There are some very salient points to this argument about filming a vehicle and showing how to drive at speeds (which may exceed the limit) but as one thread says, you could be driving illegally and what would be the outcome of such an act.
We all saw the furore over P.C. Mark Milton when he filmed the manner in which he was driving but I still think that with all the facts involved he should have been prosecuted for breaking the law as any other driver would have been in the same circumstances.
If he wished to "familiarise himself" with the vehicle he should have used police (I think) rules and protocol and obtained permission from his superiors then there would be no case to answer as it would have been a genuine / authorised familiarisation drive.
Ther will always be a minority who think that they are not in need of instruction / training and will no matter what have a total disregard for the law and these are the ones who need to be dealt with as severely as possible and not the poor errant driver who makes a simple mistake of going a few miles over the limit for a few yards when passing a speed camera.
With regards to education of drivers I totally agree with the stance taken by certain parts of the Lancashire force to offer a "Refresher Course" in place of a fine & points as this in my opinion at least gives the errant driver the chance to see where they went wrong as there is too much emphasis on fines and points.
These should only be used when all other avenues of punishment have failed as this proves the point that the camera partnerships only have as their first priority recovering the costs of installing cameras and a poor second road safety (if at all).
With regards to the question about a lorry driver and the tacho evidence, as a lorry driver myself I am certain the tacho chart would not be evidence on it,s own as this only shows the manner or speed in which the vehicle was being driven at any one particular time (ie. erratically or with heavy & sudden braking etc. if the vehicle is involved in an accident for instance) and unless it can be proved that the vehicle was exceeding a particular speed limit (say 40mph on a single carriageway) I doubt if tacho evidence alone would stand up in court except to corroborate or to dispute as in some cases a police or camera prosecution.
As for GPs satellite tracking companies only use this for security of the vehicle and the load/driver and to be able to plan their workload for the vehicle, I don,t think that a T/Mgr would be happy about it being used for the purpose of evidence to prosecute a driver for breaking the law!
Again you would also have the problem of "boy racers" trying to emulate what they have seen on camera / T.V and without the proper tuition they might end up being involved in an accident.
Once someone passes their test there should be some kind of follow up whereby they receive further training at a later date say 12 or 24 months later when they have got some road experience not necessarily followed with a test but more of an appraisal.
We have all been young drivers and thought we could drive as fast as the next one and sometimes unfortunately they get it wrong with sadly serious or fatal consequences but with all the training in the world I don,t think you will ever eliminate the young driver who just wants to go as fast as he / she can as that is the thrill of going fast to young people.
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