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Re: Speed limits
Posted by 'davidmc' on 14 Apr 2009 @ 11:33


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davidmc
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The statistics show nothing of the sort. They show two things only:

1) That 13% of accidents involve speeding motorists.

2) That, at any one time, approximately 50% of people are speeding.

Those statistics cannot be used to draw the conclusion you have, correct or not. Much more information would be required to do so. Personally, for the purposes of this argument, I have no interest in the causes of accidents. The argument boils down to one thing; should there, or should there not be speed limits? The quote below seems to imply you think there should:

"Now that is not defending going at silly speeds, clearly that (amongst everything else) needs addressing."

Anything else beyond this is an argument over the detail and how said limits should be enforced. Correct me if I'm wrong but I have taken your position to be:

"I beleive there should be speed limits but I don't agree with the method of enforcement and think overall road safety policy would be better focussed on other issues"

If that is so, it is a perfectly reasonable position to hold and one I wouldn't entirely disagree with. I would say that, since speed limits do need to exist and we do not have enough police officers, why not enforce said limits with cameras?

Dave

Message Thread:

Speed limits  by 'MarkW'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 3:19)
Re: Speed limits  by 'Latestarter'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 6:53)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 9:18)
Re: Speed limits  by 'mobilechicane'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 10:33)
Re: Speed limits  by 'Tmoon'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 11:44)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DBaldwin'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 12:16)
Re: Speed limits  by 'michaelg36'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 12:36)
Re: Speed limits  by 'harvinsurrey'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 17:00)
Re: Speed limits  by 'harvinsurrey'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 17:02)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 20:41)
Re: Speed limits  by 'kudos'   (12 Apr 2009 @ 22:19)
Re: Speed limits  by 'HC64'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 0:17)
Re: Speed limits  by 'ChrisAdams'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 2:00)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 8:07)
Re: Speed limits  by 'JohnClucas'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 9:18)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 11:37)
Re: I don't want to re-run the argument again  by 'JohnClucas'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 12:46)
Re: Speed limits  by 'harvinsurrey'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 9:26)
Re: Speed limits  by 'HC64'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 9:42)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DBaldwin'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 10:07)
Re: Speed limits  by 'HC64'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 11:03)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 11:49)
Re: Speed limits  by 'ChrisAdams'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 13:32)
Re: Speed limits  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 10:55)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'  << You are here!
Re: Sorry david but it certainly does  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 16:25)
Re: Speed limits and cameras  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 16:42)
Re: Speed limits and cameras  by 'TanglerTKM'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 17:29)
Re: No Tangler  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 17:34)
can you post the link?  by 'TanglerTKM'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 17:38)
Re: Give me strength  by 'JohnClucas'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 19:31)
You don't have the figures do you John...  by 'TanglerTKM'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 23:58)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'JohnClucas'   (15 Apr 2009 @ 20:54)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'Avago'   (15 Apr 2009 @ 22:36)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'TanglerTKM'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 1:45)
Re: Avago Tangler  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 8:04)
Re: John  by 'davidmc'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 9:41)
..trying to make it simple.  by 'TanglerTKM'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 11:37)
Re: David  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 14:43)
Re: Tangler  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 14:54)
Re: John  by 'davidmc'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 20:43)
Re: sorry David  by 'JohnClucas'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 22:02)
John, stop making conclusions you can't make  by 'TanglerTKM'   (16 Apr 2009 @ 22:44)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'davidmc'   (17 Apr 2009 @ 0:27)
Re:straws get thinner by the moment  by 'JohnClucas'   (17 Apr 2009 @ 19:22)
Re: Eyesight problem, brain fade or just idle?  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (17 Apr 2009 @ 23:38)
Dan & John  by 'TanglerTKM'   (18 Apr 2009 @ 10:06)
Re: convenient misinterpretation of the figures  by 'JohnClucas'   (18 Apr 2009 @ 20:44)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 22:14)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (13 Apr 2009 @ 22:20)
Re: Speed limits  by 'davidmc'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 8:32)
Re: Speed limits  by 'DanTheK1RaceGearMan'   (14 Apr 2009 @ 9:00)

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