Chief Constable pushing for zero tolerance to speeding.

[Ares]

Police Nazi 'Bangham' proposing scrapping the 10% guideline to speeding and fine drivers for 1mph over the limit.

https://news.sky.com/story/punish-drivers-who-go-1...

Still....I guess there is a Police pension deficit to fund.

[aeropilot]

Ares said:

Still....I guess there is a Police pension deficit to fund.

You should get a job with the Daily Mail ......


As ever, never let the facts get in the way of a good PH rant.

[kambites]

I'd be entirely in favour of rigid policing of speed limits IF they adjust limits to be what they were always meant to be - the fastest it's safe to travel on a given road in ideal conditions.

[Jonno02]

I fear this will turn a lot of people to the thought that "the police are the enemy." Sensibly, a few politicians have already stated this and also that 'good' drivers will be punished as part of a zero tolerance approach.

[Ares]

aeropilot said:

Ares said:

Still....I guess there is a Police pension deficit to fund.

You should get a job with the Daily Mail ......


As ever, never let the facts get in the way of a good PH rant.

See 'humour' and 'lighthearted' to help you further.

[Ninja59]

aeropilot said:

You should get a job with the Daily Mail ......


As ever, never let the facts get in the way of a good PH rant.

What facts as the other thread in the SPL on this it is just in the real pretty much unworkable. Additionally, as many others on here have said you end up with people just looking at the speedo not where they are going and others.

This is just someone pushing their viewpoint without any real facts beyond deaths. Well consider focusing on other factos not just speed such as tailgating, mobile phone use etc.

Solely focusing on speed is just ignoring the other issues and the easiest to measure.

Furthermore, as the thread in SPL pointed out this c*nt is self interested in pushing speed awareness courses and is director of one such company! I mean FFS!

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/pKA2C8...

[trickywoo]

kambites said:

I'd be entirely in favour of rigid policing of speed limits IF they adjust limits to be what they were always meant to be - the fastest it's safe to travel on a given road in ideal conditions.

Agree with this. There are 30 and 40 limits now where they used to be national and for no reason.

Even where accident statistics support a lowering of limit there are loads which could and should be redesigned before just whacking a lower limit on them.

If limits were clearly there for a reason more people would stick to them and there would then be much more of a case for stricter enforcement.

[JagerT]

Thread already running in SP&L

[Riley Blue]

Ares said:

Police Nazi 'Bangham' proposing scrapping the 10% guideline to speeding and fine drivers for 1mph over the limit.

https://news.sky.com/story/punish-drivers-who-go-1...

Still....I guess there is a Police pension deficit to fund.

Too late. Far, far too late:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Ares]

Riley Blue said:

Ares said:

Police Nazi 'Bangham' proposing scrapping the 10% guideline to speeding and fine drivers for 1mph over the limit.

https://news.sky.com/story/punish-drivers-who-go-1...

Still....I guess there is a Police pension deficit to fund.

Too late. Far, far too late:

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

A crime worse than doing 34 31 in a 30?

May God strike me down.

[lyonspride]

1mph is so ridiculous, you can't even turn on cruise control for that, because as soon as you head down hill you'll be breaking the law.

[so called]

Everything has an accuracy tolerance.
I would challenge the datesand details of calibration of the speed cameras etc., if I were to be stopped for 1mph over.

I don't know the details behind calibration of this type of equipment but I would suggest that 10% + 2mph covers the Police not to require Calibration certification.

[Eyersey1234]

To say a motorist gets a speeding ticket at 1mph over the limit would mean that ALL speed cameras, speedometers etc would have to be calibrated so they were 100% accurate, I don't see it being workable

[anonymous-user]

The UK really does have the most backward road standards and policing. I do wonder if half of these people actually possess any common sense at all?

[Shakermaker]

yonex said:

The UK really does have the most backward road standards and policing. I do wonder if half of these people actually possess any common sense at all?

I think this Chief Constable posts on here as Equus.

[anonymous-user]

Shakermaker said:

I think this Chief Constable posts on here as Equus.

[Andy665]

Whilst his statement is stupid, naive and unworkable the theory that speedos would all have to be cal85brated is wide of the mark. It is an offence to have a speedometer that undergrads, all speedos thwrefore have an inbuilt tolerance that means they over read

[Ares]

Andy665 said:

Whilst his statement is stupid, naive and unworkable the theory that speedos would all have to be cal85brated is wide of the mark. It is an offence to have a speedometer that undergrads, all speedos thwrefore have an inbuilt tolerance that means they over read

They are saying speed cameras would have to be 100% calibrated, not speedos.

[Ares]

Shakermaker said:

yonex said:

The UK really does have the most backward road standards and policing. I do wonder if half of these people actually possess any common sense at all?

I think this Chief Constable posts on here as Equus.

Bloody hope so. He might realise, outside of his arse-kissing, blinkered bubble, the world thinks he's a .

[Shakermaker]

Ares said:

They are saying speed cameras would have to be 100% calibrated, not speedos.

My speedos are 100% calibrated