Speed limits.

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Where i live it is a 30mph limit.

There is a motorway and an A road with national speed limit. You come off both, with several roundabouts. This is for context. It is not possible to speed through. 2 mini islands also stop speed.

We have alot of boy racer types. The good weather has bought out more. Also many "rich gits" with converttables.

I am in an area that is part deprived and part stinking rich. Everything between.

Tonight, our cat ran out and got hit. It was awful. My kids didn't see it, but multiple others did. It was not a pleasant sight.

Driver didn't slow let alone stop. I am aware that they are not required to.

Cctv shows the car on the opposite side of the road about 30 yrs after...for a good distance. The car behind swerved to avoid our cat which was obviously very badly.injired. The driver that hit has no obligation to report. I.know that.

AIBU to report driver/incident for dangerous driving? I suspect it was drink but obviously cannot prove it.

I am also aware that cat accidents are non reportable.

Locàls are up in arms and sick of twats doing 60 in a 20.

If you have evidence of dangerous driving why wouldn't you report it?

Its not clear if you saw incident?

Oh OP - sorry to hear about your cat, that’s awful😢. Speeding motorists are the worst: but I have to pull you up on the “rich gits” statement... Some motorists will have saved very, very hard to buy their convertible dream car. OTOH those are probably not the ones that speed. IMO and experience where I drive (also diverse as you have described) the ones that do speed and show off are either flash company car drivers, or youngsters under 30 with souped-up Corsa, Golf or Swift cars.
Have you thought of asking for a traffic calming scheme? 20 mph limits seem to work round here, especially if there are cameras...

If you have cctv then I would absolutely report.

How is your cat today?

Just as an aside there used to be a motorbike that roared up the road we're near at 4.45 each morning. You could hear his gear changes from about 4 villages down the road and 2 villages up the road. I (and others) reported it and they caught him doing 120 mph. Twat.

Which part of what happened so you think counts as driving dangerously, legally speaking?

I'm sorry about your cat.

If you think the driver was speeding, and CCTV shows them on the wrong side of the road, definitely report. The fact that he hit your cat is, sadly, not relevant.

Sorry for your loss.

I live in a 20mph part of road and unless the road is narrowed or there is more than one speed camera, it's complete a waste of time particularly early mornings and late at night. A major part of the reason is there is a primary school opposite with minor reasons including number of cyclists and cars having to pull out from parking legally on the pavement. I've been swore at - all ways by another female driver - for seeing them at the end of the road and pulling out. If they aren't speeding I have enough time to pull out. I've seen cyclists nearly mowed down - as soon as the motorist sees someone watching they change their attitude hence the "nearly", and I've nearly been run down myself - in these cases always male drivers.

In regards to the cat - two of my neighbours cats have been run over on different roads around the corner where it's difficult to go faster than 20mph due to the roads narrowness. They survived but had to be put down due to serious injuries.

I'm sorry you have lost your cat.

When I was learning to drive I was told not to swerve to avoid animals if there is other traffic about.

I'm not sure the police would be interested in the CCTV which would probably not enough for a prosecution. He could say he was in shock after the cat running out, hence his driving was erratic afterwards. I think he should have stopped but, as you say, there was no obligation to do so.

Maybe get a petition up for a speed camera so it doesn't happen to anyone else.