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  1. Question for drivers who have had trouble keeping to speed limits, especially those with adhd:

    How do you teach yourself not to speed?

    I got pulled over yesterday and got a ticket for speeding. It's my 4th in the almost 6 years I've been driving - although the other 3 have been for less than 10km over and was following the flow of traffic.

    This one was for over 10km over.

    I was passing someone who sped up as I was passing them, and I didn't notice I'd sped up so much to get past.

    I've noticed that I'm more likely to speed when I haven't taken my ritalin, because I feel anxious being behind another car and not being able to see ahead of everything.

    I also feel like I drive better if I don't take my ritalin, because my reflexes are faster and I'm taking in ALL the things around me instead of having a more narrow focus.. so I prefer not to take it if I'm going to do a long drive (yesterday was Bathurst to Sydney and back.. so like 8 hours).

    I don't really have a sense of how fast I'm going, and I do check my speedometer but everytime I do that it's taking my eyes off the road so I can't be constantly looking at it.

    _____

    I don't want a lecture about the dangers of speeding. I KNOW.. it's literally why I'm asking, Chad. I was a nurse for a long time - I have literally seen what speeding does to people, probably more so than most.

    #audhd #autism #adhd #neurodiverse #driving #speeding #SpeedingFine #PleaseHelp

  2. We've updated our Compendium of Cabinet Codebreakers.

    You'll see that while the PM has let his home secretary off the hook, we've added the #speedingfine controversy to the list for Suella Braverman.

    Have we missed any?

    #MinisterialCode #SuellaBraverman
    yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politic

  3. Will #SuellaBraverman survive her #speedingfine 'problem'?

    Much will hinge on whether she can frame the request for a one-to-one speed awareness course as a 'security issue';

    if she can, then she'll likely be able to deflect criticism, if she can't then (another) break of the ministerial code looks likely;

    if the latter, #RishiSunak's claim to be running a Govt. of integrity will confront the reality of a Minister who's happy to trample the ministerial code (or may be unaware of its content).