(28-05-2014 05:39am)mark_n Wrote:  I don't know the point this news report is trying to make. Whatever the speed limits, there will always be those who choose to exceed them and for whom the prospect of severe penalties provides little deterrent. What is the item proposing? Ever lower speed limits affecting the great majority who broadly adhere to them? Ever more rigorous enforcement? Would you really like a world where your every journey is tracked by satellite and you receive a monthly statement of your journeys, the road pricing costs, the speed limits exceeded by more than 1 mph and all the rest?

We all know that speed is just one factor which can cause accidents. I regularly drive in Germany at over 160 mph and it is safe for me to do so because the roads are designed for it, other drivers are usually observant and in any case, I only do it when the weather is clear and the traffic sparse.

What worries me more than outright speed is tail-gating and lack of attention and observation at the wheel, made much worse by the distractions of the modern car's infotainment systems and the temptations of the mobile phone.

(28-05-2014 05:39am)mark_n Wrote:  I don't know the point this news report is trying to make. Whatever the speed limits, there will always be those who choose to exceed them and for whom the prospect of severe penalties provides little deterrent. What is the item proposing? Ever lower speed limits affecting the great majority who broadly adhere to them? Ever more rigorous enforcement? Would you really like a world where your every journey is tracked by satellite and you receive a monthly statement of your journeys, the road pricing costs, the speed limits exceeded by more than 1 mph and all the rest?

We all know that speed is just one factor which can cause accidents. I regularly drive in Germany at over 160 mph and it is safe for me to do so because the roads are designed for it, other drivers are usually observant and in any case, I only do it when the weather is clear and the traffic sparse.

What worries me more than outright speed is tail-gating and lack of attention and observation at the wheel, made much worse by the distractions of the modern car's infotainment systems and the temptations of the mobile phone.

(28-05-2014 06:49pm)Redrob Wrote:  I take it the 160mph isn't in your Evoque.

(28-05-2014 05:39am)mark_n Wrote:  What worries me more than outright speed is tail-gating and lack of attention and observation at the wheel, made much worse by the distractions of the modern car's infotainment systems and the temptations of the mobile phone.

(28-05-2014 12:18am)XFullFatTim Wrote:  Some mad drivers here, driving at stupid speeds in 30mph zones. Pity the FOI didn't publish what kind of cars were involved

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27587130