[ian@huth]

There is an indisputable fact that the greater the speed a vehicle is travelling at, the more serious the consequences of an accident that the vehicle is involved in. Anyone disagree with that?

There is an indisputable fact that people can be killed and injured in accidents at any speed. Anyone disagree?

Is the second fact a reason why drivers should ignore a speed limit?

There is a belief in many drivers that having a well maintained car with such aids as ABS braking means that they can always stop quickly and avoid any accident. Is that really the case?

There is a belief in many drivers that they have superhuman concentration levels and reaction times which means they can avoid any accident. Are their beliefs right?

There is a belief in many drivers that they know better than road planners and safety experts. Do they?

There is a belief in many drivers that they know the roads they travel regularly and know that the speed limits are too low and that they can safely exceed the speed limit. Is this false knowledge?

There is a belief in many drivers that Gatsos are only cash cows. They do bring in cash but only because the drivers speeding past them are too stupid to drive along and not see them. What else are they not seeing?

A traffic policeman once told me that in many cases they prosecute drivers for speeeding not so much because they are speeding but because they are not concentrating on driving enough to have seen the road traffic car with its police insignia.