Terse Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 DoT Cock-Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confirmed Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 DoT Cock-Up Does this mean that the ever expanding speed limited zones, into de-restricted areas, are also included? I think the DoT have again, after the TT, moved the 50mph signs further into de-restricted areas. The all island speed limit is taking place right under our noses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 ...shit uninformative topic title Did I get it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I think the DoT have again, after the TT, moved the 50mph signs further into de-restricted areas. The all island speed limit is taking place right under our noses. Woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toad Of Toad Hall Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The blame cannot rest entirely with the DOT when it is the police who have been implementing this speed restriction which is apparently not worth the sign it flashes on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 ALL laws are debatable when advocates can mince them with words. Its not even who you know its how much you can afford, I see the devils advocate in cases like this. (The film rather than the expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The blame cannot rest entirely with the DOT when it is the police who have been implementing this speed restriction which is apparently not worth the sign it flashes on..... But the Police don't make the laws - the Govt do. And when the Govt (or DOT) bring in a law then people tend to expect that it is enforceable! The Govt has it's own legal dept (the Attorney General's Office) who should check all these. Maybe the blame shoudn't rest entirely with the DOT or the Police, but maybe the drivers who should of realised that the signs were unenforceable..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 See here for the full Judgment: http://www.judgments.im/content/J956.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integer Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 ...shit uninformative topic title Did I get it right? Agreed. One of my pet hates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Sorry to be a cynic but while I appreciate that the IOM Police force use real human beings with brains instead of greed cameras which can't tell what condition the vehicle is in, what the weather conditions are or how busy the road is, there's a simple checklist to remember: Does the speed limit seem low for the road (i.e past King Bills, Cooil Road, Rhencullen) Are you on a straight stretch of road? (Glen Vine, King Bills again) Are there things like bushes, walls, grass banks etc that someone can lurk behind? (Hilberry, Rhencullen) Is the weather perfectly dry? Are you driving in daylight hours? If all these apply then drive like a Vicar. I've only been caught out once and in fairness was let off with a warning by a very, very nice man. Though quite why there is a 30 limit past the filling station exiting Kirkmichael going north is beyond me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jehovah Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 So, not only do they feel it's alright to speed past schools and put young children at risk, they can also afford to make idiots of the dot. What a waste of money, the dot do it for nothing. In this case, although they won the case legally they lost morally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 So, not only do they feel it's alright to speed past schools and put young children at risk, they can also afford to make idiots of the dot. What a waste of money, the dot do it for nothing.In this case, although they won the case legally they lost morally. Hey, you're actually right. I wouldn't feel comfortable about appealing against a speeding fine in such circumstances, on a technicality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bawden Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Sorry to be a cynic but while I appreciate that the IOM Police force use real human beings with brains instead of greed cameras which can't tell what condition the vehicle is in, what the weather conditions are or how busy the road is, there's a simple checklist to remember: Does the speed limit seem low for the road (i.e past King Bills, Cooil Road, Rhencullen) Are you on a straight stretch of road? (Glen Vine, King Bills again) Are there things like bushes, walls, grass banks etc that someone can lurk behind? (Hilberry, Rhencullen) Is the weather perfectly dry? Are you driving in daylight hours? If all these apply then drive like a Vicar. I've only been caught out once and in fairness was let off with a warning by a very, very nice man. Though quite why there is a 30 limit past the filling station exiting Kirkmichael going north is beyond me! I got a speeding ticket there, he was parked up in the orrisdale road and I was overtaking a car with an old age sunday driver at the wheel whilst I was on my motorbike, I was doing 40 just to quickly overtake the dodderers...he pulled me in and it was the same copper who I had helped bring six sheep in to a field off the road up by my house at sartfell and he still gave me a ticket after I reminded him of my good deed.....I don't understand how a place that encourages speed in all motorsports relishes coming down heavy on speeders, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense....and I wholeheartedly agree 30 mph at this place is bizarre to say the least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I was doing 40 just to quickly overtake the dodderers...he pulled me in and it was the same copper who I had helped bring six sheep in to a field off the road up by my house at sartfell and he still gave me a ticket after I reminded him of my good deed..... Shock!, policeman applies the law impartially, as he is obliged to do. Surprised you didn't try and slip him a twenty. For someone who moralises a lot...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jehovah Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 So, not only do they feel it's alright to speed past schools and put young children at risk, they can also afford to make idiots of the dot. What a waste of money, the dot do it for nothing.In this case, although they won the case legally they lost morally. Hey, you're actually right. I wouldn't feel comfortable about appealing against a speeding fine in such circumstances, on a technicality. Yea, it can happen occassionally. (forty thousand monkeys and all that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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