Why?
No. It depends on where and when it is being used. 2mm in torrential rain is less safe than 0mm in the dry.
No. Again, it depends on the where, when and in this case, who. A regular male drinker with 81mg driving home sedately on a deserted road is less dangerous than a young girl with 79mg driving through town at pub chuck out time.
It's all relative. There is no black and white, right or wrong; only an arbitary, artificial line.
Yes, but the decision to prosecute isn't. In a 60 limit you would punished for 68 plus 1mph but not for 67mph. It is a binary decision that takes no account whatsoever of circumstance.
They are quite different but neither is related to the actual degree of danger, only the degree by which you have exceeded the number on a pole.
Well, if you're not... you're doing a very good impression of someone who is.
Trust me, it's not us that have the binary ideas. It is the gummint and their current road "safety" policy. It is based almost exclusively on whether or not a driver exceeds an arbitary number on a pole.
-- Mark Foster, Brighton, Suslove, UK PGP Fingerprint: 3342 C02C 7BE8 3FE4 AAC5 8BB2 03B7 9263 DDF2 04C1 -------------------------------------------------- "There are no such useless words as...'I didn't have a chance.'" Driving, HMSO
One for Peter 1203On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:23:12 UTC, Mark Foster There has to be, in any legally enforceable system. That cut off point may vary from driver to driver, or day to...
