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Recliner[_2_] · August 3rd 10, 10:24 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

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On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:36:09 +0100
Charles Ellson wrote:
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:53:26 +0000 (UTC), d
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On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 16:46:31 +0100
"Peter Masson" wrote:
make it a 6 point offence to clear drivers who have little thought
for other road users off the road more quickly.

I'm not sure why you think making progress is having little though
for other drivers.

A major use of average speed cameras is through roadworks. Workers
carrying out the roadworks are at serious danger from speeding
motorists, that's why

No doubt. Except that for the majority of a 24 hour day there
generally isn't any bugger working on most roadworks. They should
be renamed roadcan't-be-arsed-I'm-off-home.

Complaints about "nobody is working there" seem to ignore the
impractibility of setting up and removing the protective measures
every working day or the further danger to the workers doing that.

You can't have it both ways. Either the speed restrictions are there
to protect the workers or they're not. If they are and there's no
workers then why are there still speed restrictions? If they're not
to protect the workers then what exactly are they for?

And don't even suggest that switching off the cameras at knocking off
time would be an arduous task to implement.

Often there are also narrowed lanes next to motorway roadworks with
50mph limits, so it wouldn't be safe to drive at 70mph, whether or not
there are any roadworkers present.