MSE News: Tough new penalties for speeding to be rolled out next week

deaston

I_have_spoken wrote: »

Just another tax on the motorist. Disgusting

So driving within the limit is tax evasion...?

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deaston wrote: »

So driving within the limit is tax evasion...?

No- tax avoidance.

Tax evasion is against The Law and generally frowned upon, but tax avoidance is encouraged (well, it is if you are rich anyway )

kathrynha

deaston wrote: »

Speed limits factor in road conditions, visibility etc. Not to mention noise pollution for residents and the safety of the public.

Some speed limits may, but others definitely don't. 30 mph dual carriageways in non-residential areas are not neccessary

deaston

kathrynha wrote: »

Some speed limits may, but others definitely don't. 30 mph dual carriageways in non-residential areas are not neccessary

So why do they exist?

maxmycardagain

I like slower......... I save fuel

kathrynha

deaston wrote: »

So why do they exist?

Money from speeding fines at a guess. It's not unusual for police to be on the stretch of road with a camera.


The particular bit of road I'm referring to is the A65 between Viaduct road and the A58 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.8021059,-1.5703381,16z

yogsie

I must say it is all very well introducing these fines, but, who will enforce them? Police budgets have been reduced severely, North Wales Police used to be very pro active, and indeed they stand by that statement if you look at their lets say manifesto the Fatal Five.

We need more police on the road to address all of the issues that have been mentioned in this forum, relying on the publics Dash Cam Footage is not enough, i dont see why i should commit my self to putting someone in court, only to find they intend to plead Not Guilty, then i have to take a day off work to support my statement, Im not a policeman!

Fines are fine, but theres little deterent if there is no man power to enforce.

jblessing

kathrynha wrote: »

Money from speeding fines at a guess. It's not unusual for police to be on the stretch of road with a camera.


The particular bit of road I'm referring to is the A65 between Viaduct road and the A58 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.8021059,-1.5703381,16z

According to http://www.crashmap.co.uk/Search, there were two fatalities on this road since 2014. That is probably the reason

jblessing

Also worth reading:

http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/speed_en.pdf

In particular the effect of increasing speed regarding pedestrian fatalities