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You're probably right aracer - the "Govt propaganda" bs is going right over my head. But then so do all the other govt propaganda conspiracy theories about climate change, MMR/Flu vaccines, etc, etc,


 
Posted : 06/01/2010 1:03 am
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Or, try to address the reasons people hate them. Everyone knows at least one road where the speed limit is set wrongly, I reckon.... obey out of respect not out of compulsion.

Yeah that does sound good.

But it would be a LOT more expensive to implement and honestly, could you name a realistic speed limit they could set that people wouldn't be tempted to breach "on a clear night on an empty motorway"? 150mph? 200?


 
Posted : 06/01/2010 1:14 am
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Nope, but you could accomodate better for most conditions, which is all a single set limit can ever really do.

I used to reckon that one good idea would be to waive all speed limits on all motorways between 1am and 2am daily. Let people get their speed fix in, in a reasonably controlled manner, and let anyone who wants to avoid it, avoid it. But that sounds a bit clarksony.


 
Posted : 06/01/2010 1:19 am
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You're probably right aracer - the "Govt propaganda" bs is going right over my head.

You're probably not who they're aiming at 😉


 
Posted : 06/01/2010 1:27 am
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Well no speeding today. Did half the A90 in first gear 🙂

(the whole thing was one big queue thanks to an accident half way down)


 
Posted : 06/01/2010 10:28 am
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What does the Govt gain from this "speeding propaganda" then?


 
Posted : 06/01/2010 6:56 pm
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What does the Govt gain from this "speeding propaganda" then?

Revenue and easy metrics based policing to show the public how tuff they are on miscreants.


 
Posted : 06/01/2010 9:00 pm
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