Hand Held speed cam!!!!!!!!

Re: Hand Held speed cam!!!!!!!! Hiekel_Essterol #452742 16th Dec 2010 5:37pm
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,683 Bebington, Wirral DavidB Wiki Guide
DavidB Wiki Guide Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,683 Bebington, Wirral	Reduce speed limit. Install speed camera. Receive currency. I think catching people out on that road by Tescos, straight after changing the speed limit was a little bit evil. Think I meant the Lidl in Leasowe. "C20 LET bang"

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Re: Hand Held speed cam!!!!!!!! Hiekel_Essterol #452743 16th Dec 2010 5:39pm
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,452 ex Wallasey now Atlanta GA USA CVCVCV Forum Addict
CVCVCV Forum Addict Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,452 ex Wallasey now Atlanta GA USA	Originally Posted by Hiekel_Essterol Originally Posted by Softy_Southerner In most cars not at 30mph but you're right you're revs will race if you go over. Try it, you may be surprised Sometimes it's not only about money........... if doing that makes you keep your speed down and so prevents you from killing or maiming someone then, in some people's minds, it is worth it 30mph in 4th gear 1700rpm 30mph in 3rd gear 2100rpm Which ever way you look at it the engine is turning more in 3rd gear at 30mph so it will cost more. I understand what you are saying about slowing down. I am all for road safety, which is why I think there should be speed cameras outside every school to start off with. But there is such a thing as inappropriate speed, and that is what is the killer. 40mph in the Bidston Bypass is an insane speed limit for a road that was previously 70mph, and absolutely nothing has changed on that stretch of road. There are areas of the Wirral where the speed limit is set unreasonably low, and there are areas of the Wirral where the speed limit is set dangerously high. Yet the powers that be dont exercise common sense and do anything about it. You find me 1 person that would object to 20mph and a speed camera in front of every school in the borough. Yet they wont do that. What they will do is nearly halve the speed limit on a piece of road that has been perfectly safe up to that point with a 70 limit. I dont think anyone would condone inappropriate speed, because it is simply dangerous, a lot more dangerous than 35mph in a 30mph road, when that road is the Wallasey Dock Road with little to no pedestrian activity. Well said sir.

Re: Hand Held speed cam!!!!!!!! CVCVCV #452779 16th Dec 2010 8:28pm
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 14,350 Likes: 20 Wirral diggingdeeper Wiki Master
diggingdeeper Wiki Master Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 14,350 Likes: 20 Wirral	Contrary to some opinions, at 30 it is probably safer for a reasonable driver to drive in 3rd gear, it gives much more flexibility in the options you can do when something goes wrong. In 3rd the engine breaking is greater, plus you can accelerate out of a situation easier where necessary .... not everybody closes there eyes, lets go of the steering wheel and slams on the brakes when something goes wrong. Also fuel consumption will not be greatly different between 3rd and 4th, while the revs are higher in 3rd, the loading on the engine is less. Also the efficiency of the engine at different revs and load have to be taken into account. I notice that Vauxhalls make the mistake in assuming a direct relationship between fuel consumption and revs, according to them if the engine is going twice the revs it will consume twice the fuel - wrong! We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn https://ddue.uk