Last edited by The Angel Of Death; 17-Dec-09 at 13:55.
Give a child a hammer and the whole world becomes a nail
In my opinion driving well below the speed limit especially in good conditions is as dangerous as speeding (Speeding=over the spead limit). Although I can understand why some people do drive slowly (sometimes you just want to take in the scenery) However I think it should be law that if you drive slowly say 45mph or lower then you should be treated like other slow moving vehicles ie tractors. You should be made to have a flashing light on top of your vehicle to give additional warning to other drivers a bit like your hazard warning lights something you could switch on when you know you may be causing a hazard. (especially at night).
Now I know there are technical issues etc with regard to were would it go and how would it look etc so dont ask!
'One size fits all' measures rarely work. I'd be all for 20mph speed limits in many bult up areas, but not all.
The same applies to a blanket 50mph limit. Eminently sensible on winding country roads and ridiculous on some others.
The problem is that it would mean applying some logic, planning and expense to evaluate which sections should be restricted. And that won't happe - so we'll be stiffed by the Authorities on this and have to comply to pointless lower limits in many places.
That is exactly what the road conditions dictate in a lot of circumstances.. I am sure they are usually braking to reduce speed to take the corner, not always because they carried too much speed into the corners, (something the young lads like to do for the rush they get).
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