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Make slowing down your New Year's resolution, says council
7:00am Wednesday 4th January 2012 in Cookham
Make slowing down your New Year's resolution, says council
SLOWING down should be a New Year's resolution for motorists, council officials say.
Transport for Buckinghamshire have urged drivers to keep their speed low this January.
A campaign highlighting the dangers of excessive speed is running throughout this month, also involving Thames Valley Police, which will carry out roadside checks.
Peter Hardy, Buckinghamshire County Council Cabinet Member for Planning and Transport said: “We are committed to reducing the number of people injured and killed on our roads, and targeting those drivers who continue to drive at excess speed.”
He said there will be a mixed approach of education and enforcement and added the public have been supportive, with speeding a top concern of residents' groups.
Comments(10)
rem708
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8:16am Wed 4 Jan 12
Lets see the statistics of accidents caused by people taking their eyes off the road then?
Agniesca
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10:49am Wed 4 Jan 12
Gaulnut
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12:07pm Wed 4 Jan 12
Don't even get me started on 'center lane hogs'...
wayneo
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12:11pm Wed 4 Jan 12
rem708 wrote:Although if the crash statistics were widely published, then one third of crashes being caused by speed alone would be shown as a lie.
instead of concentrating on the road we now have to concentrate on the speedo Lets see the statistics of accidents caused by people taking their eyes off the road then?
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Let's take Hamsphshire's statistics:
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Driver Error 65.6%
Excessive speed 11.4%
Driver impariment 4.8%
Actionsof pedestrians 1.8%
Road conditions 3.7%
Vehicle defects 1.3%
Weather conditions 4.4%
Other 7.0%
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We break down excessive speed which is as follows:
under the speed limit but excessive for the conditions 67%
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over the speed limit and lawless 17%
Over the speed limit, lawful but unaffected by enforcement 8%
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Over the speed limit, lawful and affected by enforcement 8%
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Not wearing a seatbelt isn't recorded.
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Mr Hardy and the Police would do well to not mix excessive speed with speeding and another causation the Transport for Buckinghamshire might like to consider and that will help immensely, is ensuring that the roads are in a better condition than they have been.
tom.marlow2
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1:27pm Wed 4 Jan 12
rem708 wrote:if you need to constantly watch your speedo to know how fast you are going then you shouldn't be driving
instead of concentrating on the road we now have to concentrate on the speedo
Lets see the statistics of accidents caused by people taking their eyes off the road then?
washondo
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2:43pm Wed 4 Jan 12
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Answers on a sheet of A4, within 6 miles of High Wycombe. How much did this cost? Justification?
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Don't blame speed - blame regulation.
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Wrong tom.m, you have only to blink to be illegal, which most drivers try to avoid by constantly consulting their speedo thereby possibly causing an accident.
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In consideration of the condition of the roads, however, anyone in High Wycombe area who drives outwith the speed limits has no respect for their vehicle. It's stolen.
washondo
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2:50pm Wed 4 Jan 12
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Answers on a sheet of A4, within 6 miles of High Wycombe. How much did this cost? Justification?
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Don't blame speed - blame regulation.
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Wrong tom.m, you have only to blink to be illegal, which most drivers try to avoid by constantly consulting their speedo thereby possibly causing an accident.
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In consideration of the condition of the roads, however, anyone in High Wycombe area who drives outwith the speed limits has no respect for their vehicle. It's stolen.
wayneo
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3:17pm Thu 5 Jan 12
washondo wrote:Totally agree, the speed limit changes are horrendous and in fact induce a concentina effect on drivers of having to slow down, speed up, slow down again. It is evident that there has been a policy based on mapping as opposed consideration for the practical elements of such changes.
The inability of drivers to concentrate on their driving rather than their speedometer is not encouraged by the constant variation in speed limits perpetrated by Bucks CC. Where else in the world might you have 4 FOUR different speed limits within less than 1 mile??? ~ Answers on a sheet of A4, within 6 miles of High Wycombe. How much did this cost? Justification? ~ Don't blame speed - blame regulation. ~ Wrong tom.m, you have only to blink to be illegal, which most drivers try to avoid by constantly consulting their speedo thereby possibly causing an accident. ~ In consideration of the condition of the roads, however, anyone in High Wycombe area who drives outwith the speed limits has no respect for their vehicle. It's stolen.
Stokey
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2:32pm Tue 17 Jan 12
gotanybiscuits? says...
7:16am Wed 4 Jan 12