Half Baked Speed Limit E-Petitions

[RegMolehusband]

Issues like raising the motorway speed limit to 80 and resisting the reduction of rural speed limits to 40 are important issues. A couple of people have started petitions on the government's e-petition website but the wording and content of the petitions are rubbish.

Why bother if you're not going to make a good job of the argument?

e.g.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/1630

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/36145

Because of the lack of reasoned argument they do more harm than good IMO.

[S0 What]

Lets face it they are all a waist of time, well written or not.
They are just there to give people the impression the gov give a fook about what we want or think.

[essexplumber]

There are loads of "ban cars" petitions on there, some very nasty and vindivtive Lefties about.

[mybrainhurts]

I'm starting a "Ban Lefties" one...

[essexplumber]

mybrainhurts said:

I'm starting a "Ban Lefties" one...

Yes, I'll sign that a million times.

[Perd Hapley]

I like these ones:

Make all cars have removable steering wheels

Make all cars the same colour (or something, doesn't actually ask for anything)

[zeduffman]

You need 100,000 signatures just to get MPs to debate something in the Commons. They are a complete waste of time. All internet petitions are.