The Medway Handyman wrote:
Clot wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

SNIP
Is doing 32mph in a 30 limit speeding? Is stopping on a yellow line
for two minutes a real offence? Does anal retentive have a hyphen?

What colour is the sky on your planet?
Thank you, I belong to your church. I cannot comprehend this idiot
use of speed cameras and that speed is the cause of accidents. Of
course it is if inappropriate.

SNIP

UK-DIY once again veres wildly off topic :-)

What I'd like to know is when the present 30 & 40 limits came into being -
and what braking systems were common at the time?

Compare & contrast a 1953 Ford Popular with its 7" drum brakes & cross ply
tyres, with a modern car with ABS, servo, discs, radials etc. Sure the
reaction time of the driver might be the same, but the braking efficiency of
the vehicle is entirely different.


As is the expectations of Joe Pubic. Once upon a time it was YOUR fault
if you let a child play in the road and /or rush out between parked cars
to retrieve a football/chase the pet cat etc.

Now its the motorists fault for not doing 5mph.