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mark occomore
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ruddlescat
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A quite ridiculous proposal in my view
This country has the safest roads in the world already yet the dogooders never seem to give up their quest to stop everybody from doing anything which was quite normal for many years
Why don't they simply go the whole hog and propose that nobody should drive anywhere?
Some people need to keep a sense of proportion 
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| ruddlescat wrote: | A quite ridiculous proposal in my view
This country has the safest roads in the world already yet the dogooders never seem to give up their quest to stop everybody from doing anything which was quite normal for many years
Why don't they simply go the whole hog and propose that nobody should drive anywhere?
Some people need to keep a sense of proportion |
I quite agree. Why do drivers need to speed though these narrow country lanes? They think know one will be around, and time to see how fast the car can go. Yes - drivers need to think carefully... |
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ColinB
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:01 am Post subject: |
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| mark occomore wrote: | | Yes - drivers need to think carefully... |
You tell 'em, Mark!!!  |
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nod
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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Let's hope they use it sensibly and not every rural road is reduced to a snails pace for no justifiable reason  |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:54 am Post subject: |
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| nod wrote: | | Let's hope they use it sensibly and not every rural road is reduced to a snails pace for no justifiable reason |
Why not? Why do people need to speed around country lanes and rural areas? It's about safety as cars are getting more powerful. I think a speed limiter should be added to the offenders cars once their ban has been lifted? |
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nod
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 9:43 am Post subject: |
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We have to get places ! It's not racing as long as the conditions are OK, 60mph is not fast on some 'rural' roads. If they reduce them all to 40mph it will be nightmare.
How are they going to define a rural road ? Most of the country is covered in 'rural' roads they aren't all the same.
They quote examples of going around a corner and hittting a pedestrian, is 40mph going to save them ?
The worst things on 'rural' roads are tractors etc when then they don't allow anyone to pass, and cars doing 20 or 30 mph
People should learn to drive better not give us all a blanket speed limit, that won't solve it. |
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essexlady
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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| As the mother and grandmother of horse riders I can only applaud any restriction on idiots treating our country lanes as race tracks. Most horse riders have no choice but to use roads even if they are making their way to designated bridle paths of which there are very few in this area. Some drivers seem to think it is great fun/very clever to get as close as possible to horses - my grand-daughter has had one such idiiot actually hit her stirrup with the wing mirror of their car. Sorry to rant on - but around here where there are quite a lot of horse riders plus children riding bikes and walkers any reduction in the speed of cars would be a blessing. |
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Shaky Fan
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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| nod wrote: | | We have to get places ! |
Well set out a bit earlier then! At least you'll get there in one piece.... |
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nod
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Shaky Fan wrote: | | nod wrote: | | We have to get places ! |
Well set out a bit earlier then! At least you'll get there in one piece.... |
I've got there in one piece for more than 40 years thanks  |
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