at the speedo ...
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I thought that you were going to say: "So I spotted the dayglo jacket, stepped on the brakes, looked down at the speedo ..." :LOL:
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I tend to stick to speed limits, particularly around towns and cities, Demetris so I knew my speed would be there or there abouts 30mph :)

Dave
 
Dave3066 said:
Demetris said:
Dave3066 said:
So I spotted the dayglo jacket, looked down at the speedo ...
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I thought that you were going to say: "So I spotted the dayglo jacket, stepped on the brakes, looked down at the speedo ..." :LOL:
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I tend to stick to speed limits, particularly around towns and cities, Demetris so I knew my speed would be there or there abouts 30mph :)

Dave
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Off course Dave, i was just teasing you. :mrgreen:
Although i also stick stictly to the limits in villages and cities (i cannot guarantee anything on the open road :oops: ) i cannot help to lift off automatically when i spot them. :LOL:
 
Dave3066 said:
There was a police type person with a radar speed gun checking cars as they drove out of the town this morning at 7:30. The road out of town is uphill and not far from my house so the engine is still warming up when I get there. I usually have to get a run up to prevent the engine labouring too much when cold :D

So I spotted the dayglo jacket, looked down at the speedo and it was just over the 30. Policeman waves me in and I said straight away that I was probably going a bit fast. He showed me the gun and it read 33. "Nice car" he said, "you were just over so watch your speed" I thought about replying that my speedo doesn't read with that sort of accuracy :LOL: but thought better of it and thanked him before driving off :LOL:

Dave
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I'm glad he let you off (and complemented your machine in the bargain!), but I was under the impression that there's a 10% above the limit "tolerance" i.e as long as you were not more than 10% above the maximum, they'd not bother.
 
They are guidelines of course & you do hear of people being done for less, even 2mph over. But while technically feasible, personally, I'm not sure that it happens as often as you might be led to believe, especially with speed cameras. I doubt there's a camera in the country which would flash you at 2mph over the limit.
 
The Rovering Member said:
They are guidelines of course & you do hear of people being done for less, even 2mph over. But while technically feasible, personally, I'm not sure that it happens as often as you might be led to believe, especially with speed cameras. I doubt there's a camera in the country which would flash you at 2mph over the limit.
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Well, ironically enough, I was talking to a neighbour who told me he got done here in North Wales for driving at an insanely high speed of 32mph in a 30mph zone. It seems to be more likely to happen here in North Wales... :oops: :cry:
 
Ah yes, the kingdom of the notorious Dennis Brunstrom, persecutor of motorists. I hear North Wales police have one of the worst burglary clear-up rates is the country. Perhaps the new PCC will sort them out. :)
 
Yes, I've heard the stories of that particular policeman, though I don't see how you can realistically be prosecuted for a 2mph variation, given the known inaccuracies of vehicle speedometers. Technically correct but a little over-enthusiastic.
 
Back in the 1990s there was a crackdown by the N.S.W State Government on speeding drivers and the new minimum limits that would be imposed. It was something like 3kph (1.8mph) over the speed limit and you expect a fine. I wrote to the Minister responsible and asked how often were the Police speed cameras calibrated and what was their limit of reading? I coverd the accuracy of car speedometers, mentioning that no instrument has an accuracy greater than plus or minus half of its calibrated markings.

I received a totally unrelated stereo type letter from a staff member, but that was all.

Ron.
 
suffolkpete said:
Ah yes, the kingdom of the notorious Dennis Brunstrom, persecutor of motorists. I hear North Wales police have one of the worst burglary clear-up rates is the country. Perhaps the new PCC will sort them out. :)
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Richard Brunstrom was indeed a persecutor of motorists, but he's gone now. Mark Polin is now the NWP Chief Constable... but you are quite right, the clear-up rates for burglary are alarmingly low. I do hope Winston Roddick (the new PCC) will adjust the focus accordingly... :p
 
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