iansheff Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Have just read this article in the Mirror, could it be more dangerous and lead to more accidents with drivers concentrating on their speed? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-crack-down-speeders-who-6166737 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The margin for error has never been a set rule anyway, it's applied differently by different forces. Still I don't see why the police need to be so draconian in applying the law, there was nothing wrong with the small margin for error that already existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Have just read this article in the Mirror, could it be more dangerous and lead to more accidents with drivers concentrating on their speed? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-crack-down-speeders-who-6166737 Could you explain how drivers driving more carefully could lead to more accidents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Could you explain how drivers driving more carefully could lead to more accidents? Driver see's camera Driver panics Driver stares intently at speedo while slamming on brakes. Car squirrels all over the road as driver isn't looking out the windscreen Car hit pedestrian/road furniture/oncoming traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Driver see's camera Driver panics Driver stares intently at speedo while slamming on brakes. Car squirrels all over the road as driver isn't looking out the windscreen Car hit pedestrian/road furniture/oncoming traffic Or driver drives to the standards required for their driving test and manages to maintain their speed to the limit of the road? It really isn't hard to maintain your speed and not have to stare at the speedo. That's why 17 year old kids can pass their tests. Laziness and lapsing of driving skills and a lackadaisical attitude to driving are no excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeh Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 The margin for error has never been a set rule anyway, it's applied differently by different forces. Still I don't see why the police need to be so draconian in applying the law, there was nothing wrong with the small margin for error that already existed. Money is the answer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Or driver drives to the standards required for their driving test and manages to maintain their speed to the limit of the road? and if that was in any way true we probably wouldn't even need car insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timeh Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Or driver drives to the standards required for their driving test and manages to maintain their speed to the limit of the road? It really isn't hard to maintain your speed and not have to stare at the speedo. That's why 17 year old kids can pass their tests. Laziness and lapsing of driving skills and a lackadaisical attitude to driving are no excuse. Youve never sped then eh? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Driver see's camera Driver panics Driver stares intently at speedo while slamming on brakes. Car squirrels all over the road as driver isn't looking out the windscreen Car hit pedestrian/road furniture/oncoming traffic There is another option - the driver drives more carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 There is another option - the driver drives more carefully. That record is tired and worn out mate, you know full well the public at large can't manage that. I'd bet at least 1 in 2 people with a full diving licence would fail a driving test if they had to sit one tomorrow. People are stupid, they do act irrationally and general driving standards are well below what is required to pass a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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