What the hell is this?
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earthdweller
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smorris_12 said:
Yes it’s quite mad isn’t it?
Lots of roads with limits reduced for political reasons below their design speeds
It becomes very odd to be able to drive for years safely at 50mph and then find that the limit is reduced to 30mph
There’s one road I use quite regularly on the Lancs/Yorks border where it is NSL(60mph) on one side of the border and as you cross the county boundary it becomes a 40 limit with average speed cameras
The road is exactly the same, it doesn’t change
When roads have artificially low limits it increases frustration, aggression and leads to more bad driving and poor/dangerous decision making
FFS….
On a serious note, I drive in London a lot through necessity and the two wheeled traffic is a nightmare.
Cyclists completely ignore traffic lights, seen many ‘near misses’
Mopeds are kamikaze….
I’m amazed there aren’t more deaths on London roads but it’s F’k all to do with a driver doing 25 in a 20 :headbang:
On a serious note, I drive in London a lot through necessity and the two wheeled traffic is a nightmare.
Cyclists completely ignore traffic lights, seen many ‘near misses’
Mopeds are kamikaze….
I’m amazed there aren’t more deaths on London roads but it’s F’k all to do with a driver doing 25 in a 20 :headbang:
ronk said:
10mph, maybe we can all get the C5 out - the one by Sir Clive, at 20mph cyclist are passing you never mind 10 - crazy world, makes a 20 minute commute 60 minutes and increases pollution although eco carriers will say driving slower reduces emissions forgetting efficiency drops
Nictrix said:
That’s very sad if true, but genuinely wouldn’t be surprised.
Everything on two wheels ‘lane splits’ the whole time, electric bikes are becoming more of a problem. Some bikers actively riding the wrong way to weave across roads, junctions etc :headbang:
Been the same since the '80s. It was motorcycle couriers, push bike couriers and the 'YUPPY' health freaks back then.True-Blue said:
Now I presume the couriers (thanks to email and technology) have been replaced with 'food delivery' couriers.
Always remember the eastern europeans (or similar) washing your windscreen at every set of lights in the West End, or Central London. Then asking for money. Flower sellers, Evening Standard sellers and cold drink sellers in the Summer on the Westway in the (constant) traffic queues at Gypsy Corner in the evenings.
Happy days! NOT!
john-e89 said:pvr said:
Whoa whoa the chuff chuffing WHOA there sisco kid......!! I'm not sure we need Johnny chuffing foreigner interfering in English matters.......stick yer thumb back in yer leaking bath and button it.....oke:
We will have voting rights soon
oke:This is very straightforward. Any member of the public can report anti-social behaviour, criminal activity or motoring offences to the police. No action can be taken by the police unless they have evidence of any offence(s) and civilians manning speed guns cannot give them reason to prosecute. However the police can monitor and observe those reported of any of the above so yes they could put a 'marker' out so if you went through an ANPR or a police car behind it could flag up reports of speeding and the police would more likely follow you rather than not. So there is an increased risk of 'accidentally' being pulled over and if you do get pulled then there is less chance of you being let off.
