On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 03:44:52 +0100, Alistair J Murray
Well I suppose it might.
But of course such a ludicrous proposition is not even remotely close to being necessary to demonstrate such a thing.
There is NOBODY, ever, anywhere, AFAIK, who has suggested that anybody should (or even can) negotiate a tight bend using *only* the posted limit for speed selection.
I certainly do not think that the blanket limits we have on motorways and non-urban roads are reasonable.
But that does NOT mean I think speed limits cannot help, even on those roads. I just think that on anything other than motorways, the limits should be set individually for every road.
Motorways should all have variable limits, with no default.
I suggest you re-read what you responded to.
Correct.
But not what you said before.
Which, as I said, could just be down to luck, rather than an ability to judge an appropriate speed.
And if you are talking about this mythical person with zero ability to set their own speed, then obviously you are correct.
But this type of person is a complete figment of your imagination.
The question was about whether there are many drivers who do not have the capability to select a "suitable" speed.
Not about how do they stay on the road.
There is a huge difference between a "suitable" speed, and one that just keeps you on the road.
In general, none.
But then I have never argued that "blanket" speed limits are a good idea. You will find a number of previous posts by me in uk.legal and uk.legal.moderated (not just in this thread) arguing that limits should be set for each road individually.
I'm not convinced that most non-urban single carriageway roads should be completely limit-free, but limits should be appropriate to the road, and most are not, currently.
Now if you had just said this the first time, I would have had no argument at all.
But if you just make ridiculous statements without any of that qualification, you should expect to be challenged on them.
And it is no good saying that those qualifications should have been obvious, because they *aren't*. There are many people who have "accidents" because they take bends at speed which keep them on the road, but are too fast for safety.
OK.
I have little argument with your POV in that case.
I am, and it is.
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