3 ms·
This case only really applies in situations where speed limits aren't well established. I will admit that I was talking from the perspective of a country where
by mrow84 8y ago
This case only really applies in situations where speed limits aren't well established. I will admit that I was talking from the perspective of a country where you are tested on common speed limits before you are allowed to drive, and which has extensive signage indicating allowed speed limits. In such a situation people are only "unaware" in the sense that they are knowingly breaking the law, but not thinking they are going to get caught.
- Ntrails 8y agoI don't know about others, but I for one find myself often at odds with speed limits now that large swathes of London are 20mph as opposed to my stock assumption of 30mph as a lower bound excluding maybe schools. There are signposts. I should always be aware of them. I am often not, many years of habit + very infrequent city driving these days tend towards mistakes. I am slightly more aware now - but I anticipate several years before i've internalised the new rules fully
- mrow84 8y agoI have had similar experiences, though I rarely drive in London. However, I would hope that you would accept that, if you were caught speeding, it would be a fair cop, given the clarity of the signage, the rules, etc.? The acceptance of the rule of law really seems to be central to this whole speed camera issue. If you accept that your actions are subject to the law then you will also accept the consequences of any transgressions you make, intentional or otherwise; the mechanism of enforcement is simply irrelevant. An individual may want to be excused from consequence for a particular law, on the basis that they disagree with them (e.g. speeding), but that isn't how the law works, and necessarily so.