Ian Johnston
Seems fair. :)
I think having a specific offence of "driving in excess of the appropriate speed" is a bad idea as it's already covered by various more general offences.
I don't think speed in itself should ever be an offence - 70mph past a school at chucking out time is wrong because it's dangerous, not because it's fast.
An observer can reasonably make a judgement as to whether a vehicle is under control and whether it is likely to endanger other (potential) road users.
Forget speed.
If you drive to a standard that you are willing to defend as adequate you should have no problem.
I'd remove speeding as an offence entirely.
Driving instructors 1088Hi Paul Disadvantages: Unsocial hours, long hours, abuse from your fellow travellers, 30 bosses instead of one (your pupils want lessons when it suits them...
Your speed could be used as evidence of recklessness but you would be free to defend it as appropriate.
Higher limits would be better but no limits offer the added benefit that there is no potentially excessive "target" speed set for unthinking drivers.
Agreed. Some A-bahn junctions have 120-100-80-end80 limits which just seem to cause bunching whilst unlimited junctions flow smoothly and at similar speeds if busy.
Driving towards oncoming traffic on a SC road at 150mph is nutty, you'd slow to 85-90 when stuff crossed your horizon anyway...
...so much like the current situation for closing speeds.
Experience suggests that average speeds change very little...
...and that drivers treated as responsible adults behave better.
Nope, much worse.
Different deal though, parking restrictions are about managing scarce resources, speed limits are not.
I went for a drive.
They seem to be constrained by a NSLalike maximum though. :(
MLOC with style 1087I'll try. Fine, I accept what you said there. How does a maximum speed limit buttist in avoiding subjective judgements...
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