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More Average Speed Cameras
Lancs County Council are to spend £1.2m on the A581 Rufford - Croston - Euxton road on new white lines, 4 mini roundabouts and an average speed camera system.
https://www.lep.co.uk/news/transport...ties-1-9298872
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More money-making endeavours. Kerching!
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average speed cameras..
The only camera system that have an effect on drivers speed. Other systems are just a waste of time and cash cows.
If your stupid enough to get done in and average speed area, you deserve to get fined for your stupidity.
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Originally Posted by Ceam
average speed cameras..
The only camera system that have an effect on drivers speed. Other systems are just a waste of time and cash cows.
If your stupid enough to get done in and average speed area, you deserve to get fined for your stupidity.
Only a moron would think that the same speed limit is required on an empty road mid-evening as on a the same stretch during a busy daytime period. But thank goodness for unthinking obedient automata like Ceam. Doffing your cap to authority senselessly lording it over you must be such a buzz.
I bet you also think it's a great idea to reduce the speed limit by 20 mph just as the average cameras come in - which is what they did last time they were thinking of maximising income between Southport and Tarleton lights. Nothing to do with safety; just cash.
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Originally Posted by dav
Only a moron would think that the same speed limit is required on an empty road mid-evening as on a the same stretch during a busy daytime period. But thank goodness for unthinking obedient automata like Ceam. Doffing your cap to authority senselessly lording it over you must be such a buzz.
I bet you also think it's a great idea to reduce the speed limit by 20 mph just as the average cameras come in - which is what they did last time they were thinking of maximising income between Southport and Tarleton lights. Nothing to do with safety; just cash.
LOL,
Never said I liked them, I said they work. Which is something you clearly don't like. Which I'll be honest makes me like them a little more
Never said I was obedient either. Just not stupid enough to get caught by an average speed camera.
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Basically, LCC has been given £1.something million to spend on making the roads safer. There are various ways of doing this, they could for instance bring the roads up to a safe standard, repairing pot holes etc. They could spend a bit cutting back hedgerows so that drivers could see the warning signs already out there. Truth is, these measures don’t have a return on expenditure like average speed cameras do. Installing cameras will guarantee a healthy income stream, and I suppose that if the Council slows the traffic down enough, there’s no need to repair the roads at all.
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Stopping Distances
Originally Posted by dav
Skilled drivers use those skills to navigate the road in the appropriate way for the conditions pertaining at the time. Sounds like common sense to me.
Yes, you might drive at high speed (e.g. 70mph) on an empty A-road cross-country in perfect conditions - however your total stopping distance will be almost 100m.
Whereas at 50mph your total stopping distance will be almost halved i.e. approx 50m.......Which could make all the difference when something unexpected happens. E.g. a tractor pulls out of an obscured field exit directly ahead.
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Yes, you might drive at high speed (e.g. 70mph) on an empty A-road cross-country in perfect conditions - however your total stopping distance will be almost 100m.
Whereas at 50mph your total stopping distance will be almost halved i.e. approx 50m.......Which could make all the difference when something unexpected happens. E.g. a tractor pulls out of an obscured field exit directly ahead.
It would be both ironic and tragic however if the driver of this imaginary tractor, emerging from an imaginary obscured field, was delayed slightly, having to pick up his sandwiches for instance, which meant that the guy doing 70mph would have passed the danger point, whereas the driver doing 50mph could be right on the spot and even with a 50 M stopping distance couldn't stop in time. [I wish I could post an angel wing emoticon here]
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Yes, you might drive at high speed (e.g. 70mph) on an empty A-road cross-country in perfect conditions - however your total stopping distance will be almost 100m.
Whereas at 50mph your total stopping distance will be almost halved i.e. approx 50m.......Which could make all the difference when something unexpected happens. E.g. a tractor pulls out of an obscured field exit directly ahead.
Following that logic, let’s go back to having a man with a flag in front of all vehicles.
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Originally Posted by justbecause
Following that logic, let’s go back to having a man with a flag in front of all vehicles.
That would be acceptable, though unnecessary thanks to modern technology....Simply install 3mph limiters in all vehicles, thus removing need for man and flag.
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I wonder if this would have happened if there was an average speed camera on preston new road?
https://www.qlocal.co.uk/southport/ne...d-55032687.htm
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Yes, you might drive at high speed (e.g. 70mph) on an empty A-road cross-country in perfect conditions - however your total stopping distance will be almost 100m.
Whereas at 50mph your total stopping distance will be almost halved i.e. approx 50m.......Which could make all the difference when something unexpected happens. E.g. a tractor pulls out of an obscured field exit directly ahead.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ford/fo...specifications
I'm fine then..
Braking 70-0/ 44.6m
60-0/ 32.6m
30-0mph/ 8.5m
Solution, buy a faster car
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Originally Posted by Ceam
Sounds ok - but wait, you forgot to add in thinking distances.
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Originally Posted by Ceam
Have you got any evidence whatsoever that this incident was caused by inappropriate speed? If not, it’s yet another stupid ridiculous rant from you.
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Originally Posted by The PNP
Sounds ok - but wait, you forgot to add in thinking distances.
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/l...ing-distances/
21m at 70mph. Only 6m more than at 50mph.
So around 65m.. I'm good to go....
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