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Calls to reduce the A34 to a 50mph limit, Yet more namby pamby nonsense |
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Jan 25 2012, 10:20 AM
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Variable limits work when there is an actual problem, not when they say "40mph" for no reason like they do every time I go on the M25.
The time-trial WOULD work as it would result in less congestion with no perceptible delays for lorryists and yet plenty of benefits for everyone else. Yet it seems its' not being enforced, well what is required is policing or perhaps using the cameras to start fining lorryists who disobey....
Big brother is watching. Or should be.
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Feb 2 2012, 09:27 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Feb 2 2012, 09:14 AM) I see this stretch of road is now branded as "UK's worst" and that accidents happen "almost daily". I don't think so!! I traveled up it yesterday in both directions and it makes you wonder why it was ever built. The was avery small amount of traffic middle of the day.
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Feb 2 2012, 09:53 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Feb 2 2012, 09:14 AM) I see this stretch of road is now branded as "UK's worst" and that accidents happen "almost daily". I don't think so!! It's ok, BBC reporting for you.
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Feb 2 2012, 10:58 AM
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Via Wantage is not a dual carridgeway though is it? (I think not anyway, I used to blat around those areas on my bike at quite some speed, good times ) These people unfortunately live under the illusion that speed is directly related to accidents, or that if there was a speed limit their problems would go away. Well they won't. But I think it's just a phase right now, yes no-one is denying there are problems there lately (relatively speaking) but it's been fine up until then and I think in a few months the accident rate will settle down!
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Feb 2 2012, 09:52 PM
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QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Feb 2 2012, 09:34 PM) What are the causation sof all the crashes referred to? In some cases it may be driving into the rear of slower traffic. Creating slower traffic may increase that type of crash......
If people don't know the causes, how can they know the solution? Yes, I'd like to know what percentage of accidents were brought about with people driving between 50 and the speed limit.
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Feb 2 2012, 10:41 PM
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QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Feb 2 2012, 10:17 PM) Or even below 50mph.... Or only involving LGVs (whose rate of progress will not be reduced by a 50 limit)..... Well I picked 50 or more because that is the proposed limit.
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Feb 3 2012, 10:41 AM
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I made a post and it is gone sorry if it was offensive i never mean to be, it's all light banter really!! QUOTE (Biker1 @ Feb 2 2012, 12:17 PM) No, and therefore statistically more dangerous. Yeah, but we obviously have different points of view (DEAR POINTS OF VIEW...) when it comes to matters on speed being speed-freaks than Adrian so....we're all very unlikely to ever agree on a solution.
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Feb 3 2012, 11:12 AM
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QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Feb 3 2012, 10:41 AM) I made a post and it is gone sorry if it was offensive i never mean to be, it's all light banter really!! Shame really as it was a long post. As I said, it wasn't me that reported it, but the mods are on their toes. You only had to edit that first sentence. It's a fine line between light banter and something being viewed as offensive.
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Feb 3 2012, 11:30 AM
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No problem Maybe admins could have changed the opening lines...admins can you restore my post and remove the offending line as i had many good points..
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