On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:09:29 +0100, Chris Newton was popularly supposed to have said:
The problem currently is that speed limits that used to be set by disinterested Ministry of Transport officials are now set by local councils, who often have little experience of setting limits and have political pressure to set low limits.
Then there is the erroneous buttumption that high speed == dangerous. It doesn't; not always. Forcing people to slow right down by means of speed cameras eventually teaches them that speed limits are things set by clueless f***wits, and that the limits only apply where the speed cameras are.
So, they slow down for the camera, then go back to whatever they were doing beforehand or maybe a little faster, to stick a metaphorical two fingers up at the Law.
This is not a good idea. In effect, you are teaching people that not only is the law a complete butt, but you can get away with defying it flagrantly as long as you don't speed in front of a Gatso or similar measuring device. In other words, you're teaching people how to get away with breaking the law.
Respect for speed limits? I remember that, honest I do. It existed back when enforcement was done by poiceman, and limits were sensible.
-- By caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, By the beans of Java do thoughts acquire speed, hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning, By caffeine alone do I set my mind in motion
