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Where on earth did "15mph" come from?
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Surely that's where the anti-car brigade wants the limit to be?
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Yes, other factors should be tackled, too. But why are you set against changing the national speed limit (last changed in 1977)? Cars have become more powerful since then, and there are many more on the road.
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They haven't become all that more powerful yet they're certainly a lot safer.
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Who suggested placing other hazards on low priority?
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I don't see such emphasis placed on reducing deaths caused by other methods.
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No, of course not. But this seems to me to be a cheap and effective way to reduce the number of road casualties. Can you suggest an alternative?
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Well it's not my place to do so but how about starting off with better education on road safety and hazard perception? 5 year retests (anually for the over 70s)? Narrowing roads on known blackspots?
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Which will remove from the road motorists who don't follow the rules.
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No, it'll remove the ones that get caught.
Speed cameras do nothing except take photos.