Pretty much like the East - i.e. LincolnshireWhat is it with Eastern block countries, must all drive like nutters
New Speeding laws as of April 24th
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You might be onto something palPretty much like the East - i.e. Lincolnshire
What you do in Germany on the unrestricted bits is stay in the right hand lane and you will, most times (trucks permitting) still be doing 150 kph + and then you can watch the nutters in the left hand lanes bombing past you at a million kph.must all drive like nutters
Quite often you will then pass the mangled remains further up the road.
Never thought I'd hear myself saying this Mike, but, there speaks the voice of reason
But FFS, don't send me an e.mail congratulating me.........there speaks the voice of reason
unfortunately, whatever argument you offer regarding driving in excess of speed limits, we will always be on a looser as it is the law. Laws created by those we've elected. The law has to allow for somewhere near the lowest denominator deemed safe. Unfortunately, for every enthusiast that understands how a car works, reads the road well ahead and uses their peripheral vision, there are 50 on the roads that don't bother to develop any roadcraft. Why should they, they've passed their test and just need to travel.
Then we have speed limits reduced on major roads through villages and at accident black spots. Reducing a speed limit is a quick and cheap way of avoiding resolving the actual issues with the roads themselves. Any driver that has driven the A12 between Lowestoft and Ipswich will know exactly what I mean. A major link road that rather than build the required by-passes, it is easier and cheaper to de-trunk it and impose speed restrictions, that must be the right solution if accidents subsequently go down!
Until we improve driver standards and our roads, we've got what we've got, and those of us who choose to exceed limits do so at our peril, I can live with that risk and as a "low paid" company directory whos secondary income of share dividends won't be counted should I get caught, won't suffer big fines!
As a footnote, her follows a transcript of a telephone conversation between two of my daughters friends recently. True story
ring, ring...No 2 answers
2 - "yo!"
1 - "hello mate, what you doing?"
2 - "I'm on me driving test..."
No 2 looks left, with phone in hand and says to examiner "I guess I've just failed, have I?"
examiner says "when you've finished, please drive back to the test center"
Personally, I feel phone users should just receive a 1 month ban and their car impounded for the duration, removal of the privilege would be far more effective than £200.
Then we have speed limits reduced on major roads through villages and at accident black spots. Reducing a speed limit is a quick and cheap way of avoiding resolving the actual issues with the roads themselves. Any driver that has driven the A12 between Lowestoft and Ipswich will know exactly what I mean. A major link road that rather than build the required by-passes, it is easier and cheaper to de-trunk it and impose speed restrictions, that must be the right solution if accidents subsequently go down!
Until we improve driver standards and our roads, we've got what we've got, and those of us who choose to exceed limits do so at our peril, I can live with that risk and as a "low paid" company directory whos secondary income of share dividends won't be counted should I get caught, won't suffer big fines!
As a footnote, her follows a transcript of a telephone conversation between two of my daughters friends recently. True story
ring, ring...No 2 answers
2 - "yo!"
1 - "hello mate, what you doing?"
2 - "I'm on me driving test..."
No 2 looks left, with phone in hand and says to examiner "I guess I've just failed, have I?"
examiner says "when you've finished, please drive back to the test center"
Personally, I feel phone users should just receive a 1 month ban and their car impounded for the duration, removal of the privilege would be far more effective than £200.
The number of motorways (and other roads) with average speed cameras has gone up.....
..and, despite what people think, the cameras work ALL THE TIME..... the matrix signs simply tell you when to drive less than the speed limit, if the sign is blank or shows the national speed limit that doesn't mean the cameras aren't still working !!
Now... back to the original comment "Speeding offences have gone up 44%..."
..and, despite what people think, the cameras work ALL THE TIME..... the matrix signs simply tell you when to drive less than the speed limit, if the sign is blank or shows the national speed limit that doesn't mean the cameras aren't still working !!
Now... back to the original comment "Speeding offences have gone up 44%..."
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Because: A) we have more cameras on the roads B) also more road users.
If anyone thinks this is not a money making scheme (Mostly) should go have a word with themselves.
Imposing fines for driving at a speed greater than the speed limit is a simple principle which I fully support.
My view is that in many areas speed limits are set without proper consideration of the road conditions. Several areas (each of around 2 miles in length) in around Gateshead have a blanket 20mph limit, day and night. During busy periods it may be relevant, but often traffic (vehicle and pedestrian) is very light and 30mph or even 40mph would be safe. More limits of the type used outside schools, where a lower limit is applied when children are about, would be one way; possibly extending the variable limit principle to peak traffic times.
The motorway limit of 70mph was introduced as a fuel saving measure many years ago and, as previously commented , at that time many cars were not capable of comfortably cruising at such speed. I would support using all of the technology now installed on motorways to manage speed limits more effectively. For example, if cameras were to detect light traffic (say 5 cars per minute) the limit in dry, clear weather could be raised to 85mph (lower if wet or foggy), as traffic intensity increased the limit would reduce. Monitoring vehicles leaving or joining the motorway at each intersection would allow limits to be adjusted dynamically.
The issue is obviously complex but if people understood and respected the limits there is a chance they would adhere to them. The rules for setting speed limits, or how they are being applied, needs overhauling to make them fit for purpose.
End of my little rant for the day.
My view is that in many areas speed limits are set without proper consideration of the road conditions. Several areas (each of around 2 miles in length) in around Gateshead have a blanket 20mph limit, day and night. During busy periods it may be relevant, but often traffic (vehicle and pedestrian) is very light and 30mph or even 40mph would be safe. More limits of the type used outside schools, where a lower limit is applied when children are about, would be one way; possibly extending the variable limit principle to peak traffic times.
The motorway limit of 70mph was introduced as a fuel saving measure many years ago and, as previously commented , at that time many cars were not capable of comfortably cruising at such speed. I would support using all of the technology now installed on motorways to manage speed limits more effectively. For example, if cameras were to detect light traffic (say 5 cars per minute) the limit in dry, clear weather could be raised to 85mph (lower if wet or foggy), as traffic intensity increased the limit would reduce. Monitoring vehicles leaving or joining the motorway at each intersection would allow limits to be adjusted dynamically.
The issue is obviously complex but if people understood and respected the limits there is a chance they would adhere to them. The rules for setting speed limits, or how they are being applied, needs overhauling to make them fit for purpose.
End of my little rant for the day.
I think the 70mph limit was first introduced to stop excessive speed, there were reports in the 1960s of "a prototype sports car" being driven on the M1 (I think) over 160mph, we had a 50mph limit on motorways in the early 70s to save fuel during a fuel crisis (this didn't work).
Is the speed limit still 55mph in Americaland??
Oh dear your not having a good time off it Ian. Regarding the speeding in that instance, I'd be doing exactly the same.