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The speed kills message is one heavily promoted by enforcement authorities. Speed is easy to prove in court.
Bad driving is a different thing - not so easy to prove, some time and effort involved and no guaranteed result.
Enforcement of ‘bad driving’ regulations is almost non-existent unless there is an accident. There is very little preemptive work being done to target bad driving.
Saying all that, enforcement authorities have not got the staff to do this. I think I read that road policing staff numbers have reduced by a massive amount in the past five years. I would not be surprised if police services only employ the bare minimum of road policing officers - legislated to cover motorways and a few extra to cover fatal accidents.
So, albeit I believe I have a valid point, there are no resources to address this unfortunately.
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In areas with pedestrians 20 mph is far safer when somebody gets hot by a car than 30.
I never got why it's 30 everywhere here not pleasant when cycling either.
On the motorway 70 Vs 85 may not make much of a difference in safety.
Road policing is thin on the ground here. Perhaps being able to report shitty drivers easily with webcam footage to the PSNI may help?
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Road policing was an easy saving for the various forces when the Tory's made their first rounds of cuts in the 20teens.
Low visibility so boom gone.
JWestland
Grumpy_Git
I understand what you’re saying but don’t really get it when people try and stress this point…
How often do people drive at a speed that is appropriate considering possible hazards and their surroundings?
At what point does driving too fast become bad driving?
Seeing as you won’t eradicate bad driving shouldnt you scrub and monitor peoples speeds? In built up areas at least where you are sharing the space with other modes.