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Big Twin
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Yes I agree, but speeding can be measured with ( In theory ) reasonable accuracy and with few grey areas.
If the camera / patrol car says you were exceeding the limit then you are guilty in law. If you are driving badly / dangerously then it is up to the judgement of an individual police officer who stops you and can be challenged, apparently successfully in court.
Where things seem to fall down at the moment is in a lack of police traffic officers and a lack of real penalties for the worst offenders. I.E. the latest one I read of was a young man driving at well over the speed limit and performing dangerous overtakes and eventually killing a young woman in another car. His sentence I believe was 4 years, so he may serve say 18 months / two years max?
He drove like an idiot and killed someone. If I handled my rifle like an idiot and killed someone I would probably get 7 years minimum.
I drive for a living ( As near as I can to ' the system ' ) and see some abysmal
driving every day, but I can drive all day and see no police traffic cars, so who is keeping me safe?
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