New cycling infrastructure - a noteworthy obstacle is cyclists themselves, apparently.

[ebikeerwidnes]

I think you mean they read high, for it not to be illegal. Last time I checked against a more precise test, my speedo displayed about 107% of the actual speed.


I agree entirely and to be clear for another poster, my decision to risk the speedometer showing a bit over the limit at that point was deliberate, on advice from my instructor (who was a former Army instructor) that I must absolutely not be seen to be under the limit on certain stretches of A road near that test centre. Of course, it could have just been that one test centre around that time, but I've read and heard things from other people since which make me doubt that. Bottom line: the UK driving test was more subjective (and I believe harsher) about driving slower than the legal maximum than it was about having the speedometer show over the limit... and that entrenched "above all else, keep up with traffic" attitude will take a long time to change.

Sorry - yes - they read slightly higher than the real speed

Mine is actually closer than my old one
last car read 30 when I was doing 28
this reads 30 when I am doing 29

probably - but a lot of the roadside speed thingys they use to discourage speeding read the same so I assume they are pretty close to reality

no idea about the speedo on my ebike

 

[Dogtrousers]

I passed my test in a quiet town when I was 17 and then didn't drive regularly for over a decade. So when I started driving in London I got a series of refreshers with the instructor who got my wife through her test.

He was very hot on appropriate speed approaching junctions, especially roundabouts. Do not zoom up and brake, do not crawl up. Keep observing and use appropriate speed. He could magic into existence a gap on any roundabout that was perfectly timed for him to drive into. He could psychically control traffic lights so they changed just before he arrived.