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I have not seen the road, never mind driven it, so can only go by the street view. I would imagine there have been more than a few collisions at that junction, and this I bet will be the justification for the camera. The fairness of its position though is debatable, however, the highly visible sign states 30mph, and its black and white (and red literally lol), one should be at 30mph by that point. There is a 30mph village on my route home, and I have found that if I release the accelerator at the final 40mph sign (which used to be a national speed limit road until housing was built among it), there is a slight downward slope, and by the time i reach the 30mph sign, I am at around 35, and at around 100 yards beyond the 30 sign, I am at exactly 30mph, just as the lock up/coast (it is an auto) disengages. I do not like to use the brakes where I can avoid it, as aside from 'wasting' them, drivers behind tend to use theirs at the slightest illumination of brake lights ahead. But ultimately, if there was ever a camera directly behind that 30mph sign, and it caught me doing 35 (as it would), I cannot deny I was speeding, since I was aware of the 30mph sign at that point. The road through the village though, is known for speeding, and there have been collisions in the past, but I do not recall anything major. They do catch speeders on it regularly, in both traffic cars and camera vans, but the point is, that it is a 30mph, and always has been. In this instance this 30mph limit, I believe is the reason why there have not been major collisions. (I have driven through it in my young and dumb days at much more than the 30mph). Therefore then, if that is indeed the case upholding and enforcing this 30mph limit will maintain this 'safety' particularly with more vehicles on the road.
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You also mention, "drivers behind tend to use theirs at the slightest illumination of brake lights ahead". This is a good practice as it informs drivers behind, by brake lights, that traffic ahead is slowing. On one of many driving courses I attended, we were shown video to demonstrate how accidents happen. Statistically and the video demonstrated the point, the most at risk car in moving traffic is the 3rd one. For example, thinking distance at 40mph is about 40', so even by reacting instantly to the lead car slowing, 40' of safety gap is lost and then the next car loses another 40'. The brain reacts far quicker to a light flashing on than a gradual no-warning deceleration. This is also the cause of many holdups on a motorway. If one car is forced to brake for an incident, maybe someone pulling out with insufficient observation, each following car closes the gaps, (70' thinking distance) resulting in very quick order, with cars to the rear having to stop. |
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[/QUOTE] Lucky you! I was called for jury service twice. Once when I was in the police and once when I was on the prison parole board, so I was barred both times. |
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It should also be remembered that a speed limit sign (eg 30 mph) is the START of the speed limit, NOT the point where you start thinking about slowing down!
Similarly of course, the diagonal black stripe shows the end of speed restriction (ie beginning of the 60mph national speed limit). This de-restriction does NOT start because you can see the sign in the distance..... |
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My wife's been called for jury service for the 3rd time. They called her last year, but due to me still shielding we managed to get it postponed for 12 months.
Thing is we are now considering moving to another part of the country and this could all be delayed. Best of luck to the op by the way. |
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She should make all efforts to go and do the jury service. Think of the opportunity to have a ball if the defendant is a speeding driver whose defence is that the cameras are there purely as revenue machines...
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