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Forum: Campaigning Topic: Expected Speed Camera Legal Crash |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 19:01
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Replies: 24
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| The problem with this case is that even if it is won all the European Court will do is issue a declaration of incompatability. They cannot strike down the UK law and the chances are the Government will reword the legislation so that speed cameras are exempt. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Stealth Cyclists and Pedestrians |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 00:29
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Replies: 94
Views: 35476
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| I nearly ran one over the other night because I was turning right at a T junction on an unlit country road and could see nothing approaching from either direction. Just as I started to move forwards a cyclist with no lights moved into my headlight beams in front of me. Fortunately I was able to sto... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Interesting web blog |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 23:45
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Replies: 0
Views: 1610
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Scamera Van - Is This Allowed? |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 22:38
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Replies: 23
Views: 12332
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| S172 defence works if you can show you have taken all reasonable measures to identify the driver. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Scamera Van - Is This Allowed? |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 21:18
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Replies: 23
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| How do you know he wasn’t simply targeting westbound traffic? Because they always film the front of the car to stop people using the don't know who was driving defence. So long as the operator and equipment has clear line of site of the target throughout the measurement period: yes. But with two la... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Scamera Van - Is This Allowed? |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 13:34
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Replies: 23
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| Scamera Van on the Clive Sullivan Way in Hull parked on a grass verge on the west bound carriageway front facing east. This is a dual carriageway Said van was shooting out the back, across the carriageway at traffic east bound. In order to do this it was having to project accross the traffic heading... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed camera flash at night is dangerous |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 22:44
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Replies: 6
Views: 3541
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Quiet Motorways, lower speed? |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 22:26
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Replies: 16
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| Posting from Leeds. Tried to stick to 70 on the way across - generally managed to do so apart from once or twice when I needed to overtake traffic. Doing 70 posed some interesting problems - the level of skill required was substantially lesser then doing 85/90 and I quickly found my attention wander... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Quiet Motorways, lower speed? |
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Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 18:15
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Replies: 16
Views: 7472
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| I am driving to Leeds tonight and I know the roads will be empty. As I will be in no hurry 70mph will be fine! |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: A unique approach to safety |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:27
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Replies: 16
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| Why not teach childrenhow to cross a road safely rather than...... my thoughts exactly. in Hull they redid a street (newland avenue) and on the radio they said it was because a lot of school children have been in accidents on it. My thoughts were just as yours. -not to mention that theyve made the ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Junction merges 60 with 40 - no sign |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 00:06
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Replies: 4
Views: 2627
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| That would be a winnable case. If the speed limit isn't signed in accordance with the regulations then the law say you cannot be convicted. And it wouldn't fix itself when you reached the repeaters. The absence of the terminal signs (at the entrance to the limit) is a fatal error for the entire spe... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Camera configurations on Hull to York Road |
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 00:04
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Replies: 4
Views: 2501
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| They have had an extremely negative effect on driver behaviour since installation a few months ago, drivers going at 40 are now common place obviously unaware of what the NSL sign means. Tailgaiting and inappropriate overtakes are going to kill someone unless these cameras are removed asap. Heard t... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Junction merges 60 with 40 - no sign |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 23:07
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Replies: 4
Views: 2627
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| Noticed something tonight. They have recently been reducing speed limits near my house all in the name of road safety. Well, there is a junction where a 60 joins a 40 and there is no sign at this junction to inform the driver that they are entering a 40 zone. The first 40 repeater is several hundred... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Driving ON Hols? How Much Do You Really Know? |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 22:58
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Replies: 15
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| Why is that when we get the book thrown at us by police on the continent but there is very little done to enforce traffic law on EU nationals driving in this country? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Camera configurations on Hull to York Road |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 22:47
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Replies: 4
Views: 2501
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| A multitude of speed cameras have recently been installed on the road from Hull to York. Interestingly and rather annoyingly these have sprung up not on dangerous bends or in residential areas, but on the few open stretches where it is safe to overtake, oh and a hill where there is a designated over... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Foreign license - speed camera. Procedure? |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 22:40
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Replies: 8
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My advice - if you are not a regular visitor to the UK ignore it.
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: MPs want to cut motorway and trunk road speed limits |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:24
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Replies: 1
Views: 3227
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Forum: Campaigning Topic: No reports of cameras... Did we win? |
| Mark_K |
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 22:31
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Replies: 49
Views: 59542
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| I can't seem to find any particular law against taking photos of a talivan or scamera. I guess that the officer in question would probably try and stick something else on you though. |
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