RE: [doc] Kent Modified Car Show This Sunday/Speed Warning

["Claire Usher" <claire.usher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't worry, I made my feelings about speed cameras very plain today :o)

 

Claire

 

 

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From: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Martin Gutkowski
Sent: 18 August 2005 18:18
To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [doc] Kent Modified Car Show This Sunday/Speed Warning

 

While you're there, perhaps you could voice the following:

1) The statistics usually fired at us regarding speed being a major 
contributing factor in a third of all road fatalities fails to take one 
very important factor into consideration

The definition of "excessive speed" in those statistics is NOT merely 
exceeding the speed limit. If the statistics are further crunched down 
to exclude those involving driving too fast in the wet, in a car not 
capable of it safely, or when the road is unsafe at that speed (eg 
twisty country lane at 60), then the statistics drop to an alarming 7% 
By far and away the largest caus eof fatailities on the roads are 
pedestrians not looking where they're going...

2) Show me some statistics that speed cameras reduce fatalities. I knew 
about this stuff before it was pointed out on top gear, but it wsa nice 
to hear them again

Sorry, I know it's nothing to do with you, but it really gets my goat - 
and I've never been done for speeding.

Martin

 

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