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Originally Posted by me283
Andyl, I fully agree with you. But then we should possibly look at amny other angles too - for exampl are our speed limits reasonable? They are somewhat lower than you might find elsewhere in Europe, and many were set a long time ago when cars and road conditions necessitated much lower limits.
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Many speed limits were set a long time ago and cars have got better in many respects but have drivers got better? A car doing 40 mph in a 30 mph area will cause just as much injury to a child it hits today as a car doing the same many years ago. Roads are much busier now and performance of vehicles has increased dramatically. A rapidly accelerating modern car can soon make what looked a safe time to cross the road a potential accident, particularly if the driver is more concerned with the modern invention of a mobile phone he is holding to his ear. Too many drivers have the attitude that accidents only happen to other people and that their reaction times are good enough to cope with any incident. They view speed limits as a challenge not a warning that there is a reason for them being there.