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20 Aug 18
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Police chiefs are reviewing the current "buffer zone" which currently shields drivers from punishment if they travel too fast.
AA spokesperson - "When you're concerned that you might be 1mph over the speed limit you'll be looking more at your speedometer than the road ahead.
People will have one eye on the road and one eye their speed, when both eyes should be on the road. That would be our biggest concern with the change."
Will probably cause more accidents plus you'll be getting some drivers going way to slow to avoid being fined.
AA spokesperson - "When you're concerned that you might be 1mph over the speed limit you'll be looking more at your speedometer than the road ahead.
People will have one eye on the road and one eye their speed, when both eyes should be on the road. That would be our biggest concern with the change."
Will probably cause more accidents plus you'll be getting some drivers going way to slow to avoid being fined.
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I'll just go 2mph above the limit then
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That's what happens when you rush things
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Shirley cars in the future will have speed limiters which can be triggered by roadside transmitters. I agree with the AA in this case, looking at your speed every few seconds is akin to using a phone/stereo. The eyes should be on the road.
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Just how accurate are the speedometers fitted in cars.I would expect an expert lawyer to get a 1 mph over the limit thrown out
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Exactly the point....they are not accurate, which is the reason for the otherwise tolerance!
Even fitting different tyres could be a problem! |
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https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/how-accurate-is-a-car-speedometer/
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I find speedos to be set to 2mph below the limit (unless I'm swimming at the time).
Easy checked by a "please slow down" sign as one enters a 30mph zone. |
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Reading the link, and plus other explanations, what they say is that they are set higher, so that, given any speed criteria you would always be within the limits, and that makes a great deal of sense to me!
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I think they want to make peoples time driving as unpleasant as possible so when driverless cars are rolled out everybody will welcome them with open arms.
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How remiss of me, LFV - I got that the wrong way round. There's a speed sign near here that shows 27 or 28 when my speedo shows a tad either side of 30.
Absolutely blows this whole madcap idea out of the water & I wonder who's the braincell who thought this one up? |
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Sick of bloody fundraisers
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trilby, an expert on the radio said that speed signs aren't as accurate as speed cameras.
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This is a radar sign, Dr. Flashes your speed up in green 30 or under and flashes it in red when over. I'd agree cameras are more accurate for when the mobile squad are out catching people.
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I was pootling along at the limit in a 30 zone this morning and could see a van driver behind getting agitated. On a clear straight stretch he came zooming past straight through a camera 50 yards ahead. He must have been doing at least 40. The irony is that I caught up with him at the queue at the next traffic island.
What concerns me is the proliferation of 20 mph zones for no apparent reason. Easy to get caught out. |
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While I have always voted Tory, like all political parties their a bunch of lying cxnts. I can them saying that they would be the friend of the motorist and that Blair's government were using motorists as a cash cow.
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Remember ffs
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