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Angua · 26-07-2010, 10:42

Problem in the UK is we are sold cars which can do well in excess of the speed limit and because speed is easily measured it is used to control everyone, good or bad. Current speed limits out of towns and built up areas are archaic by comparison to the current vehicle specifications.

Even this most perfect driver may be forced into a situation where they have to speed to avoid a collision or some other hazard. So trotting out the trite "if you don't speed you have nothing to worry about" becomes tedious & sanctimonious. At 3am in the morning on a wide empty road doing 10 mph above the speed limit is NOT dangerous.

Speed cameras do not stop bad drivers being bad drivers. Police at least can stop the bad drivers if they can spot them. Speed cameras often slow traffic down with hard braking & cause jams.

A far more effective safety measure are the whinge boards which people actually attempt not to set off but keep moving at a sensible speed.

26-07-2010, 10:42	#28
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: Speed cameras axed over funding Problem in the UK is we are sold cars which can do well in excess of the speed limit and because speed is easily measured it is used to control everyone, good or bad. Current speed limits out of towns and built up areas are archaic by comparison to the current vehicle specifications. Even this most perfect driver may be forced into a situation where they have to speed to avoid a collision or some other hazard. So trotting out the trite "if you don't speed you have nothing to worry about" becomes tedious & sanctimonious. At 3am in the morning on a wide empty road doing 10 mph above the speed limit is NOT dangerous. Speed cameras do not stop bad drivers being bad drivers. Police at least can stop the bad drivers if they can spot them. Speed cameras often slow traffic down with hard braking & cause jams. A far more effective safety measure are the whinge boards which people actually attempt not to set off but keep moving at a sensible speed.