Beware out there folks - not nice 'present' on returning home today (192 Viewers)

[gus-lopez]

Drivers will be stuck nose-to-tail in a jam, while a half-empty bus goes past doing 50 mph,

If you put your mind to it there are various ways to shut a bus lane,many times a day & every day.

These anti-car zealots don't care and don't listen.

& they need to be targetted the same as just oil do to others ,& driven out of there homes.

in the USA break their laws they shoot you.

but they are really just,as thick as shite redknecks dealing with even more stupid TAS rednecks.Most shouldn't be allowed out with a hoop

is that the politicians are rarely qualified to do anything other than to sit down and pass motions.

This ^^^^^^^^ & need to be taught that they are there solely to serve the people.

This is just one of the roads where I have come across going from the National Speed Limit to 20mph. The right hand sign has been knocked a bit and you can see both sides in the image but you can also move beyond the point and see the other sid of the left hand one. The same road at the other end of the village drops ot 30 before going to 20 but this one appears without any warning and can be hidden by foliage. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@56.1211022,-4.1836851,3a,75y,9.92h,79.23t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1shgI0O3kNuJT7KIFvwuHmPQ!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?cb_client=maps_sv.tactile&w=900&h=600&pitch=10.769999999999996&panoid=hgI0O3kNuJT7KIFvwuHmPQ&yaw=9.92!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkyNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

exactly, come round the end at 60 mph & faced with a 20mph sign.
I'm fortunate in that I drive according to what the conditions are.

 

[Rallycross]

Is it us or has anyone noticed that fixed speed cameras have a tendency to be sited on downhill sections of road.

 

[Mleabon]

Is it us or has anyone noticed that fixed speed cameras have a tendency to be sited on downhill sections of road.

Where I live. They call them safety cameras. But there is a bit of road on the A45 just past the filling station where the overhead lights stop. 3 or 4 people have been killed there but no speed camera. Surely that would have been the perfect location for a safety camera. All fixed cameras are turned off now in Northamptonshire.

 

[slowdriver]

We call ourselves a democracy and yet these ridiculous speed limits are forced upon us by some faceless council bureaucrats.

I say to them... If you're that brainless that you have to drive at 20mph so you don't run someone over, then please feel free. Don't judge all of us by your standards. No offence.

Actually they are local laws implemented by council officials based on political choices made by the people you elect.

 

[Mleabon]

Actually they are local laws implemented by council officials based on political choices made by the people you elect.

Except there's no one you can vote for who saying they will get rid of speed cameras and ULEZ and start applying common sense instead. That's the problem at National and local levels.

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[ericonabike]

I doubt this will change anyone's mind, but it might make a few think...

Wales’ 20mph speed limits lead to drop in claims for car crashes

'The restriction is clearly having an impact,' says head

www.insurancetimes.co.uk

 

[Chrisvh]

Can I (heaven forbid!) introduce a note of sanity here? If I drive from where I live to Chepstow it takes me 14 minutes if there is no other traffic. I go through Tintern (half a mile at 20mph) and St Arvans (300 metres at 20 Mph). Using a calculator I find that if I were allowed to go at 30mph in these villages, the trip would take me 14.3 minutes. Oh my god! The end of civilisation as we know it! Incidentally, I personally have not seen a situation where the road goes from 60 to 20 just like that - there is always a transition to 30 first. I drive a lot in France, and 20mph (well, 30kmh, which is less than 20mph) is commonplace in areas where there are lots of pedestrians and I have never heard any of my French friends complain. Perhaps because, like me, they also walk and cycle (Don't get me started about the attitude to cyclists of many British motorists! It's why I hate cycling in Britain and love cycling in polite and considerate France. And PLEASE don't tell me of a rude or dangerous experience you have had in France, of course we all have, but I'm talking about the generality here.) I realise I am out of step with many posters on this site, but I still like MotorHome Fun, I have had much help from its contributors over the years and will continue to participate and subscribe. It would be dull world if we were all the same!

I would guess that you are out of step with SOME posters on here. But they are the usual suspects that thrive on outrage, usually over trivial matters.

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

I doubt this will change anyone's mind, but it might make a few think...

Wales’ 20mph speed limits lead to drop in claims for car crashes

'The restriction is clearly having an impact,' says head

www.insurancetimes.co.uk

Less people coming to Wales because of the speed limit not to mention a crap summer which may explain some of the statistics. I don't suppose it will lead to a drop in anyones insurance premium

 

[SpeedyDux]

Can I (heaven forbid!) introduce a note of sanity here? If I drive from where I live to Chepstow it takes me 14 minutes if there is no other traffic. I go through Tintern (half a mile at 20mph) and St Arvans (300 metres at 20 Mph). Using a calculator I find that if I were allowed to go at 30mph in these villages, the trip would take me 14.3 minutes. Oh my god! The end of civilisation as we know it! Incidentally, I personally have not seen a situation where the road goes from 60 to 20 just like that - there is always a transition to 30 first. I drive a lot in France, and 20mph (well, 30kmh, which is less than 20mph) is commonplace in areas where there are lots of pedestrians and I have never heard any of my French friends complain. Perhaps because, like me, they also walk and cycle (Don't get me started about the attitude to cyclists of many British motorists! It's why I hate cycling in Britain and love cycling in polite and considerate France. And PLEASE don't tell me of a rude or dangerous experience you have had in France, of course we all have, but I'm talking about the generality here.) I realise I am out of step with many posters on this site, but I still like MotorHome Fun, I have had much help from its contributors over the years and will continue to participate and subscribe. It would be dull world if we were all the same!

I've driven on that road and all I can say is that the pointless 20 mph zones felt like a trap for unwary English drivers.

I have cousins living in deepest Wales who keep inviting me to visit them but I am less than enthusiastic about risking points on my licence.

As for France their 30 kph zones tend not to appear out of nowhere.

 

[SpeedyDux]

I doubt this will change anyone's mind, but it might make a few think...

Wales’ 20mph speed limits lead to drop in claims for car crashes

'The restriction is clearly having an impact,' says head

www.insurancetimes.co.uk

Maybe the insurance scammers decided to try their luck elsewhere.

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[Wee Bold Davy]

It saves more lives than you would ever imagine. I've spent less time cleaning dead bugs off the car

 

[gpat]

If you think that, just stay away you ain't wanted

I already do. Sadly. Along with many others as you can see from this thread.

 

[Googlebot]

I already do. Sadly. Along with many others as you can see from this thread.

Many?

It’s not that many really is it?

It’s never empty or quiet, campsites always full and same with beaches. Been up Snowdon a few times recently, always rammed!!

I don’t think anyone that thinks it’s acceptable to place their personal convenience and driver privilege above the lives and safety of residents will be missed either.

It’s a slower speed limit, that’s all.