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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speeding 89mph in a 60 |
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:30
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| [quote="mike[F]"]Depends what sort of 60 it is... 89 on a deserted, perfectly straight, wide road is safer than 70 on a narrow windy road, but they will both have 60 limits on...[/quote] Exactly...... It also doesn't affect the argument that the cash is more important than the safety, and ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cameras are not effective. |
| RisingStarUK |
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 13:06
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Replies: 2
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| Speed cameras do not trap the following: Unpredictable driving. People too stupid to be driving. People using mobile phones. People using drugs. Drunk drivers. People driving at or below the speed limit past cameras in times of poor weather or visibility when the speed they are using is still inappr... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speeding 89mph in a 60 |
| RisingStarUK |
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:59
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Replies: 24
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| [quote="strangely"]Hi Mr Nice. You weren't in Warwickshire were you? I got done for the same; 89 in a 60. It went to court (no fixed penalty offer was made), and I plead guilty by post. "Only" 4 points, but £400 fine :shock:[/quote] This says it all. I challenge anyone to continue saying t... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Richard Brunstrom |
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:37
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Replies: 11
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| I find this guy's attitude unbearable. He claims drivers that speed are as bad in terms of crime as vandals and yobs. The only reason he says this is because he can then 'justify' sticking cameras in every street in Wales. I thought police were meant to live in the real world to deal with real peopl... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: North Wales: Tories say: "We'll rip out your speed came |
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:27
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Is this the "Every speeder is a full time criminal, except my daughter who got let off because the Sun caught her and they didn't know how to use the radar gun properly" Richard Brunstrom?
His police force would go bankrupt if they insisted on doing this. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: 7th April 2004: Claims about camera placement rules changes |
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 12:21
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"Speeding no longer needs to be a cause of the fatal and serious injury accidents that are used to justify the location of fixed and mobile speed "cameras, it has emerged."
What does it mean by 'no longer'? When has this EVER been the case in reality? |
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