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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Warwickshire Speed Enforcement Survey |
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 09:26
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Replies: 14
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| "Some questions that were designed to get the "right" answer as usual." Too right. 'Should we enforce speed limits where there is no accident history but where the speed limit is regularly broken?' or something similar. Doesn't that give you a clue that there may be more to accid... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Almost Believable |
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:09
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Replies: 7
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Didcot Parkway station car park was closed last Friday because of the flooding. I think the car park as okay, but those owners who had to collect cars once the car park was reopened were all left with a parking ticket.
When did we start employing cretins? |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: motorist collided with a speed camera |
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 13:49
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Replies: 8
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| So we've spent years removing signs and trees etc that are close to the road and considered 'dangerous' and then they add these obviously way-too-sturdy camera posts. Iriots. |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Traffic lights at night |
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 09:55
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Replies: 67
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| Careful now, you're advocating a strange thing called common sense. This is generally completely missing from council road departments, whose sole role in life seems to be to make life difficult for their customers. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Ludicrous claims about speed. |
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 14:59
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Replies: 7
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IIRC this piece of statistical garbage comes from the cobbling together of several completely dissimilar studies on speed in certain situations. Paul has it somewhere on this site.
On other words, it's complete bobbins, as the previous poster said. |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Man arrested over '172mph drive' |
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 13:48
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| AFAIK it's the section near Kingston Bagpuize they're referring to. Though there are no bridges there, as you say. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: A33 in Reading |
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Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:13
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Replies: 6
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The lines were put there soon after the road was completed, which makes a mockery of the blackspots-only approach.
Many morning commuters pretty much ignore the 40mph limit.
Have I seen any accidents down there since the road was built? No. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Why do any of you find it necessary to speed? |
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 09:03
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Replies: 36
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How about - 'I regularly drive above the limit because a greater and greater pecentage of the rural speed limits in Oxfordshire are a complete
joke and I take responsibility for my own actions.'
Sensibly set limits will engender respect; poorly set limits do not. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Bad habits |
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Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:46
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Replies: 51
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| Following my Father recently I saw he's succumbed to the extraordinarily annoying (and dangerous) habit of indicating R and then L when going straight on at a roundabout. I will have a word when the chance arises. He also gets as close as possible to the car in front when coming to a halt in a traff... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: What does the driving test do for us? |
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 15:25
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Replies: 14
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| An idle thought on driving tests: How about getting the insurance companies to carry out the driving tests? That would do away with the ridiculous quota system (one would hope) Clearly there would need to be common standards but the companies could grade their tests dependent on the vehicle type, an... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: 'Goat-free roads made me speed' |
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 14:33
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Replies: 7
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To develop a quote from Pistonheads - 'He was able to speed becasue he was away from the nanny state".
Okay, okay, I'm going... |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: The Scotsman, 2nd September 2006 |
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Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 08:21
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Replies: 3
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So there is no standard to which these indicators have to be set? Surely they should be set to trigger at, say, +1 MPH relative to the limit?
Seriously crying wolf will surely damage their credibility. (Or is that the idea from these Machiavelian (sp?) SCP scoundrels?) |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Another angle |
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 15:07
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Replies: 37
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| Now now, we can't have this sort of thing. Common sense! Whatever next? |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Petrol Station spark danger |
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 09:01
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Replies: 41
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IIRC there is a chance that mobiles can affect the pump readings. Why they can't say that instead of using scrae tactics I'll never know.
Mind you, it's the same in hospitals; there are very few areas where the use of a mobile will cause any problems, but blanket bans are easier to impose? |
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Forum: Safe Speed in the News and Media Topic: The Northern Echo, 5th July 2006 |
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:09
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Replies: 3
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Paul Smith, of the Safe Speed campaign, which opposes fixed cameras, said: "Defects in prosecution cases are far too commonplace.
Is this correct, Paul? This implies your support of scamera vans! |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Isle of Man's first speed camera burned down. |
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Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:05
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Replies: 8
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Why do these cretins try to hang statistical credibility onto such tiny sample sizes?
TBH, that comment probably applies to every camera site in the UK. None will have sample sizes for serious accidents that go far into double figures, surely? |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: Speed humps causing drivers to go over the grass verges. |
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 15:20
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Replies: 13
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| If you lot could actually see how incredibly selfish, arrogant and impatient you all look, you would be amazed. Get a life! Stop speeding! Why can't I proceed at the speed limit (if safe to do so, of course) without having to slow down for/avoid man-made obstacles? The bumps nearest to me weren't p... |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: EU Directive - 11 Year Olds Must Have Child Cushions |
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:36
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Replies: 3
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I must read the facts!
Thank you Einion.
'in vehicles where seat belts are fitted, children 3 years to 135 cm in height (approx 4ft 5ins) MUST use the appropriate child restraint.' |
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Forum: Road Safety, Speed Camera and Policy News Topic: Lower the speed limit |
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 15:14
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Replies: 18
Views: 7823
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Speed restrictions in 'dormant' roadworks |
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 09:20
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Replies: 41
Views: 18148
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| 'As things stand the speed limit system is a bit inflexible. As such it isn't easy simply to chop and change limits, and safety of workers has to take priority over the desires of drivers. And even if it would be possible to revoke or relax the limit while not necessary, you would need the limit in ... |
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