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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Stop here, flashing sign. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 08:15
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| I wouldn't worry too much, if you're on hospital grounds then there isn't much they can do in the way of enforcement (it's unlikely it's Highway authority land). Most of the hospitals I've worked with don't really care much about people parking left, right and centre anyway. Even if they do, just cl... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed limits cut to encourage cycling |
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 08:21
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| Just to add a further dimension to the debate on pollution aspects of motor vehicles (in their current form at least). The question of non-exhaust emissions is likely to become more important as exhaust emissions become cleaner. http://www.ies-uk.org.uk/non-exhaust/nonexhaustemissions.html Of course... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 17:33
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| In addition, the reduction in speeds also means the network can operate at a higher capacity (though I suspect many SS propoenents disagree with this claim). So there’s a few benefits for you! Do you have any hard evidence for this? None whatsoever! I think I've read about it before, but a quick Go... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 17:25
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| Thank you for your thorough response. It is rare to find an opposer who responds to all the points raised (without resorting to convenient quoting). It’s a pleasure, although I wouldn’t call myself an opposer to everything SS stands for. There’s only ever shades of grey and all that! I would agree ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 15:55
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| What possible benefits do you find to attribute to cameras? What evidence do you find where ? Well, I don’t know if any evidence actually exists, but from my own experience I would suggest that reducing speeds encourages the use of other forms of transport such as walking and cycling. This in itsel... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 13:47
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| Excuse my delay in responding, I've had a lot to contend with recently. No worries, I haven't exactly been rapid in my responses! [of RTTM and bias on selection] I'll think I can accept that mistakes have been made in the calculations of the benefits that the SCP have said can be attributed to came... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 14:21
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| Thanks for the explanation, it makes more sense to me now Would you now accept The Safe Speed campaign has a point and that you can now understand there really is an " argument for a reappraisal of the way cameras are used. "?. I'll think I can accept that mistakes have been made in the c... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:12
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| That's fair enough. Have you read this Safe Speed (RTTM) webpage? If it still doesn’t sit with you than I can try to explain what it is trying to say. Think of the RTTM this way. When you try something new and you look at how well or bad it worked, there is a danger that if you only look at it very... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:33
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| This is if you accept that we actually need such (tax/insurance) schemes . There are compelling arguments for putting them both onto the cost of fuel; doing so eliminates the necessity of having to track down untaxed/uninsured vehicles. These administrative schemes exists merely for the sake of it;... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 13:56
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| But you still need people on the front line for it to have any effect - trafpol. Doesn't that make cameras redundant anyway? How many different sets of enforcers do we need? I think cameras and trafpol can be compatible. As has been said, one is targetting the "Normal" motorist who is bre... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Do ridiculous low limits cause aggressive driving? |
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 13:01
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| We now have Boris Johnson saying that he wants the bicycle to be the default mode of transport in London. When I see MPs give up their Government cars I will believe the sincerity of this. That's going to upset the public tranpsort operators! At one time we smiled at the Chinese with all their bike... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: SPEEDTRAPS TO BE HIDDEN IN POLES |
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Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:54
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| How are you going to feel when you or your mrs gets a bill for £60 in the post for a minor infringement while the uninsured/taxed/MOT'd/unlicensed/unregistered continue to drive with impunity? Is this REALLY what you want? I think this is the problem. The former doesn't have to occur without the la... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cyclists to ride wrong way up 1 way street - legally! |
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 23:50
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| Thinking about it, the only advantages a car has over a bicycle is comfort and speed (at a particular time of day, time of year and journey start and finish locations). What impact this has on "deserving priority" is an interesting question... I won't dispute the many advantages bikes hav... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cyclists to ride wrong way up 1 way street - legally! |
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Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 22:52
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| So cars with multiple occupants should find it easier to make its way through an area than bicycles, which have always one person on? I'd fully support high occupany vehicle lanes, a car with four people in is a particulary efficient way to move people, not as good as a bus, but quite good. But are... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Cyclists to ride wrong way up 1 way street - legally! |
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 19:51
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| There's a few cycle lane contraflows in my 'hood, the only problem being cars parked in the marked cycle lane. Personally I'd rather there wasn't a marked lane, just a sign saying the contraflow was allowed, as in Kensington! As the CTC say, this is the way things have worked in Europe for years, no... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Drivers Still 'Speeding' |
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 20:02
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Johnnytheboy wrote:
Cheers Johnny, interesting stuff. |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: back to protesting |
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:37
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| We have seen the fuel duty rise which has a knock on effect with every consumer as production and transportation costs are increased. those costs will be passed on to the consumer which means YOU! It's probably about time we started paying for the full costs of transport anyway so this doesn't worr... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Oxford now 20mph |
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:27
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| And as for the assertion by Safe Speed that it means drivers will be looking at their speedos more (nay staring at them) I find I don't have to check my speedo at all in 20 limits as it's easier to "know" you are complying. We already know you're in the minority when it comes to perceptio... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Drivers Still 'Speeding' |
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:17
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| Sorry Peyote, I totally misread your post and mistook you for a "roads are for cars only" nut (I think I've done this before!). No worries, I've had worse! Surely not to aid justification of the congestion charge... :scratchchin: I don't think that's true, I'd like to think it was purely ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Drivers Still 'Speeding' |
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 09:57
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| Shank's pony is by far the most popular method of transport in London, so why shouldn't pedestrians be a stakeholder group when discussing the way the roads are set up? At some junctions I can see tens of pedestrians waiting to cross the road whilst about 15 people in, say 13 cars swan by. Unless y... |
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