...if they introduce this new form of speed camera...have no other details, just the photos from another forum. Mind you at least its at the perfect height for vandalism - reversing a knackered Transit into it a few times should do the job.?
Very true!How is that camera going to get your reg no??
They're not robbing you if you're breaking the law,and that is a law which should be known to everyone who holds a UK drivibg licence.just another way to rob the general public.
Your old fashioned!!!You can call me old fashioned,but is not easier just to not speed than to go round smashing up speed cameras?
Chris.
Your crazy off the wall ideas intrigue me. I think they are a bit radical for me though []You can call me old fashioned,but is not easier just to not speed than to go round smashing up speed cameras?
Chris.
Snap on all acounts. No points as yet "runs round whole house touching all wood" and agree that in some cases that they are a very good thing, but as long as they are used sensible not hiden away behind signs, trees, bridge parapets and so on. The one in the original picture is obviously ment to be discrete and thus no real deterant your just going to spend your time looking for the thing and not concentrating on the road.Your crazy off the wall ideas intrigue me. I think they are a bit radical for me though []You can call me old fashioned,but is not easier just to not speed than to go round smashing up speed cameras?
Chris.
Zero points so far so must be doing something right...but I have no problem with the concept of speed cameras, just the way in which they are used and where they are put. Outside a school or on a residential street sure...on the motorway and covert? Hmm.
That piece of legislation won't last much longer. The safety partnerships have got the go ahead to reduce visability and new cameras can be hidden. Read it on pepipoo which had a link to a news story. It mentioned 'camoflaging' (sp).I thought the camera had to be highly visable hence the dayglow yellow front and back to the standard oones you see. As for the carmera seeing all the road all they need is a good wide angle lense then their laughing.
just another way to rob the general public.
Now where did I put the keys to that transit!
Some laws are bad.They're not robbing you if you're breaking the law,and that is a law which should be known to everyone who holds a UK drivibg licence.just another way to rob the general public.
Chris.
what ever....your telling me that you NEVER EVER EVER speed or have. You can keep to the limit but that one time you just pressed it alittle to muchThey're not robbing you if you're breaking the law,and that is a law which should be known to everyone who holds a UK drivibg licence.just another way to rob the general public.
Chris.
No.But whether you agree with them or not,they are still the law.They are put there for a reason,not to generate a "stealth" tax,the reason being that they are supposed to make drivers slow down to a SAFE speed for any given stretch of road,with the threat of a financial penalty if they drive at a speed consdidered to be dangerous for the road.
If these "pointlessly" low speed limits go someway towards saving even one life,is it not worth giving them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise?
Chris.
It's a good few years since I lost my licence for speeding,and that was on a motorbike.Within a couple of days of getting my licence back,I had a very serious accident that I very nearly didn't recover from.This was caused by me driving too fast for the conditions and the road I was on,in fact about 90MPH in a 30MPH zone.It took me nearly three years to walk again after this,and it's made me look at roads,and the way drivers act on them in a completely different way.Beacuse I'd never had even a minor accident before this,I guess I thought they always happen to other people.what ever....your telling me that you NEVER EVER EVER speed or have. You can keep to the limit but that one time you just pressed it alittle to muchThey're not robbing you if you're breaking the law,and that is a law which should be known to everyone who holds a UK drivibg licence.just another way to rob the general public.
Chris.
and get caught your not worried ????
Ok then,it's a lack of respect for speed that is dangerous,not the speed itself.So what is the ultimate answer then?No.But whether you agree with them or not,they are still the law.They are put there for a reason,not to generate a "stealth" tax,the reason being that they are supposed to make drivers slow down to a SAFE speed for any given stretch of road,with the threat of a financial penalty if they drive at a speed consdidered to be dangerous for the road.
If these "pointlessly" low speed limits go someway towards saving even one life,is it not worth giving them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise?
Chris.
Because speed is not the problem and its reduction in most instances is not the answer.
I don't think there is any ultimate answer.Ok then,it's a lack of respect for speed that is dangerous,not the speed itself.So what is the ultimate answer then?No.But whether you agree with them or not,they are still the law.They are put there for a reason,not to generate a "stealth" tax,the reason being that they are supposed to make drivers slow down to a SAFE speed for any given stretch of road,with the threat of a financial penalty if they drive at a speed consdidered to be dangerous for the road.
If these "pointlessly" low speed limits go someway towards saving even one life,is it not worth giving them the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise?
Chris.
Because speed is not the problem and its reduction in most instances is not the answer.
Chris.
You've said yourself the main reason for some accidents - travelling too fast for the conditions. I don't see how people being penalised for doing 34 in a 30 is actually making the roads any safer. Sure penalise them for 40 - 50 etc but if you think that cameras are purely there to make roads safer then you are being very naive. It's been shown in many counties that speed cameras have done nothing to reduce accidents at all. Lancashire for example has the most speed cameras yet its road death rate is on the rise - go figure.few years since I lost my licence for speeding,and that was on a motorbike.Within a couple of days of getting my licence back,I had a very serious accident that I very nearly didn't recover from.This was caused by me driving too fast for the conditions and the road I was on,in fact about 90MPH in a 30MPH zone.It took me nearly three years to walk again after this,and it's made me look at roads,and the way drivers act on them in a completely different way.Beacuse I'd never had even a minor accident before this,I guess I thought they always happen to other people.
I like to think I don't need to rely on any sort of electronic aids to remind me what the speed limits are,but yes I do have my Garmin switched on with the "Points of interest" database loaded whenever I travel any distance.
Chris.
Ironically "that" road with the 30 limit your figuratively [sp] referring to (which countless people no doubt get caught on) probably used to quite safely have a 50 limit.Sure penalise them for 40 - 50 etc
They usually only happen to 'other' people as a result of such actions from certain people. When I say certain, I mean people for example that are doing 90mph in a 30mph. That is madness my friend, even if it was bone dry and deserted it would be probably be a jailable offence. Granted, you have learnt the hard way, (maybe some would say you didnt kill anyone and got off lightly??) but I don't shed a tear for your injuries as frankly your actions were mindless. Having just served a ban for speeding makes it all the worse; I would have liked to have thought that you may have learnt your lesson or at least valued your licence a little more. Instead, you are doing triple the speed limit in a built up area just days later....a few years since I lost my licence for speeding,and that was on a motorbike.Within a couple of days of getting my licence back,I had a very serious accident that I very nearly didn't recover from.This was caused by me driving too fast for the conditions and the road I was on,in fact about 90MPH in a 30MPH zone.It took me nearly three years to walk again after this,and it's made me look at roads,and the way drivers act on them in a completely different way.Beacuse I'd never had even a minor accident before this,I guess I thought they always happen to other people.