One of the most trite sayings that sheeple come out with from time to time when human rights issues come up is “if you’ve done nothing wrong, then you’ve nothing to fear”.
I always counter that with “define ‘wrong’ now and in the future”. What may be acceptable now might not be acceptable in the future.
Taking speeding and speed limits. Now I regularly speed but I believe I am a safer driver when ‘pressing on’ given that my attention is fully on the road ahead, traffic, etc. The other trite line trotted out by the Government is that “speed kills”. If that truly was the case, there would be no Traffic Division police officers alive, would there? It’s the inappropriate use of speed that’s the issue, but that’s more difficult to police without human intervention.
The Nanny State has announced that it intends to reduce speed limits where there is a higher risk of accidents but that’s bollocks as usual: speed limits will simply be reduced for no good reason as a revenue generator.
A case in point: the section of road between Wymondham and Thickthorn Services on the old A11 in Norfolk (now the B1172) used to have a 40mph limit in Wymondham, then a national limit, then a 50mph limit through Hethersett before becoming a national limit again.
Over time, the 50mph limit has been extended towards Wymondham despite there being no additional housing or changes in use, etc.
I noticed recently that the limits have now been changed to a 40mph limit in Wymondham, then a 50mph limit then a 40mph limit through Hethersett. Why’s this?
Similarly other rural roads in Norfolk have had 50mph limits imposed despite no changes of use or apparent increases in crashes.
Ridiculous!
Run on 19 January 2012 6:23 pm
3.32 mi in 00:35:01 (10:33 min/mi)
HR 163 bpm - Burned 431 C
