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In view of recent comments I feel it is important to make a clear statements regarding road user groups and forum member's rights. It was claimed that 'anti-truck' sentiments had been expressed. Franky I have not seen any such thing.

I tried to defuse claims of 'anti-truck' sentiment with a little light humour. As it turns out this was ill-judged and misunderstood. I have apologised to shaky by PM.

The following points apply to all forum users.

- All road user groups are equally welcome

- The Safe Speed campaign wishes to promote co-operation and understanding between all road user groups.

- Intolerance of a road user group won't be tolerated

- Forum members and the forum collective deserve to be treated with respect. Needless insults will not be tolerated.

- Arguments based on ad hominem are banned under forum rules

- There are good and bad in all road user groups, and as far as we can tell the proportions are fairly similar across modes.

If posts are seen as being anti-any-particular-road user group then I wish to be informed.

So let's keep it friendly and co-operative, exhibiting exactly the same standards of courtesy and consideration that we all wish to enjoy on the roads.

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

Well said Paul, lets not allow good honest debate be marred by silly antics, and needless chatter.

Paul was big enough to lay down the gaunlet, so I'll be true to my word and apologise to any member that felt I was out of order...

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Dave

What, even caravans?Only joking

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Speed limit sign radio interview. TV Snap Unhappy
“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

I thought about excluding buses.

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

Pfft, there is a limit you know.

Hopefully that will stop comments along the lines of "most car drivers are wits"

Re buses, the problems they sometimes cause result from official policies such as filling in bus-stop lay-bys, not from bus drivers themselves.

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"Show me someone who says that they have never exceeded a speed limit, and I'll show you a liar, or a menace." (Austin Williams - Director, Transport Research Group)

Any views expressed in this post are personal opinions and may not represent the views of Safe Speed

Taxis ??

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

For just a minute I read that as "silly ARTICS", and had a vision of a 32 tonner done out like a clown car, with doors that drop off!

I have nothing against caravans... just the few selfish morons that make life a misery for others due to their incompetant driving style while towing one! But that goes for ALL groups I suppose!

OK, so drivers with National Trust stickers in the back window...... and flat caps!

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Time to take responsibility for our actions.. and don't be afraid of speaking out!

Imagine the scene where large numbers of clowns climb out of the typical two seater clown car thanks to it being parked over a hidden trap door in the floor

with a clown artic you'd have about 500 illegal immigrants in clown suits crawling out from under the trailer, then the driver would get fined for being overloaded

is there a discretion for me !!!

ps i just bought a 3rd hand avondale 6 berth tourer, full awning the works

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now retired

so long as when overtaking cyclists you understand its 2foot wider than your car and cuts the corners.

I have started a 'trucking' forum today. It'll be the best place to discuss truck / hgv / large vehicle issues, and I hope it sends a VERY clear signal that truckers are most welcome here.

I've also launched a motorcycling forum, which is something I intended to do some time ago, but never got around to.

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

Thanks Ernest, that's my keyboard sprayed with tea when I started laughing then!

In my experience, the vast majority of HGV drivers are careful, considerate and polite drivers.

There are always exceptions, but a lot of car drivers are in no position to throw stones

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"Are you sh**ing me?"
"John Spartan, you are fined one credit for a violation of the verbal morality statute."

Can we have a forum for drivers of bog-standard 2WD cars of 2.0 litres or below?

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"Show me someone who says that they have never exceeded a speed limit, and I'll show you a liar, or a menace." (Austin Williams - Director, Transport Research Group)

Any views expressed in this post are personal opinions and may not represent the views of Safe Speed

Yes, of course, right after we need one for horse drawn chariot racing.

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

It could be useful to discuss how horse-drawn vehicle racers are being singled out. It's rather unfair. They'll be installing chariot-racing cameras next.
(I'm sorry, you reminded me of that sign!)

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Andrew.

(On my PC) that link didn't work, but from the page title, I know which sign you mean.

Hmmm it worked last night when I tested it! Grr... I don't have my own photo of it

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Andrew.

I've got it if you want it?

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Useless laws weaken necessary laws.