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MPs and Peers want zero otlerance on speeding
By: DancingDad Date: September 10, 2023, 9:16 am
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Daily Mail so make of it what you will
HTML https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12501365/Group-MPs-peers-says-drivers-fined-going-just-1mph-speed-limit.html
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Re: MPs and Peers want zero otlerance on speeding
By: andy_foster Date: September 10, 2023, 9:53 am
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Clearly the way to improve road safety for cyclists and
pedestrians is to recite the mantra "Speed kills" and tell
vulnerable road users that it is drivers, not them who are
responsible for their safety.
But lets not concern ourselves with unregistered, unlicensed,
uninsured and non-compliant with just about all C&U regulations
mechanically propelled vehicles that routinely drive on
pavements with no regard for stupid pedestrians who fail to get
out of their way (e-scooters and e-bikes), or even the
proportion of e-bikes that are complaint with the exemptions.
Obviously a "pedestrian and cyclists" group will deliver a
balanced view on all road users, particularly motorists as they
are "all party".
Can anyone name an approved speed detection device with a
claimed accuracy better than +/- 2kph?
Obviously as speed limits are set for sound and well considered
reasons, and even 1mph over the limit should be prosecuted
(regardless of whether or not it can be reliably measured)
because it defeats the sound technical purpose of setting the
limit at that number, the fact that speed limits are always
multiples of 10 is just a coincidence.
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Re: MPs and Peers want zero otlerance on speeding
By: ivanleo Date: September 10, 2023, 7:25 pm
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I can't see either of the major parties taking this up so I'm
not too concerned. I suspect the authors of the report know that
too.
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Re: MPs and Peers want zero otlerance on speeding
By: The Rookie Date: September 12, 2023, 8:28 am
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These same authors once called for the dropping of the 14 day
requirement for NIPs as the Police couldn't always trace the
DRIVER in time to serve it.
Large quantity of sodium chloride will aid digestion of most
things they produce.
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Re: MPs and Peers want zero otlerance on speeding
By: DancingDad Date: September 12, 2023, 10:24 am
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It does seem that many authorities are taking an alternative
approach rather then relying on enforcement of existing limits
They are simply reducing them
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Re: MPs and Peers want zero otlerance on speeding
By: tonys Date: October 8, 2023, 2:00 am
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I've often wondered why the threshold is so high particularly at
higher speeds. No competent driver would be doing 78 mph without
being well aware they're exceeding 70, so what is that tolerance
intended to allow for?
It's not really the same at lower speeds, exceeding 23 in a 20
limit or whatever threshold they use in 15.
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Re: MPs and Peers want zero otlerance on speeding
By: andy_foster Date: October 8, 2023, 7:34 am
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If you are "caught" speeding by a policeman (or even Doris from
across the road) driving a panda car with an ordinary speedo
that can over-read by up to 10%, following you at a reasonably
constant distance, above what tolerance could a court be certain
beyond any reasonable doubt that you were actually speeding?
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