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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Regional stereotypes - are they valid? |
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 17:17
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| I agree on the London variations. Something I've noticed is when approaching London by car is how the standard of motorway driving plummets as you get closer. Join an empty M1 at Chesterfield and it's pretty average; by the time you're within sniffing distance of the M25 you're starting to despair. ... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: Brown Trousers |
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:18
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| Ok this one happened to me a long time ago, but it taught me more about driving in 30 seconds than I ever learnt for my L-test, so it’s probably worth sharing. I’m helping my ex-flatmate to move house, so we’re three-up, plus a load of luggage, in a 1-litre Polo with no ABS, doing about 80 in Lane 2... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Drivin' In The Rain |
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 09:26
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Don't know what you're all talking about. You're completely safe* on the motorway as long as you keep below 70.
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Forum: Help! I'm being prosecuted! Topic: Gatso |
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Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 14:10
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: When is a scamera not a scamera? |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 16:01
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| I agree with you on the traffic light cameras - generally don't have a problem with these, provided that the fine is waived for any emergeny-related red light running. Yellow box cameras are are ok provided that the yellow box is reasonable. There was one in Holborn that Camden had to modify because... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: When is a scamera not a scamera? |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 14:34
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| I read an interview with Stormfuhrer Brunstrom where he said he had the technology to introduce cameras to stop people tailgating. and how exactly would a camera be able to tell why you were close to the car in front? What if they'd just brake tested you or cut in front of you? Don't know, I must a... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: When is a scamera not a scamera? |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 14:14
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| Fair point, JT. Saturate the roads with mean-ass traffic cops with a great fanfare. Drive even slightly dangerously and you’re in for a severe lecture at best, but you’re unlikely to be screwed for 60 quid if you happen to touch 34 on a clear downhill stretch. However I still can’t quite accept that... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: When is a scamera not a scamera? |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 13:14
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| Unfortunately we have to cater for the lowest common denominator in terms of driver skill. It’s been known for boy racers to increase their speed at VAS signs to see how high they can get the number… I agree that there is no substitute for proper road policing, and that a scamera is never going to c... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: When is a scamera not a scamera? |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 12:25
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| Agreed, but it’s not always possible to re-engineer a junction to make it safe. I think what I'm trying to suggest is that just as speed cameras are not a panacea for dangerous driving, it is similarly unreasonable to claim that all speed cameras are a bad thing. Isn't it more relevant (and more lik... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: When is a scamera not a scamera? |
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Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 10:10
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| Hello, new guy here. A question for you: can you think of any circumstances in which use of a speed camera would be a good thing? Before you lump me in with that dangerous lunatic who wants to drive everywhere at the maximum legal speed (what’s he called? the sensible majority? – something of a misn... |
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