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| Originally Posted by dry suit diver the sad fact is that if you drive at 20mph it takes so little extra time to get to your destination. |
If you drive everywhere at 20 instead of 30, it will add 50% to your journey time.
SWMBO deals with the medical side of accidents. If you cross the road and get knocked over, they will look at things like how far from the nearest crossing you were. This gives an indication of how much you contributed to being hit.
I remember working with someone who hit a kit at 40mph. Completely exonerated. Said kid had climbed over the barrier and run across the road in a continuous effort. Driver had no chance. Now should he have been driving at 30? No, the limit was 40 on a straight run of dual carriageway with underpasses. We should not have to keep making allowances for stupid actions.
We have got to have some personal responsibility applied, even to issues when children are involved. Lack of education by their parents for a start. How often have you seen parents with push chair crossing the road from between cars? Guess what you will most likely see/hit?...
Adrian