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Speeding tax
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It might be interesting to point out that the cameras are often placed at known 'accident black-spot' areas. This is done to ensure that drivers slow down. It's no use warning them that it's an accident zone, because they simply think that those involved must have been less accomplished drivers than THEY are!
So the police stick a camera there and that makes them slow down. |
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OBJECTION! We get mobile cameras is known no-accident white spots.
I think both sides of the argument have some merit tbf. |
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We do indeed. 'Tis this that stops them from BECOMING accident black-spots.
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IN 2006 (as a pedestrian0 i was hit by a car which was travelling at 60mph on a country road a night when i was drunk. The car tossed me in the air like a rag doll and after i had flipped a couple of times i came crashing down into the windscreen, which smashed and shattered. I ended up on the road on my back the the front wheels of the car pressed against my legs. Lucky for me my shoulder hit the windscreen and took the majority of the impact and my head had escaped major impact. I ended up with a broken leg, eye socket, bad brusing/cuts on my shoulder and badly winded for a couple of minutes.
In the ambulance the paramedic actually mentioned that because i was hit at 60mph i was tossed clear of the car, and that he has seen many fatal accidents at lesser speeds because of being dragged under the car. So sometimes being hit at 30mph can be worse than 60mph. |
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Thats a conversation stopper AG!
My Jag.has a bonnet that springs open to give peds. a 'softer'landing than a windscreen collision. The jury is still out as to whether bouncing them off is the better option - and more importantly replacing the bonnet is VERY expensive! |
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i'm sure all the people who think motorway speed limits should be variable are excellent excellent drivers with impeccable judgement as to what the appropriate speed should be given the conditions.
the problem, however, is that in allowing you the luxury to choose your speed limit, you also give license to fecking sh1t dangerous drivers (which none of you are) to choose the wrong speed given the conditions and cause accidents killing innocent people who were driving sensibly. i would rather deny good drivers the opportunity to enjoy that choice than give bad drivers the chance to get it wrong. |
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DStyle my point on variable speed limits doesnt mean the driver choses a speed but rather that similar to the M42 where they drop the limit during rush hour and busy times, this is done by gantries over he lanes with the limit for that lane lit up above, the motorway network is monitored 24hours a day from nationwide control centres at 2am if the roads clear why cant it be 90?
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WHAT! - just 50% of top ??? **&&%$!
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just tell them it was mrs goring driving. or do you not let her anywhere near the roller?
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What's this Goring stuff about? My life is very different from that city finance character!
Mrs.Ifor IS insured to drive it - but NEVER will. |
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Whippet believes V4V is Goring.
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(cheers AG - makes scents now)
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what happened to goring?
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I've got a foolproof method to avoid being nicked.
I've got copies of Ivor's number plates on my car  And if he moans on here, I'll speed past the first camera I see.  |
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I remember whizzing home through the lanes one night after a few cigars and wines at the club at about 60mph. I hit something and tossed it clear - I think it was a deer or hippo or something. I thank God I was pessed and going so quick else someone might have been hurt.
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60 mph is what saved the hippo, if you had reduced your speed to say 40mph the hippo could have been dragged under the car, and that just aint on.
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twomatchpoints is a wonderful man and we should all be grateful that he shares his wisdom and experience with us. I'd like him to be my best friend from now on.
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