New 20mph Speed cameras

[gettin2dizzy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7046200.stm
I couldn't agree less. These tend to be around schools- areas where you shouldn't be concentrating on your speedo/cameras. Possibly the WORST place to put them. Another waste of public money:compcrash:

[454697819]

there idiots... just idiots..

that report might well have read..

"All vehicles Banned from roads"

The government want to ban all vehicles from the roads in order cut deaths on our roads...a safety watchdog said banning all vehciles is the only sure way to cut road deaths..... grrrr fking grrr....

I drive past 11 or 12 speed cameras on the way to work... its a joke....

[Welsh_Wizard]

Even though i am completely against all these traffic calming measures if located in the wrong place, outside schools and nursery's is acceptable in my book. Kids are mad for it when they've just left school and are running around like banshee's - all it takes is one to run out for a complete tragedy to happen. Not only could the kid die, i know that if i knocked over a nippa' my life would be ruined ! Imagine trying to live with that ??!!

..and on another note, motorcyclists shouldn't be in a 20 zone anyhow's unless you absolutely have too to get to the A/B roads your destined for ;)

[gettin2dizzy]

Even though i am completely against all these traffic calming measures if located in the wrong place, outside schools and nursery's is acceptable in my book. Kids are mad for it when they've just left school and are running around like banshee's - all it takes is one to run out for a complete tragedy to happen. Not only could the kid die, i know that if i knocked over a nippa' my life would be ruined ! Imagine trying to live with that ??!!

..and on another note, motorcyclists shouldn't be in a 20 zone anyhow's unless you absolutely have too to get to the A/B roads your destined for ;)

That's why I think it's a mad idea. Outside schools is the area you need to be on the ball. Not watching your speedo. I'm quite capable of working out what too fast is.

[Grinch]

What happened to teaching kids to cross the road correctly?

[Smudge]

Even though i am completely against all these traffic calming measures if located in the wrong place, outside schools and nursery's is acceptable in my book. Kids are mad for it when they've just left school and are running around like banshee's - all it takes is one to run out for a complete tragedy to happen. Not only could the kid die, i know that if i knocked over a nippa' my life would be ruined ! Imagine trying to live with that ??!!

..and on another note, motorcyclists shouldn't be in a 20 zone anyhow's unless you absolutely have too to get to the A/B roads your destined for ;)
yep and you wont see them for looking at your speedo

[Bluepete]

What happened to teaching kids to cross the road correctly?


Doesn't generate revenue for the Gov't and if taught incorrectly, parents would probably sue the school when little Timmy dahling runs in front of a car!

[Stig]

There are 20mph zones on my way to work. Yes past schools. There are also speed cameras already there. I normally go down this road at sometime between 7am-7.15am. The road is a very big wide road. At that time in the morning there are hardly any vehicles on the road, visibility is very good. Easily safe enough to drive down at 40 let alone 20mph. Being booked however at double the speed limit is a license loosing offense.

I would not be surprised if those camera's have generated a princely sum of money, and nowhere near school times either.

[Pedro68]

..and on another note, motorcyclists shouldn't be in a 20 zone anyhow's unless you absolutely have too to get to the A/B roads your destined for ;)
That's the biggest load of Bo||ocks I've heard in a while.

Doesn't matter whether you are in car or on a bike, we all pay our road taxes (or we all should) and so we have a right to ride any of the public highways.

Just because kids choose to ignore the rules of the road around schools doesn't mean that vehicles of ANY description should be banned from them ... as a motorist/biker (or whatever vehicle you choose to use) you should see WARNING SIGNS indicating that a school (and school children) is/are nearby, and you should adjust your speed to take that piece of information into account - otherwise you shouldn't be on ANY road. PERIOD!

Banning bikes from 20mph roads? What next?! I know, lets allow cyclists to choose to ignore traffic lights (oh some towns already seem to allow that :rolleyes:).

And why stop at "bikes"? Why not chav'd up Nova's/Corsa's/Clio's/etc.? "Sorry sir, but I've stopped you because you were driving in a 20mph zone with neons on and an SRi badge when this is clearly a 1.2 with a bean can, sonny" ... PMSL

:smt075

[the_lone_wolf]

That's the biggest load of Bo||ocks I've heard in a while.
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[gettin2dizzy]

erm... I *think* you may have taken that the wrong way...

[Welsh_Wizard]

phew..

[Cloggsy]

I personally don't mind 20mph cameras... They are where they should be, outside schools etc. They should move all the revenue cameras & put them outside school etc. IMHO anyway :!:

Alternatively, burn them all I say ;)

[Beenz]

20 outside a school is fine.......... during school start, finish and lunch. At gone midnight it's highly unlikely that school kids will be out and about. A blanket 20 zone is a money grabbing licence endorsing policy.

When I have to ride/drive past schools near me when kids are going to or from school, I'm lucky if I can reach 20, the roads a blocked full of spacially challenged loons in 4x4s dropping off or picking up a single child. On a bike I regularly have to take evasive action (sometimes off the road) to avoid being squashed because of said 4x4 having the devine right of way.

What happened to teaching the green cross code?

Makes me blood boil.

[MR UKI (1)]

20 outside a school is fine.......... during school start, finish and lunch. At gone midnight it's highly unlikely that school kids will be out and about. A blanket 20 zone is a money grabbing licence endorsing policy.

When I have to ride/drive past schools near me when kids are going to or from school, I'm lucky if I can reach 20, the roads a blocked full of spacially challenged loons in 4x4s dropping off or picking up a single child. On a bike I regularly have to take evasive action (sometimes off the road) to avoid being squashed because of said 4x4 having the devine right of way.

What happened to teaching the green cross code?

Makes me blood boil.

Kids round here are out at midnight, usually setting fire to the school bins :mad:

[yorkie_chris]

Why not chav'd up Nova's/Corsa's/Clio's/etc.? "Sorry sir, but I've stopped you because you were driving in a 20mph zone with neons on and an SRi badge when this is clearly a 1.2 with a bean can, sonny" ... PMSL

:smt075

Pedro for PM!

[Pedro68]

Well I hear there's a vacancy in the Lib/Dems ;-) :D LOL

EDIT: I'm not sure if the "*think* you may have took that the wrong way" was aimed at me or not ... I was of course aiming my post at Welsh_Wizard who stated that "bikes shouldn't be in 20mph zones anyway, unless they expressly need to in order to get to whichever A/B road they want to use".

You pay road tax, so you should be able to use whatever road you like.

That's my opinion though.

[Welsh_Wizard]

:p

[gettin2dizzy]

Well I hear there's a vacancy in the Lib/Dems ;-) :D LOL

EDIT: I'm not sure if the "*think* you may have took that the wrong way" was aimed at me or not ... I was of course aiming my post at Welsh_Wizard who stated that "bikes shouldn't be in 20mph zones anyway, unless they expressly need to in order to get to whichever A/B road they want to use".

You pay road tax, so you should be able to use whatever road you like.

That's my opinion though.
I think his comment was a lighthearted quip :smt048

[Pedro68]

I think his comment was a lighthearted quip :smt048
:smt116:smt117:smt081

Ok ya got me "hook, line n sinker" with that one mr Welsh_Wizard, so I apologise for my rant :oops: must have just been having a bad day ;-)

Pete

p.s. gettin2dizzy, thanks for pointing that out too :oops: LOL

[the_lone_wolf]

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[gettin2dizzy]

it's easy too online ;)

[Pedro68]

Thanks everyone ... for making me feel ...























Like such a tit :oops:

Love you guys (and gals!) :-P

Hehehe!

Pete