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Many thanks for your reply. It is a pity that the government appears to be doing the barest minimum so as to be seen to be doing something about speeding. It doesn't seem to be treating the issue of speeding as a matter of life and death. Your letter seemed to imply that speeding was acceptable on some roads as long as nobody is killed! What about the personal safety and comfort of non-vehicular users? My village has been campaigning for 30 years for a reduction in the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph. It has also been requesting a pedestrian crossing for the same period of time. We have received neither. This is despite the fact that 90% of the village lives on the opposite side of the road from the amenities. The village has very narrow footpaths and an above average proportion of older people. It also suffers from a large number of quarry lorries thundering through it. As we have only suffered 1 road death in 5 years we do not qualify for any form of speed enforcement! I would appreciate your answers to 2 straightforward questions. I have asked my MP to obtain Parliamentary written answers in case I fail to receive straightforward answers.
I believe that the government's failure to allow the police to enforce the law to the maximum of their ability will mean that the government's long term target in road death reduction will not be met. I believe that under the current policy road deaths will at best remain static and in all probability start increasing again. 1 This question is basically asking whether you believe that drivers are expected to obey the laws of the land. 2 Excessive speeding is synonymous with dangerous driving. Initially excessive speed could be defined as "20mph over the limit" but with time it should be reduced. In Sweden speeds 20mph above the limit are sufficient grounds for being banned. |