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thankfully no motorways in Islington!
"Neil Williams" wrote in message ... On Thu, 4 Sep 2003 22:29:15 +0100, "I@n" wrote: Hmmm. I've read somewhere that speed bumps create more pollution because of the slow-down/speed-up/slow-down/speed-up driving pattern that results, but never that they cause any deaths. There are a few in Milton Keynes (some on my estate, some in the centre) where the speed bump is also a pedestrian crossing of a footpath/cycleway, but is completely unmarked (other than the usual speedbump markings). This often leads to pedestrians thinking a car is going to stop and it does not - while, of course, the car driver should be watching out and anticipating this, I can see how it could lead to an accident if both parties were not paying full attention to the situation. Hmmm....given that the govt.'s own research suggests that speed is only the primary factor in 6% of all road traffic accidents (some 80% being 'not paying full attention') one wonders about the rationale for speed bumps and the near hysterical anti-car campaigns at all. Adrian |
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