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This would prevent speeding (but stop overtaking) on motorways, which I argue are the roads that need the least speed control. Speeding is probably more harmful
by QasimK 9y ago
This would prevent speeding (but stop overtaking) on motorways, which I argue are the roads that need the least speed control. Speeding is probably more harmful on all other roads where you have pedestrians, cyclists and complex road layouts.
- maccard 9y agoI agree, but if the goal is to simply stop speeding, it will stop it on motorways. Whether it has any safety benefits or not is incidental.
- moate 9y agoWell there's the problem. Why is that a goal. http://www.sehinc.com/news/truth-about-speed-limits-explained-engineer http://www.sehinc.com/news/truth-about-speed-limits-explaine...
- maccard 9y agoOh sorry - to be clear, I was being a little pedantic about he question the parent mentioned - what is his solution to stopping speeding. I agree that reducing Speed limits (particularly on motorways) isn’t the answer. There are other reasons for it however, eg Ireland [0] is attempting to reduce the speed for environmental reasons. [0] https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/reducing-motorway-speeds-would-be-just-a-gesture-says-aa-1.3160057%3fmode=amp https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/news/irela...