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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Watch this: Common sense does exist and this is GREAT |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 16:58
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Average speed cameras to be introduced on A9 |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:03
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| Oh Joy............:( I stopped using the A9 a few years ago (well for most of my movement around the socialist republics of Scotland). 136miles of thumb in the bum sheep driving in up each others' boots for mile after mile after mile... More low speed shunts would not surprise me! And....for those m... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Why do they do that? |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 18:14
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| Besides which, farm vehicles are seen on rural NSLs, most of the time, I only know of a couple of 50MPH routes round here and they are semi urban freeways, not the sort of road you are ever going to see farm vehicles on, or the likelyhood of a 20MPH ditherer. graball, what I gave was an EXAMPLE. No... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Autobahn speed limits attacked |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 17:45
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Replies: 2
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I think the attack failed completely!  |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Government ditches plans to raise motorway speed limit to 80 |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 13:16
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| Yes, I'm in favour of an 80MPH limit but not enforced by specs cameras, that would lead to the sort of bunching that you get in roadworks and I can see a lot more accidents because of it. At least with the present system there is a good range of speeds which allows for better free flow (so long as ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Essex police clampdown |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 16:00
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Replies: 9
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Hopefully as many MLM's as undertaking cars will come to the attention of this 'crack' team?
Who is the inconsiderate driver when the car in front simply will NOT pull to the left? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: M25: not a single motorist caught by speed cameras in a year |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:17
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| Scameras not working for a whole year? Must have been CARNAGE? ......no? Well there's a thing! |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 80mph Speed Limit Trial |
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 17:02
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Replies: 78
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| I am convinced that 80mph is so slow that anyone even my 90 year old gran can manage to operate a car under motorway conditions in perfect safety at that and higher speeds. Sorry, I don't agree with that at all, some people show a remarkable ability to completely ignore warning signs of trouble ahe... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Swindon has safest roads |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 20:44
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| Unfortunately the A420 between Swindon and Oxford isn't as good. Even though much of the road is 50mph with speed cameras, accidents are still happening including a recent fatality with a van vs lorry. Sometimes the slower speeds entice impatient people to try and overtake dangerously. It would app... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 80mph Speed Limit Trial |
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 20:38
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| Fleets that have limited their cars to 70 will quickly undo such modification if the limits are raised to 80; do businesses realise that time isn't money? By all means drive at 80mph if you want to, it is legal and you are capable of so doing. However, not all are capable of so doing. Reaction time... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: 80mph Speed Limit Trial |
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 19:53
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| Once they have installed the 'zero tolerance' (SPECS?) average speed cameras, which presumably will be in additon to the HADEC's or GATSO's in the gantries on MM, then the 80mph bits will be slower than the 70 mph stretches policed in a more common sense manner. :( Now I wish they'd ditch this 80mph... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPECS Roll Out Planned for UK MWays |
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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:19
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| Actually, that reminded me of an occasion in London where I spotted a very fancy (I believe) Alfa Romeo with no front licence plate. Having noted the registration mark from the rear I later popped into Fulham police station as I passed. On conveying what I had observed to the PCSO behind the desk s... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Escort Introduces New High Tech Radar Detector |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 20:16
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Replies: 18
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| Quite frankly, anyone who drives habitually over the speed limit and relies on any of these to try and avoid detection is due to have a licence packed with points. Strongly disagree with that, the alert can be effective and has made a save twice in 5 years to my direct knowledge with a windscreen m... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPECS Roll Out Planned for UK MWays |
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 21:52
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| I have driven thousands of miles around Europe. The do have avg scams in Italy called 'TUTOR'. No where else does. In Italy TUTOR is switched off (signs saying its 'on' get turned off) when congestion is light. Maybe the UK can be that sensible too? Is till think that any investment simply to reduce... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPECS Roll Out Planned for UK MWays |
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 21:47
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| Sunday Times today: In Gear section. Trials to start with avg scams (SPECS 3) in place of Gatso / HADEC on managed M Way to 'reduce speed on MWays'. No mention of accidents...! Seems the 'powers that be' just plain hate us folk disobeying the rules they make for us More alarming the hint of further ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: hidden mobile police cars |
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 19:45
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| Yes perfectly legal and acceptable,I suppose the answer is don't do anything wrong and you will not have anything to fear,like 99% of drivers out there. The camera van's have rules to follow in relation to signs and flashing orange beacons on top. Stephen I have never seen a scam van with its ''lig... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: The future of rural speed limits |
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 22:44
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Replies: 25
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| Is there really such a massive difference between 50 and 60 on roads such as this, where you can't reasonably get to 60 for the most part? However, I can understand the annoyance when they put 50s on straight, graded dual carriageways. On the contrary, I would say 60 is easily and safely achievable... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: "Ford cars get draconian parental controls" |
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 14:33
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Replies: 13
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| When the use of the limiter causes an avoidable accident, this will become a problem for the OEM. I have a young son, I would never presume to remove one of his options for hazard avoidence once he starts driving. He will start with a low power car, he will not be relying on a high torque motor, he ... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Effectiveness of speed cameras (ABD) |
| DavidMC |
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 14:26
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| The quote above comes from a discredited review of scamera effectiveness. The link will take you to an analysis of the report that points out the fundamental issues with the 'scientifc' approach adopted by an author who clearly could have done much better. As always since the report was sponsored by... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Thousands take courses to avoid speed camera fines |
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 23:03
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Replies: 7
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| Speed awareness will be the next big scam that feeds the speeding industry and keeps the non-jobs in work. Its hypothecation by stealth, with a circular funding system re-instated. Be afraid because the 'fines' will be far higher now. Just as court is for the rich so accepting fines and points was t... |
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