Drive like the Germans

I’M NOT defending Army captain James Golding who, used to high speeds on German autobahns, drove his Aston Martin at up to 130mph on the A12 (Mail) in Essex.

My work often took me to Germany, totting up high mileages. As the locals whizzed past in their Porsches and Mercedes-Benzes, they were skilled and used to high speeds.

it’s not necessarily speed that kills, it’s incompetence.

However, i wouldn’t advocate higher speed limits on motorways here — 70mph is quite fast enough for most Uk drivers. MARTIN BRADLEY, Hampton, Middx. THE speeding Army captain was fined £781, with £85 in prosecution costs and, strangely, a £78 victim surcharge. Was this paid to the occupants of the unmarked police car who followed him? Name and address supplied.