Speeding doesn't kill puppies, it kills cats

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http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/opinion/campai...

Reports of cats being run over by speeding drivers in Gedney Hill have led to a new scheme being launched to slow people down.

Movable 30mph speed signs are appearing in the village after a partnership between Gedney Hill Parish Council and Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership (LRSP) to tackle the problem head-on.

The Community Speed Watch scheme was launched yesterday after a two-week trial in Ancaster, near Sleaford, last March.

Janet Harrison, clerk to Gedney Hill Parish Council, said: “Speeding has been a very big problem and there have been several cats killed in recent years as a result of drivers ignoring the 30mph limit.

“So, after we had various complaints, I put it to the parish council that we should have one of those speed signs in Gedney Hill.

“The police have done various checks and the council has worked with LRSP to get this done.

“Gedney Hill is a small village and something must be done about speeding here.”

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How the hell does an apparent incident with speeding and a cat lead to this?

How do they justify the time and expense for this CSW bks when the only evidence is the fact that someone may have sped and killed a cat.

Honestly, when it comes to speed reduction, anything seems to be game. I can't think of any other apparent crime that results in action like this when nothing has even been proven.

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My fiancee has a cat. I would never hurt it, but I don't like the bugger.

It lives at our house and I'm very tolerant. However, if I did what it does, I would be told off.

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Devil2575 said:

I suspect that the cats bit is largely irrelevant and added to the story as a bit of a different angle.

My money would be on it simply being a case of locals complaining about peiople not sticking to the limit, the Police doing some checks and then a sign being put up. I doubt anyone has actually linked dead cats to the speeding other than one person who happened to be interviewed by the paper.

There was a cat killed on the road outside our house last year.

This year, the speed limit was reduced by 10 mph. It's true.

Actually, the speed limit was due to be reduced anyway. The cat's sacrifice was in vain.

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It's from my local newspaper. They don't have a lot to talk about.

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B'stard Child said:

I'm guessing there has been some clean up or the post above my last one was deleted by poster

There have been a few cats cleaned up.

Joking. I have a cat.

I suppose I'll be hunted down by the cats protection league PH admin now.

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Blakewater said:

I hate it when football fans st on mine. Seriously, I live near a football ground and people park all round the estate where I live and use it as a toilet after the match. I think football should be banned personally. How sure are you it's cats in your case?

Does that really happen?

If so, that's terrible.

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Stu247 said:

If killing a cat is deemed an issue then they should be licensed and the owners held responsible for letting them stray

From the above story, it seems like cats frequently use the roads. Therefore, the big question is - should cats pay road tax?