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How often do you exceed the speed limit?

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Never, obviously.

never on purpose, hence no convictions, I do not change speed for cameras as i have no need to, no some chose to speed every day, then cry lioke babies when caught

Well that didn't answer the question!

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Speeding is speeding regardless of intent. According to you, speed kills.

So, according to you, you are a killer. Don't you care about the children? How can you look in the mirror?

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"The freedom provided by the motor vehicle is not universally applauded, however: there are those who resent the loss of state control over individual choice that the car represents. Such people rarely admit their prejudices openly; instead, they make false or exaggerated claims about the adverse effects of road transport in order to justify calls for higher taxation or restrictions on mobility." (Conservative Way Forward: Stop The War Against Drivers)

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Safetyman, I demand a speed limit on your typing!

That's interesting, I didn't know the cameras could be set to detect whether or not people are speeding on purpose and only prosecute the ones that are!

Is it safe to speed as long as you're not doing it on purpose?

It's OK. Because he doesn't miss-spell on purpose, it doesn't matter!

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I would actually argue the opposite. Those drivers who consciously choose to drive at a higher speed have (possibly unconsciously) been through a risk analysis. Those drivers who are unaware of their environment (in and out of the car) and are unable to judge if the car has sped up significantly since their last routine check of the speedometer are probably more likely to be unaware of potential risks. This sort of means that I expect people who substantially exceed the speed limit to be involved in less KSI's than those who drift over. I have no figures to back this up, it's a qualitative analysis rather than a statistical one - happy to be corrected.

Perhaps the real danger is those who think they have done a risk analysis but were unaware of all of the potential risks - including their own (lack of) capability?

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Exactly!!!!!

I agree!!

its obvious to any-one that at times ie when moving from flat to uphill one can over adjust and end up teo or three miles per hour over, however this is different to the morons who have no intention whatsoever of sticking to the law and are constantly 10-20 mph over, slowing down only for speed cameras and then speeding up past them, then cryingb fowl when caught.

I believe this process of slowing down for cameras is called 'playing chicken'

Serious question...

So how would you know if your speed was unsafe?

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It's not obvious to the camera partnerships. To them you are a child murdering speeder who needs a fine and points. They don't care about safety or common sense. They just want the money.

The problem is even worse for the driver when the speed limit has been reduced to an unnecessarily low speed because it requires extra concentration just to stay below some random number.

The current policy has had a serious detrimental affect on road safety but the authorities are too scared to admit they got it wrong.

1 It would more than likely be over the posted limit.
2 i would be unable to stop in the distance i could see.
3 i would in 25 years of driving caught the attention of the police.

The posted limit is there to be adeahered to, it is never an add on, if you dont like it leave the road and catch a train, the reason people die on the road is that they do not stick to the rules that are thier for thier safety AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER PEDESTRIANS AND ROAD USERS.

Really ? Rules are actually for the guidance of wise men and the blind obedience of idiots/fools as repeated by Douglas Bader and many others.

I see the sped limit rules in excatly the same light. Blind obedience to posted limits at the cost of all else causes more danger to OTHER PEDESTRIANS AND ROAD USERS than following the guidlines and above all else driving safely and responsibly.

I like to think I'm in the wise men camp. And you safetyman ?

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We live in a time where emotions and feelings count far more than the truth, and there is a vast ignorance of science (James Lovelock 2005)

What I can't understand is, you admit to speeding, but you justify it to yourself.

" it's only a couple of mph over"



What happens if you get Flashed?

How do you know we don't stray two or three miles per hour over?
Or is it because you do it its okay?

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