Yes, cameras will have some effect. I'm not denying that. But most collisions are not caused by excessive speed (e.g. drivers careening off a bend they took too fast - a common cause of motorcycle fa… (View Post)

On the contrary, a collision when overtaking is just as likely to be caused by insufficient speed. Overtaking is not illegal. No-one would drive 100 miles behind a lorry-load of mackerel at 30mph. Bu… (View Post)

Aha. We're discussing the A9. One of my special interests. The problem is not speed. In the absence of any other traffic you could drive from Perth to Inverness in 90 minutes in reasonable safety. Th… (View Post)

Conceived by Labour, work started by the Coalition, continued by the Tories in the teeth of all common sense. Unfortunately there's no-one with clean hands left to stop it. My modest proposal is to f… (View Post)

If IKB had been in charge of HS2 it would be finished by now for half the projected cost. One or two potential snags lurking in the undergrowth, though. (View Post)