20 MPH Limits - what's your thoughts ?

[DRM]

Speed bumps are utterly pointless, especially as they have the least effect on those vehicles that cause the most damage!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Why is it, that en masse, drivers can't drive within the spirit of the law let alone the letter of it?

Is it all the marketing hyperbole that's ruined people?

In many cases they know that they are a much better driver than everyone else so it is perfectly reasonable for them to exceed the speed limit because their better driving ability will get them out of trouble

and in some cases they are entitled to go faster because they are more important than the other people on the road and have important things to do

This also entitles them to park in disabled spaces and cut into queues

in other words - idiots

 

[Bristolian]

IMO, it shouldn't.

Those rural roads should have appropriate limits set.

IU think it is utterly bonkers when you are driving along a nice, open and wide A or B road which has a 50 limit for whatever reason, but turn off onto a tiny lane, the limit immediately becomes 60.

That is just laziness on the part of traffic planners and regulators.

Not laziness but frugality. If the road is posted as national speed limit they only need a pair of gateway signs at each end whereas if they post it at anything else they need the same gateway signs plus pairs of repeaters (in both directions) at set intervals. All these signs cost money - I used to sell them - and have to be erected on suitable poles and, where necessary, the hedges have to be cut so that the signs are visible. Lots of unnecessary expense there.

 

[albion]

Whilst an insurer gave data that accident claims are down 20% in Wales since the 20mph came into being and the BBC showed a 12% drop in casualties on 20 and 30mphs roads yet the badly named group 'United Voices' tries to claim otherwise.
https://nation.cymru/news/group-doubts-20mph-default-speed-limit-has-made-welsh-roads-safer/

 

[Gunk]

90% of statistics are made up on the spot!

 

[PedallingNowhereSlowly]

David Jones is no statistician.
I like the way an increase from 0 to 4 is cited as being 400%. AFAIK it's not possible to define an increase from a value of 0.

 

[Drago]

I love the way Jones presents unsubstantiated speculation as an argument against. The long winter nights must fly by in his house.

 

[presta]

Or they have the metal lane narrowers. A bit too fast and careless and you’ll scrape your paintwork. If there’s anything that’ll cause drivers to slow down it’s that.

Like this?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fINyjTwtPo

 

[albion]

Watford Gap 2.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Whilst an insurer gave data that accident claims are down 20% in Wales since the 20mph came into being and the BBC showed a 12% drop in casualties on 20 and 30mphs roads yet the badly group 'United Voices' tries to claim otherwise.
https://nation.cymru/news/group-doubts-20mph-default-speed-limit-has-made-welsh-roads-safer/

Shame this is not reported more widely....

 

[Drago]

Like this?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fINyjTwtPo

I think the title of the video is misleading.

"Bell end drivers with the observation skills of Stevie Wonder cause chaos" wou,d be more accurate, although it doesn't exactly trip off the tongue.

 

[matticus]

Like this?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fINyjTwtPo

If ever folks want cheering up, watch this with the sound turned up. Hilaroius!

 

[presta]

I think the title of the video is misleading.

"Bell end drivers with the observation skills of Stevie Wonder cause chaos" wou,d be more accurate, although it doesn't exactly trip off the tongue.

One of my bosses: "I drive on the principle that there's usually more space than there looks"

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Like this?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fINyjTwtPo

The bollards aren’t causing the crashes, bad driving and wider cars are.

 

[Alex321]

The bollards aren’t causing the crashes, bad driving and wider cars are.

Yep.

The bollards are intended to make people slow down and take more care. The ones who fail to do so are those crunching their vehicles.