Infringement of basic human rights

What took them so long? A new report favours speed limiters for cars:-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/de...ed-limiter-car

But it is immediately castrated:-
"The devices would be voluntary and should have a manual override
feature for overtaking, the groups said."

Safe Speed said that it would make motorists as dozy as lorry-drivers.

A uk.politics.misc poster said:-
"The latest idiotic idea from New Liebour to steal money from
motorists is
to install satellite systems to have automatic car speed limiters,
which
by pure coincidence would be perfect for tracking drivers at the same
time, the New Liebour tracking wet dream."

And a poster on uk.transport put the tinhat on it with:-
"As this has been debated and found to be highly flawed in the past
its
not of much use.
However I wonder if it would make more sense for bikes. Given how
many gears so many of them are sold with perhaps a limitor on a bike
would help save lives?"

Don't sell your speed camera company shares just yet.

Squashme writes:

And a poster on uk.transport put the tinhat on it with:-
"As this has been debated and found to be highly flawed in the past
its
not of much use.
However I wonder if it would make more sense for bikes. Given how
many gears so many of them are sold with perhaps a limitor on a bike
would help save lives?"

Pedal cycles or motorcycles? I don't think many motorbikes have more
than about six gears, do they?

Having a speed limiter cut in while leant over half way around a corner
doesn't sound like a safety feature, in either case.


-dan

On 30 Dec, 23:29, Daniel Barlow wrote:
Squashme writes:
And a poster on uk.transport put the tinhat on it with:-
"As this has been debated and found to be highly flawed in the past
its
not of much use.
However I wonder if it would make more sense for bikes. Given how
many gears so many of them are sold with perhaps a limitor on a bike
would help save lives?"

Pedal cycles or motorcycles? I don't think many motorbikes have more
than about six gears, do they?

Having a speed limiter cut in while leant over half way around a corner
doesn't sound like a safety feature, in either case.

-dan

I thought that he meant bicycles. They don't all like cyclists over
there, for some reason or another. I think that they believe that we
may crawl up their trunks and suffocate them.

On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:23:31 -0800 (PST), Squashme
said in
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Safe Speed said that it would make motorists as dozy as lorry-drivers.

That would be a definite improvement,being only as dozy as a lorry
driver. If only it would also make them as highly-trained and
subject to breaks to reduce the risk of falling asleep at the wheel.

Guy
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On 31 Dec, 10:39, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:
That would be a definite improvement,being only as dozy as a lorry
driver. *If only it would also make them as highly-trained and
subject to breaks to reduce the risk of falling asleep at the wheel.

Although the general standard of car driving in the UK is poor I think
the proportion of drivers who are a serious problem is quite low.
Unfortunately as there is a huge number of people driving we're bound
to encounter one or two really bad ones almost every day.

--
Dave...

In article
,
dkahn400 wrote:

On 31 Dec, 10:39, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:
That would be a definite improvement,being only as dozy as a lorry
driver. *If only it would also make them as highly-trained and
subject to breaks to reduce the risk of falling asleep at the wheel.

Although the general standard of car driving in the UK is poor I think
the proportion of drivers who are a serious problem is quite low.
Unfortunately as there is a huge number of people driving we're bound
to encounter one or two really bad ones almost every day.


Actually, it's excellent, based on my experience in many other countries.

wrote in message
...
In article
,
dkahn400 wrote:

On 31 Dec, 10:39, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:
That would be a definite improvement,being only as dozy as a lorry
driver. If only it would also make them as highly-trained and
subject to breaks to reduce the risk of falling asleep at the wheel.

Although the general standard of car driving in the UK is poor I think
the proportion of drivers who are a serious problem is quite low.
Unfortunately as there is a huge number of people driving we're bound
to encounter one or two really bad ones almost every day.


Actually, it's excellent, based on my experience in many other countries.

What's your opinion of Italian motorists?

On 31 Dec 2008, 12:09, "Gizmo." wrote:
"doug" wrote in message

...
On Dec 30, 11:23 pm, Squashme wrote:

Squashme has a lot in common with you Doug. Twisted, useless, sub-educated,
vile ****s

Why are you having a go at doug? Do you dislike everyone called Doug?

BTW, to stop people killing other people by imposing speed limiters is
not an 'Infringement of basic human rights'. The infringement of those
rights is by people who drive so dangerously, i.e. exceed speed
limits, so as to put lives in danger. The right to life is a
fundamental human right. Unfortunately the law does not seem to
recognise this properly when killer motorists are given a typical slap
on the wrist

--
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A driving licence is a licence to kill.

Doug wrote:
On 31 Dec 2008, 12:09, "Gizmo." wrote:
"doug" wrote in message

...
On Dec 30, 11:23 pm, Squashme wrote:

Squashme has a lot in common with you Doug. Twisted, useless, sub-educated,
vile ****s

Why are you having a go at doug? Do you dislike everyone called Doug?

BTW, to stop people killing other people by imposing speed limiters is
not an 'Infringement of basic human rights'. The infringement of those
rights is by people who drive so dangerously, i.e. exceed speed
limits, so as to put lives in danger. The right to life is a
fundamental human right. Unfortunately the law does not seem to
recognise this properly when killer motorists are given a typical slap
on the wrist

--
UK Radical Campaigns
www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

If you tell a lie enough times.....

--
Tony the Dragon

Doug wrote:
On 31 Dec 2008, 12:09, "Gizmo." wrote:
"doug" wrote in message

...
On Dec 30, 11:23 pm, Squashme wrote:

Squashme has a lot in common with you Doug. Twisted, useless,
sub-educated, vile ****s

Why are you having a go at doug? Do you dislike everyone called Doug?

BTW, to stop people killing other people by imposing speed limiters is
not an 'Infringement of basic human rights'. The infringement of those
rights is by people who drive so dangerously, i.e. exceed speed
limits, so as to put lives in danger. The right to life is a
fundamental human right. Unfortunately the law does not seem to
recognise this properly when killer motorists are given a typical slap
on the wrist

Why do you keep deluding yourself Doug?