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Old 31st January 2018, 17:26   #1
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No hope for the poor motorist now http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/d...R2Z&ocid=ientp
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Old 31st January 2018, 17:51   #2
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I wish they would be as stringent on other crimes. Instead of giving out those pointless "cautions".
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Old 31st January 2018, 18:09   #3
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I wish they would be as stringent on other crimes. Instead of giving out those pointless "cautions".
Boils my p**s when you see some toe rag caught drunk/drugged/no licence/insurance/MOT and what does he get -banned from driving and six points on his non existent driving licence , that'll teach him !
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Old 31st January 2018, 18:28   #4
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It doesn't surprise me one little bit that its a bell end from West Mercia Police that came up with this.

If you travel down the A449 between Kidderminster and Worcester on most days you will see several sets of speed cameras and usually several speed camera vans.

I've been done once for 7mph over resulting in 3 points and have had to sit a speed awareness course on an other. That one was for a mere 6 mph over at 3.40 in the morning when i was going to work

The following morning most of West Mercia traffic police were enjoying coffee and doughnuts at the petrol station near Hartlebury Industrial Estate.
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Old 31st January 2018, 18:34   #5
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I wish they would be as stringent on other crimes. Instead of giving out those pointless "cautions".


I concur the local shop got broken into evidence everywhere including cctv have the brought them to justice have they heck its easier to hit the working person on minimum wage going to work travelling at 31mph on a road that was 60mph a few years ago, obviously the police can't be hitting there targets because most people now drive within or very close to the speed limits if there are accidents on roads near us it always through the night not when people are travelling to work so why do they feel the need to target the people who are trying to earn a living easy revenue springs to mind
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Old 31st January 2018, 18:34   #6
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What gets me is the ‘speed kills’ statements that the authorities keep harping on about.

They don’t look further that speed, what about defective vehicles, driving without due care, etc etc.
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Old 31st January 2018, 18:44   #7
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What gets me is the ‘speed kills’ statements that the authorities keep harping on about.

They don’t look further that speed, what about defective vehicles, driving without due care, etc etc.


or just total boredom and lack of concentration at driving at a stupidly slow speed on A road that should never be 30mph with the B and C roads when you leave the roads are still 60mph east riding council I've NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- them
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Old 31st January 2018, 18:58   #8
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And the speed shown on a car dashboard is accurate? No calibration of the equipment we use to see our speed.
My dash says 70mph and the digital display says 67mph. At least I can’t get caught for speeding with that discrepancy.
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Old 31st January 2018, 19:09   #9
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The whole "speed kills" thing winds me up too.
"If you hit little Chloe at 20 mph, she has a 70% chance of survival. If you hit her at 30mph, she has a 20% chance of survival."
Yeah, and if you teach little Chloe not to run out into the road, she has a 100% chance of survival. Don't just blame the driver, parents who can't be bothered to keep their kids safe should take a share of the blame
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Old 31st January 2018, 19:20   #10
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What gets me is the ‘speed kills’ statements that the authorities keep harping on about.

They don’t look further that speed, what about defective vehicles, driving without due care, etc etc.

I don't recall anyone dying on Concord when it was going at mac 2 so I'm not convinced speed kills


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