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Angua · 09-03-2009, 08:01

Not teaching learners to drive safely at speed is probably a major factor in the accidents where speed is the cause. At least in Germany they are very fierce in preventing accidents in built up areas and let drivers drive out on the open road and allow them to actually experience driving at speed (100mph +) whilst they are learning.

Speeding does not equal bad driving otherwise the police would be in trouble for starters.

Silly situations where you have a 30mph limit followed by national speed limit then a 40mph limit in the space of a 1000 metres should be sorted out before blanket speed limits of 50mph and average speed cameras are installed.

What is to stop someone hurtling along at 50 mph through an average camera in town then slowing to a crawl for the exit camera (all this without normal traffic jams slowing them up anyway)? Brilliant traffic management it is not!

09-03-2009, 08:01	#75
Angua Inactive Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Expanding Town with crap roads Age: 67 Services: ? BB, basic phone. Share of Disney+ Posts: 7,674	Re: Road speed limit cut to 50mph ? Not teaching learners to drive safely at speed is probably a major factor in the accidents where speed is the cause. At least in Germany they are very fierce in preventing accidents in built up areas and let drivers drive out on the open road and allow them to actually experience driving at speed (100mph +) whilst they are learning. Speeding does not equal bad driving otherwise the police would be in trouble for starters. Silly situations where you have a 30mph limit followed by national speed limit then a 40mph limit in the space of a 1000 metres should be sorted out before blanket speed limits of 50mph and average speed cameras are installed. What is to stop someone hurtling along at 50 mph through an average camera in town then slowing to a crawl for the exit camera (all this without normal traffic jams slowing them up anyway)? Brilliant traffic management it is not!