Oh, dear, we're into victimisation again. Forget speed cameras, think speed limits. You either agree or disagree with them, for whatever reason. If you agree, then you'll conform and speed cameras have no effect on you. If you disagree then CHANGE THE PROCESS, not the measurement.
For my part, I believe that speed limits are aimed at the 'lowest common denominator' and NONE of us fits that bill, do we? At most times, in most places, the motorway speed limit is a nonsense. Too low on bright days, out of rush hours, and too high on crowded roads on wet nights. On single track roads, a blanket 60 mph is similarly restrictive, making no differential between wet, dry, light or dark, and ignoring trees, bends, sheep or any other hazard you can think of.
Feel strongly about this? Good, so write to your MP. Change the government. What's that you say? No difference between the parties? Well, surprise, surprise!
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Derek,
The Tories did say they wanted to raise the m/way limit to 80 mph and also halt the spread of speed cameras.
On speed limit setting, they are supposed to be set using the 85th percentile rule well known to highway engineers.
However, when politicians and police want to raise revenue from the driver they sometimes set them lower than the 85th percentile and that is when problems begin.
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"Oh, dear, we're into victimisation again."
If you are doing something legal and safe and the police set things up so tha though still safe it is illegal then book you for it that sounds pretty much like victimisation to me.
"Forget speed cameras, think speed limits."
Most drivers would prefer to be able to thing safety rather than having it pushed down to number three in the list.
Some people would rather that real safety came well down the list. Why?
"You either agree"
Didn't someone mention that for their own reasons the people who ignored the speed cameras, or slowed down for them, only to speed up again to dangerous levels, were the ones who supported them.
"or disagree with them, for whatever reason."
While the people who opposed speed cameras were the ones who actually conformed to them (then again that came from a government report, sou couldn't be true).
"If you agree, then you'll conform and speed cameras have no effect on you."
Only if you spend all your time watching your speedo, and looking out for hidden speed signs and stealth cameras. But then again: didn't someone mention that for their own reasons the people who ignored the speed cameras, or slowed down for them, only to speed up again to dangerous levels, were the ones who supported them.
"If you disagree then CHANGE THE PROCESS, not the measurement."
So those that oppose speed cameras do actually have your blessing to kick up a fuss about it.
Thank you bestowing the right to democracy on the majority.
Or do you really mean shut up until the next election, by which time there will be even more distorted statistics and propaganda insinuated into the public psyche.
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