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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Safest roads about to become dangerous? |
| jomukuk |
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 15:27
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Sink or swim!
Throw them in at the deep end!
Compulsory driving on the M25, Friday late afternoon/early evening.
Those that survive will never drive again! |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Brake on band wagon again |
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 23:05
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Replies: 7
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Forum: General Chat Topic: From ABD site |
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 19:09
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Replies: 5
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| By Admin http://www.abd.org.uk/post/important-information-about-speed-limit-signs 14th of April, 2016 at 12:10 Speed limit signs will no longer be a legal requirement but you will still be prosecuted for exceeding the limit Changes implemented in TSRGD 2016 The principles of signing were set in law,... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Motorists face 'zero tolerance' approach to speeding on the |
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Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 10:29
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| Did I mention the 15 miles of the A14 Cambridge, which has been under "repair" and "construction" for so long that they even google maps shows it, and that map is from 5 years ago....sod me, they've even re-painted the av speed camera poles twice...40mph over 3 lanes/2 lanes etc.... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Motorists face 'zero tolerance' approach to speeding on the |
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:13
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| It was intended as a threat to force a funding increase. After the local referendum to increase the police precept on council tax (needed because the necessary increase would have meant that the annual council tax rise would have breached the referendum lock), said referendum being very VERY roundly... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Busy road turned into a head-on death trap after council ... |
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Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:34
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| They're not mandatory, so why bother driving on the "road" if the cycle lane is unoccupied? |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Busy road turned into a head-on death trap after council ... |
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 18:13
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| And my local council, run by an elected mayor [mare] has decided to increase the number of average speed camera equipped roads. The A421 (M1 to A1 link section) has become an accident black road (since it carries a LOT of traffic, it is no surprise) and the clarion-call is for "speed cameras&qu... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Busy road turned into a head-on death trap after council ... |
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 18:05
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Replies: 10
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If the cycle lane is not edged with a sold line, ignore it.
That's what I do locally.
Few cyclists use the lane anyway, they use the pavement. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: new today- TV program on Counity Speedwatch |
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 13:52
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| Because young people won't do the job. Simple. As for old drivers being worse than young: "Young drivers (17-24 years old) are at a much higher risk of crashing than older drivers. Drivers aged 17-19 only make up 1.5% of UK licence holders, but are involved in 12% of fatal and serious crashes. ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bus Lane Cameras |
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 17:38
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| A bus lane camera locally, at New Cardington, Beds, raises over £250,000 a year. To be precise, drivers going through the bus lane pay that in fines! The reason being that the bus lane used to be the A600, which was rerouted for a new village. Nobody bothers to update their satnavs though. The bus l... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bus Lane |
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 23:17
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In an average month 440 fines are issued for bus lane violation at Shortstown, Bedfordshire.
At 60 quid a throw, that's over 26 thousand pounds. If they used the already existing, but lowered, hydraulic barrier, they would be sgort of over a quarter million each year! |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Driving licence changes |
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 19:33
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The average person will need:
The driving licence number
The drivers National Insurance number
The drivers postcode on the licence
Of course, all this is already available to local councils. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: BBC News - Three point turn may be dropped from driving test |
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 00:57
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| It all shows a lack of knowledge about the current test procedure. Currently only one in three test candidates will do a three point turn (and it isn't called that anyway). A driver who is going to be required to do the (turn the car around using forward/reverse gears with proper control/signalling/... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Can anyone remind me the threshold for speeding on dc's? |
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:09
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| If later than 14 days they usually try things like ¨registration details not correct on DVLA¨, or ¨slow post¨ Been there... The 10% + 2mph ONLY refers to POLICE and NOT to council-installed average speed measurment...as many drivers on the A23 heading towards green-taliban-infested Brighton will tes... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: BBC News - Magistrates court fines set to rise |
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Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 18:17
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| The Government will make it illegal to use closed circuit television (CCTV) ‘spy cars’ alone to enforce on-street parking - ending the plague of parking tickets by post http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/News/Government-bans-use-of-CCTV-spy-cars-for-on-street-parking-20140621173441.htm?utm_source=t... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: For Sale: Highways |
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 16:57
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: BBC News - Magistrates court fines set to rise |
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 06:45
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Dash cams |
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 10:52
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Replies: 16
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| I have one, bought off ebay (13 quid) that features on/off audio. It is the visible part of the two-part system...the other being my iphone in memo-record mode. You will find that police tend to insist that the unit is turned off while they attempt to intimidate you, which is where the iphone comes ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Mini :30: signs |
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Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 00:00
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Replies: 4
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| Built-up areas where there is street lighting and a 30mph speed limit are the major exception to the requirement to provide speed limit repeater signs. Direction 11 of TSRGD, paragraph (4), states: (4) The sign shown in diagram 670 (except when displayed on a variable message sign in the manner men... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: That gut wrench feeling |
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Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 18:32
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Replies: 26
Views: 18418
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A change of limit sign has to be full size. And its placement is also stipulated.
Check abd.org.UK/speed_limit_signs.htm |
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