Is it not supposed to be something like a 20% reduction in casualties?
I’m not sure how we legislate for the outliers but, if the 20% figure is accurate then it would seem to be effective.
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It’s not really somewhere I enjoy driving at all now, but 40 years ago the standard of driving there was quite high.
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And what about the British abroad?
I was cycling up the Susten pass and a Brit in a BMW passed about 5cms from my handlebars at ~120km, 80km limit. By the time I got to the top he and a female were taking pictures and the engine was still running, not lawful in CH, I pointed out that this was not permissible in CH and his dangerous driving, he said “I have a bi-turbo and it needs to cool down”.
I reported his offence at the Polizei in Meiringham, apparently he was fined according to my then local Polizei.
Not only those forin are guilty of driving offences!
It is the individual that commits the offence and not the nationality.
Owning a car registered in another country and using it in the country where you are resident is illegal. Chances of getting caught are low but if you have an accident the consequences could be serious. No insurance, car confiscated etc.
Slowing down and tgen accelerating causes more pollution as not everyone has an electric car.
I can also confirm that. However, having now driven in London several times since the 20mph introduction I can safely say that it’s a good thing. I found that the more relaxed pace gives you longer to take note of road signs, especially temporary ones, & the boy-racer dash between traffic lights seems to have disappeared. There’s just no incentive to edge faster than the limit, & slowing & stopping for lights is a lot less annoying down from/up to 20mph.
The whole procedure is very much easier is you set your speed limiter, if you have one.
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I think we have to thank the London mare for all his 20mph cameras for keeping us up there.
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At least in the UK the satnavs are allowed to show you where the fixed cameras are located, unlike France.
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Nevertheless France still has 3421 too many, also 80kph is too low on principal D roads, particularly when that same road can suddenly become a 90kph limit as it enters another département.
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Which 10 are you planning to keep?
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Oops!
But since you ask, I’m tempted to opt for those around Calais, as it’s somewhere I’ll probably never visit again. OTOH that might make me a tad unpopular around SF.
These days, UK could safely do with far fewer radar traps as a result of the excessive use of traffic calming measures (aka potholes)
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I think the Lotois have got tired of idiot speeding drivers down their chemins that kill so many pets. I know I have. And the driving habits of “Les Parisiens” generally. Because 80kph is a ridiculously low speed limit for the main roads in the Lot and yet it’s still not back to 90kph.
My Garmin satnav doesn’t actually say that there is a camera ahead, but rather it makes a ‘bing bong’ noise and announces that one is entering a “dangerous road segment” in a red banner across the top of the screen which includes a reminder of the speed limit. Sure enough, within a kilometer or so there is a speed camera at the side of the road by some strange coincidence.
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The in-car satnav in my Kia (TomTom mapping) does exactly that. On two long distance trips across France it identified every camera in that manner.
With Waze, you also get the advantage of users flagging up mobile units when they are spotted
Conspiracy to pervert etc!
That has to be proven in court, the point is people would slow down which is supposed to be the safety angle rather than the revenue angle. It’s easy to just drift slightly up in speed especially on long journeys and once you tip over the margin it’s a fine. The real speeders are those that are consistently a considerably margin
I hadn’t expected to be taken seriously!