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 Topic: Survey Results: A Third of UK Drivers Text at The Wheel |
shricthism
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 Forum: Lost Satellite Fix - Off Topic Area Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:37 pm Subject: A FITH OF CARS DON'T HAVE HANDSFREE EQUIPMENT FITTED |
| This is a very odd statistic - most people I know don't have handsfree equipment fited - but also they don't use their mobiles when in their cars - so whats the problem. I think this is much safer th ... |
| Topic: Essex Traffic Police Take To The Air |
shricthism
Replies: 86
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:01 pm Subject: Road deaths are falling |
Your link to the road death figures actually shows them as being fairly constant since around 1992. Guess when the first speed camera was installed in the UK, 1992.
Well navver - it looks to me ... |
| Topic: Essex Traffic Police Take To The Air |
shricthism
Replies: 86
Views: 40438
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:10 pm Subject: Road deaths are falling |
| Actually, I think many people would welcome an increase in the number killed on the roads each year. Just ask anyone who's had a heart or kidney transplant. Road casualties must be a major source of d ... |
| Topic: Essex Traffic Police Take To The Air |
shricthism
Replies: 86
Views: 40438
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:01 pm Subject: Road deaths |
| Sorry typed in the wrong number above - the 650 is pedestrians killed on the roads - 3000 total deaths each year on UK roads. |
| Topic: Essex Traffic Police Take To The Air |
shricthism
Replies: 86
Views: 40438
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:53 am Subject: Police priorities |
| What is all this about police persecution of motorists? Each year some 650 people die on UK roads - far more than from terrorism, or any other type of crime. So of course this is a priority area for p ... |
| Topic: TfL to test GPS enforced speed limits |
shricthism
Replies: 51
Views: 28443
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 5:17 pm Subject: TfL to test GPS enforced speed limits |
Can I make a few points where we seem to be confused about statistics?
1)There are of course instances where exceeding the speed limit avoids a collision. But the issue is whether imposed speed lim ... |
| Topic: Speed Cameras - A Stealth Tax on Motorists? |
shricthism
Replies: 22
Views: 13665
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Forum: Non-Technical Speed Camera Discussions Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:23 pm Subject: A Stealth tax maybe but at least its a voluintary one. |
| There are some good points on this thread, and I agree there are some locations with lots of fatal accidents and high speeds, may over the limt, but no cameras ( there is one a few miles from here). H ... |
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