Acceleration issues

[fez]

Car not been used in 3 weeks so decided to drive into work today instead of take the train which still seems to still be on an "emergency service". A little bit hesitant to start but got going and took first ginger steps out onto salty wet roads. Confidence grew though, in fact too much as I couldn't resist a quick start from the lights near Highgate. Sadly a couple of coppers witnessed said launch :banghead: Last time I was chased with blue lights and sirens was in France when I was singled out of a fast pack of cars for not being French. Anyway I soon came to a stop, had a chat and was told that I had accelerated too hard and that I was driving a fast car. Didn't think that there was a rule on acceleration which is probably why they sent me on my way. Never a dull moment in the CSL.

[shimmy]

Car not been used in 3 weeks so decided to drive into work today instead of take the train which still seems to still be on an "emergency service". A little bit hesitant to start but got going and took first ginger steps out onto salty wet roads. Confidence grew though, in fact too much as I couldn't resist a quick start from the lights near Highgate. Sadly a couple of coppers witnessed said launch :banghead: Last time I was chased with blue lights and sirens was in France when I was singled out of a fast pack of cars for not being French. Anyway I soon came to a stop, had a chat and was told that I had accelerated too hard and that I was driving a fast car. Didn't think that there was a rule on acceleration which is probably why they sent me on my way. Never a dull moment in the CSL.

theyd have to do you with 'not in control' or 'due dare...' id guess

never make it stick so they went for another donut:whistle:

[outnumbered]

There is a rule against acceleration now...

I forget what it's called - section something-or-other, but I think they can penalise you if they think you're driving "too fast" but still within the speed limit - the law's intended for use against teenage scrotes mainly, but they can obviously apply it to anyone else if bored/envious etc.

[M5 Powered]

Yep, correct. A family friend was done doing a launch in his 355
Ferrari off the lights. An unmarked 535d belonging to West Midlands Police was directly behind which caught the whole thing on tape. :banghead:

The result was a hefty fine and points. Not exactly a subtle car to attempt such a thing!

[outnumbered]

It's Section 59 - lots of stuff out there if you google it.

[shimmy]

59 Vehicles used in manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance

(1) Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which-

(a) contravenes section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving), and
(b) is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public,
he shall have the powers set out in subsection (3).

(2) A constable in uniform shall also have the powers set out in subsection (3) where he has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle has been used on any occasion in a manner falling within subsection (1).

(3) Those powers are-

(a) power, if the motor vehicle is moving, to order the person driving it to stop the vehicle;
(b) power to seize and remove the motor vehicle;
(c) power, for the purposes of exercising a power falling within paragraph (a) or (b), to enter any premises on which he has reasonable grounds for believing the motor vehicle to be;
(d) power to use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by any of paragraphs to (a) to (c).
(4) A constable shall not seize a motor vehicle in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section unless-

(a) he has warned the person appearing to him to be the person whose use falls within subsection (1) that he will seize it, if that use continues or is repeated; and
(b) it appears to him that the use has continued or been repeated after the the warning.
(5) Subsection (4) does not require a warning to be given by a constable on any occasion on which he would otherwise have the power to seize a motor vehicle under this section if-

(a) the circumstances make it impracticable for him to give the warning;
(b) the constable has already on that occasion given a warning under that subsection in respect of any use of that motor vehicle or of another motor vehicle by that person or any other person;
(c) the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that such a warning has been given on that occasion otherwise than by him; or
(d) the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the person whose use of that motor vehicle on that occasion would justify the seizure is a person to whom a warning under that subsection has been given (whether or not by that constable or in respect the same vehicle or the same or a similar use) on a previous occasion in the previous twelve months.
(6) A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (3)(a) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(7) Subsection (3)(c) does not authorise entry into a private dwelling house.

(8) The powers conferred on a constable by this section shall be exercisable only at a time when regulations under section 60 are in force.

(9) In this section-

"driving" has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52);
"motor vehicle" means any mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not it is intended or adapted for use on roads; and
"private dwelling house" does not include any garage or other structure occupied with the dwelling house, or any land appurtenant to the dwelling house.

[shane@mbtech]

59 Vehicles used in manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance

(1) Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which-

(a) contravenes section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving), and
(b) is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public,
he shall have the powers set out in subsection (3).

(2) A constable in uniform shall also have the powers set out in subsection (3) where he has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle has been used on any occasion in a manner falling within subsection (1).

(3) Those powers are-

(a) power, if the motor vehicle is moving, to order the person driving it to stop the vehicle;
(b) power to seize and remove the motor vehicle;
(c) power, for the purposes of exercising a power falling within paragraph (a) or (b), to enter any premises on which he has reasonable grounds for believing the motor vehicle to be;
(d) power to use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by any of paragraphs to (a) to (c).
(4) A constable shall not seize a motor vehicle in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section unless-

(a) he has warned the person appearing to him to be the person whose use falls within subsection (1) that he will seize it, if that use continues or is repeated; and
(b) it appears to him that the use has continued or been repeated after the the warning.
(5) Subsection (4) does not require a warning to be given by a constable on any occasion on which he would otherwise have the power to seize a motor vehicle under this section if-

(a) the circumstances make it impracticable for him to give the warning;
(b) the constable has already on that occasion given a warning under that subsection in respect of any use of that motor vehicle or of another motor vehicle by that person or any other person;
(c) the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that such a warning has been given on that occasion otherwise than by him; or
(d) the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the person whose use of that motor vehicle on that occasion would justify the seizure is a person to whom a warning under that subsection has been given (whether or not by that constable or in respect the same vehicle or the same or a similar use) on a previous occasion in the previous twelve months.
(6) A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (3)(a) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(7) Subsection (3)(c) does not authorise entry into a private dwelling house.

(8) The powers conferred on a constable by this section shall be exercisable only at a time when regulations under section 60 are in force.

(9) In this section-

"driving" has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52);
"motor vehicle" means any mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not it is intended or adapted for use on roads; and
"private dwelling house" does not include any garage or other structure occupied with the dwelling house, or any land appurtenant to the dwelling house.


A blanket legislation that can be used for basically anything you do wrong in a car.

It was basically introduced to cut down on yobs/chavs misbehaving in maccy d's car park.

But is open to abuse from arse hole coppers.

[shimmy]

Yep

But in particular Sticky Micky ;)

[fez]

So one of my New Year's resolutions will be to stop behaving like a yob. What is a good non-yobbish car?:banghead:

[shane@mbtech]

So one of my New Year's resolutions will be to stop behaving like a yob. What is a good non-yobbish car?:banghead:

Smart car.

Even if you ran over a school yard full of kids, you would still look like a queer.