tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post5777133256905218679..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Traffic Police NumbersMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-11169128737974547232015-02-11T18:32:12.839+00:002015-02-11T18:32:12.839+00:00J, yes of course, traffic lights make everything w...J, yes of course, traffic lights make everything worse for everybody, that's all in the YPP manifesto.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-54664970462959326212015-02-11T17:39:08.623+00:002015-02-11T17:39:08.623+00:00I find that when left alone, people actually manag...I find that when left alone, people actually manage to do things in a far safer (ie less accidents) manner.<br /><br />for example take the old Roundabout vs traffic lights arguement. At a roundabout people are left to make decisions and low and behold the road is clearer, people pass though much easier, quicker and safer than any traffic light controlled junction protected by red light cameras. Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373005279697295131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-62249222848239152302015-02-11T13:39:14.315+00:002015-02-11T13:39:14.315+00:00B. Of course they are. They are not 'engineer...B. Of course they are. They are not 'engineered'. They are 'evolved roads'. And what the driver needs is 'information' to help him navigate them, not 'rules' which must be obeyed. The Man of the Spot always knows best.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-1794279133104780442015-02-11T09:12:32.489+00:002015-02-11T09:12:32.489+00:00Having been caught by a speed camera and elected t...Having been caught by a speed camera and elected to go for re-education, I learned that the most dangerous roads in the country in terms of accidents per mile travelled, are minor roads, where you almost never see a policeman or a speed camera.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-2020955888750062342015-02-10T20:38:08.343+00:002015-02-10T20:38:08.343+00:00It gives the lie to the stats used to justify more...It gives the lie to the stats used to justify more speed cameras. By my reckoning by now, if the fatality savings claimed are correct, then drivers would be spontaneously appearing all over the UK.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com