Flashing lights to show speed trap.

Many years ago we were invited to join a police group who were having a pre Christmas celebration in the same hotel as we were staying. Great fun. However, when I made some jocular\cheeky comment about police the response was a resounding 'oh, p!ease don't ever associate us with them. We're traffic.' Never forgotten that nor the unanimity with which it was said.

Out of interest, we have always had very high powered cars but managed to not have any accidents. If you want to to speed and think you'll be a good driver at high speed why not book a track day, in your own car and see how far you get? It's great fun- if you know what you're doing of course

True-traffic are not generally considered real police! That's why they're nicknamed 'plastics'!

Does anyone remember the episode of Endeavour where Bright, having been moved to Traffic, was dealing with some corrupt CID men and said that their superintendent’s reach didn’t stretch to Traffic?

It's an offence to warn another motorist of a speed trap - but they've got to catch you! I'm about to do an online speed awareness course after getting caught 5 mph over 30, right on the edge of the limit area, as I wasn't paying attention with a friend in the car!

I wish, wish, wish they would put speed cameras on the main road that runs through our village. It splits the village in half so there are constantly people crossing. It's been adopted as a race track from about 9 o'clock on - one of them actually roared up behind us one evening as we pulled out to overtake another car, then pulled into the inside lane to overtake us just as we were coming up to the car we were overtaking. I saw what was happening and had to shout at OH to brake and let him through. He missed both cars by inches and could have killed or injured all of us. Very scary. A number have been arrested but seem to be back on the road quite soon. During the day it is nose to tail for most of the day, thankfully, which keeps the speed down.

It is illegal to flash in order to warn other motorists and if caught you can be fined. Speed limits are there for a reason but many just ignore it putting lives at risk. I don’t flash any more, if they are speeding then they pay the penalty. Yes, I have been caught, twice in over 50 years of driving! Only 2 or 3 mph over the limit. I set my cruise control. Speedometers in cars are set 2 mph below what they show anyway.

In parts of Edinburgh and all towns in East Lothian the speed limit is 20mph. I'm quite happy with that but find it is easiest to drive at that speed in 3rd gear which is probably not good for the environment. Roads are busier in towns now and driving fast is unsafe for child and elderly pedestrians.

some of the attitudes on here remind me of when it was routine, thought ok to drink and drive.
sense of entitlement and stupidity; over-confidence in driving ability.
only through rigid enforcement has that attitude changed, and i think the same is needed for speeding/driving without due care and attention, eg chatting to friends, using phone etc.

I set my cruise control
Ours doesn't work at 20 mph which is the speed limit in many villages around here, but not all, unfortunately.