09-03-2009, 15:28 | #1 |
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Speed limit to be reduced
Apparently, the government want to slow us down by imposing a 50mph speed limit on most of the rural roads in the country.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle5864847.ece Your thoughts?
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09-03-2009, 15:36 | #3 |
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not cool. and how would such a thing be enforced? litter the countryside with speed cameras?
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09-03-2009, 15:37 | #4 |
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Eh?
What a waste of time and money!
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09-03-2009, 15:41 | #5 |
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Accident rates will plummet!
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09-03-2009, 15:41 | #6 |
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Great idea
Seriously, speed is lethal. It will save so many lives, it will stop kiddies being slaughtered in the streets. All those innocent 2 year olds sneaking along country lanes will now be much safer. I suppose, it might bring in some money too, you never know. But I'm sure that's just an innocent side effect, definately not the main objective.
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@ iCraig. It has been suggested elsewhere that this may be a money making scheme for the government but we all know they would never be so cynical - don't we? After all, it's not as if they have a track record for such things.
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09-03-2009, 16:14 | #8 |
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That's all Speed Cameras are, money makers. They are behind a lot of accidents where people don't see them, slam on their brakes and cause a crash. It's a nightmare.
Remember on Top Gear around 2 years ago, the area with the safest roads over a period of 12 months was the North East where no new camera's had been added? |
09-03-2009, 16:42 | #9 |
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I'm all for it, assuming that reducing the speed limit can somehow, magically improve the standard of people's driving.
Unfortunately, that's just not the case...
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09-03-2009, 16:47 | #10 |
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Won't somebody think of the children!!
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