"Nick" wrote in message
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On 18/01/2015 22:43, charles wrote:
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Nightjar cpb@ insert my surname here.me.uk wrote:
On 18/01/2015 20:57, charles wrote:
In article , ARW
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Actually we tend to stand in the freezing cold for at least an hour.
The point of speed watch is to deter people from breaking the legal
limit. It does slow down the traffic in our village to something a bit
safer for pedestrians and those trying to cross the road.

You would probably be better off educating the pedestrians on how to
cross the road. Exceeding the speed limit is a contributory factor in
just 5% of road traffic accidents, including those that don't involve
pedestrians. Errors by pedestrians are a contributory factor in 12% of
road traffic accidents, with 9% being due to pedestrians failing to look
properly.

but, if a car comes round a bend at 60mph in a 30mph limit, how is the
pedestrian going to cope. Basically by not even attempting to cross the
road. The fact that the pedestrian has avoided an accident by jumping
out
of the way does not excuse excessive speed.


When Nightjar says is a contributory factor in just 5% accidents he means
somebody such as the police attribute this as a cause. Only an idiot would
assume that this means that if vehicles did keep to the limit accidents
would be reduced by 5%.

Also as you make the point the damage done to the community by speeding
should be measured not only in accidents but also by the precautionary
actions people have to take to avoid accidents. The classic example would
be people driving kids to school rather than letting them walk.

That isn't because some drive faster than the speed limit.