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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed cameras axed in overhaul |
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:04
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| This is VERY dangerous! Remember that RTM (Regression To the Mean) is the major reason that speed cameras appear to reduce crashes, and it can work BOTH ways. If cameras are chosen to be removed at sites that have an unusually LOW number of crashes, then we will expect the number of crashes to INCR... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Hampton Gatso - 20mph |
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 23:37
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| I found this puzzling Q+A, is a 20mph limit actually enforceable? Question: "People seem to be driving faster than 20mph in a 20 zone. What can you do?" Interesting answer from the Police: "Police cannot enforce 20mph limits or zones. However, it is unlikely that people will be drivin... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: LBC - The Late Show - BBC London 22:20 onwards (tonight) |
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 02:31
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Zero drink drive limit for 17-20 year olds? |
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 02:29
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| Stephen, Police Officer: good post and some questions: Is it true that Police try to breathalyse all drivers involved in injury accidents? If so are the readings recorded anywhere? This would mean that, even though under-limit could have high errors in the readings, this would give us an estimate of... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: BBC1 Breakfast 15/07 on Swindon plans |
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 01:32
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Yes, I saw the interview.
The Laywer was Oliver Mishcon.
Claire, the way you describe your phone interview, it seems it wasn't live. Can you say what date and time your phone interview was transmitted? I would like to see if I can find it to hear how it went. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Fined for pulling into bus lane.. for ambulance.. |
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 00:48
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| But doesn't the highway code specifically state that you MUST NOT infringe even the tiniest law to assist an emergency vehicle? If so is the fault with the law itself, or just with the council applying it? It seems this Labour government is determined to make the "special relationship" so ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Last Night's car crime prog... |
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 16:09
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| Hi Mad Moggie, You say prog was on BBC1 on Wed July 23, can I ask what was it called and when was it on? And can you also remember about when in the prog this claim "KSI of the 70s-early 90s ... involved 80% stolen cars and that the addressing of making cars less easy to steal had HALVED KSI on... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: EXCESSIVE SPEED AS A MAJOR CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS |
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 15:37
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| Go to the DfT website and download the 2006 Contributory Factors (latest figures, 2007 not available yet). Remember these are "crashes" so the number of actual casualties will be higher (at least 1 per crash), You must also be clear what you are asking about. Do you mean "excessive sp... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Council scraps ALL speed cameras in Tax Protest |
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 02:01
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| Was there always this amount of bulchit everywhere? :? The newspaper title is "Council scraps speed cameras", but this is FALSE on TWO counts ! The council only PLANS to stop PAYING for their speed cameras. What happens to the cameras depends on what funding Swindon council eventually deci... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: "Worst" Case of driving Filmed by Cop !!! |
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 18:28
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Replies: 19
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Anyone know where we can see the clip in question (Sky have removed it)?  |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Totally Indefensible. |
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 20:17
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| On the face of it, you're right. But it's NOT TRUE ! At least, not in the way they say. He didn't JUST get a 2 month driving ban, he was forced (should he want to drive again) to pass an EXTENDED driving test, AND was sentenced to a further "120 hours community service". And it was NOT a &... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: On ITV1 on Tues 8pm, CRASH SCENE INVESTIGATORS. |
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 04:33
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| Or a cyclist, for that matter! I suspect they have their facts wrong (yet again). A 70mph road would have to be a motorway or dual carriageway and, whilst there may be short sections of NSL dual carriageway that cyclists and pedestrians use, I'll bet they actually mean an NSL single carriage-way cou... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: On ITV1 on Tues 8pm, CRASH SCENE INVESTIGATORS. |
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 03:09
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| The synopsis says: "A focus on two very severe collisions on the A38 by vehicles allowed to travel up to 70 miles per hour, resulting in the death of a pedestrian and serious injuries for a cyclist". I wouldn't want to pre-judge the program, but it sounds like it may be a government propag... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Brand new series of POLICE, CAMERA, ACTION Mon at 9pm ITV1 ! |
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 01:32
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| And it will be hosted, yet again, by that role-model of a safe, conscientious driver, Alastair Stewart. Some reports claim that he has been done for drink driving, TWICE ! He allegedly got drunk, drove his car, CRASHED his car, ran away, and the Police then arrested him at his home. Any one see the... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Belfast Telegraph-20mph speed limit proposed |
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 04:09
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| A sensible measure or a knee-jerk reaction? We can't say because we aren't told the facts! I have a simple yet blatantly obvious question, though I've never heard it being asked or answered: "With current speed limits, how many children are killed each year outside schools by motorists who were... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed camera analysis, can anyone here help me out, please? |
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 00:43
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Well yes, Rumbly, that's exactly what I did.
Fancy doing it for several hundred pages? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A Hypothosis |
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 02:14
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| It is a bit discouraging when Dusty asks a question, then seems to have disappeared ! Perhaps the problem here is that we've failed to answer it ? But then he's asked an impossible question ! I've found what I was looking for saved to my PC called 0041882_Scottish_cont_factors.xls I can't find where... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed camera analysis, can anyone here help me out, please? |
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 00:35
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| Hi, Thanks for the offer but I'll be surprised if you'll find the time! If you've used excel before it's easy, here's an example, load this page: http://www.saferroads.org/camera-search/details.html?id=935 And copy/paste 2 pieces of data into excel: 935 Camera Type: Gatso Local Authority Slough Site... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A Hypothosis |
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 00:46
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| The real answers to road safety ARE out there but, if you have a job and a life, it may take years of the odd day here and there to uncover the evidence. I tend not to get much response on here, maybe people are just busy? And there again, maybe we haven't come up with the answer he wants? It's a sh... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Lanca$hire Camera Survey |
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 17:17
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| Interesting use of words (yet again) It says here "http://www.safe2travel.co.uk/more_info.asp?current_id=84" Quote "it has been proven that safety cameras make people drive slower and as a direct result, reduce crashes and help protect road users" They can't say "it has been... |
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