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Originally Posted by Russ D
No it isn't!! How is that going to stop someone on Income Support who will make an arrangement to pay it back at £1 per week?? How will it stop that person if they have blatant disregard for the points system and will drive if banned?
However if someone was educated well enough about the dangers of driving at speed (and overcome the "it'll never happen to me" mentality) then SURELY that will be more productive?
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Speeding fines by themselves in general are not a deterrent for the reasons you state. What is the answer? Maybe so many hours of compulsory attendance at a driver education program in addition to fine and points.
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Originally Posted by Russ D
Can I assume you're not a driver? I refuse to believe any driver who says they have never crept over the limit (even by 1mph) due to lack of concentration. It does not make you a bad person - it just means you need to try and be more alert in future. Again the police recognise this and the example is what happened to me in the situation I described a few posts back.
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I would agree that I have been as guilty as every driver of going over the speed limit at times. Sometimes you can be concentrating more on what is happening around you than your speedo. I do though try to adhere to the limits. Perhaps cars should be fitted with warning buzzers that sound when you go over the limit? The bad drivers though are the ones who deliberately speed and are so unaware of what is going on around them that they fail to see the police car, gatso camera and warning signs. If a gatso camera gets you then it is your fault and yours alone. They wouldn't make a penny if drivers were concentrating.