Ironic that many drivers call for cyclists to display identification numbers, but object to being held accountable themselves.

It is no exageration to call this terrorism. So many innocent people are killed and injured because of these speeding maniacs.

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    4 days ago

    Well no they discourage fast driving, and discouraging fast driving means there are less fast drivers, and therefore accidents are less likely.

    I don’t understand why people feel the need to drive fast anyway, it hardly has any effect on your arrival time unless you’re travelling literally 200 yd.

    If you’re going to drive at 40 in a 20 then frankly I have no sympathy, you’re an asshole and you deserve to be taken to the cleaners.

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      3 days ago

      Well no they discourage fast driving

      Not really, or at least not with the fixed cameras. They encourage speeding as normal then harsh braking just before the camera then speeding again. Just watch traffic on the motorways when a temporary speed limit is imposed. People slow down for the gantries where there might be cameras mounted then floor it to the next gantry.

      Average speed cameras are a better bet if you want to control speeding, but perhaps don’t make as much money.