Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine's humorous "Feedback" column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.
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Was there an update on the title? The article and title on the page both say 100 mph, not 160 mph.
Also, it was only as I clicked the link that I realized this is on the nominative determinism community, not some weird news or legal news community. I was wondering why until I saw this:
Tadeusz Moron, from Lisnagowan Road in Dungannon, was clocked in June by a mobile camera device on a section of the A29 which has a 60mph limit.
That is an unfortunate last name in an English-language country!
I assume the "160mph" mistake exists because 100mph is 160km/h. Some editors probably mixed up some numbers.
Did he already have 6 points? 5 points sounds like "we don't want to ban you, but if you do anything else you will be banned".
How many points to a ban in the UK? Is it permanent or for a time period? Like, I only ever hear “ban” from Brits, but do you also suspend?
Usually 12, and it's a temporary ban, but there are some cases where people have managed to accumulate more because judges kept deciding that they needed to keep being able to drive despite repeatedly demonstrating that they cannot drive safely.
12 points, when you get that many it's usually referred to as "totting up", then you get a ban of at least 6 months (more if you've been banned in the last 3 years).
A regular speeding conviction is 3 points. However if you exceed 100mph in a 70mph motorway, or 30mph over other speed limits, then you may get an instant ban of up to 3 months or 4-6 points.
Points are valid on your license for 3 years, but stay on and must be disclosed to insurers for 4 years. Although, points for more serious offenses may last for longer. Some offenses lead to an instant ban, eg drink driving, and drink driving will stay on your licence for 10 years.