K.F. of Grimsby makes an inventive defence to speeding: He had to exceed the speed limit to avoid a cyclist. What piffle. I suppose it would have been out of the question to have slowed down to allow the cyclist on their way, and then overtake? Should an impact have occurred, it would clearly have been preferable to have collided at 20 mph than 41mph. That said, I suppose it's just lucky he saw the cyclist, as he didn't see the big enforcement van/big yellow safety camera? I'm not getting into the whole political debate about hard up governments raising revenue through stealth taxes and so on - I pay taxes too, and get nothing for them - I would just like to be able to show to offenders the horrific injuries caused by speeding vehicles to pedestrians and cyclists when they come into contact with each other. There is no excuse for exceeding the speed limit - if you are a safe, competent driver you will know what the speed limit is for the road on which you are driving, and not get into trouble.