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posted by janrinok on Sunday August 21 2016, @06:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the this-is-safer? dept.

[...] It is clear that a significant minority of British drivers put their time and their 'needs' above the safety of other road users and pedestrians. In a few decades, the driverless car will be perfected and the driven car must be made obsolete, preferably by law.

Until then the Government and the insurance industry should take radical steps to help residents of rural and urban communities reclaim their neighbourhoods from the lorries, the lunatics - and those Great British Motorists who like toddlers think they can do what they like, and explode with rage and indignation when questioned about it.

  1. Black boxes compulsory in every vehicle, with improved technology that detects speed limit breaking and careless or aggressive driving.

  2. Insurance companies encouraged to hike premiums immediately and punitively as bad driving is revealed.

  3. Insurance companies obliged to hand over to DVLA and / or police all data that reveals traffic offences and dangerous driving.

  4. Legal framework to allow prosecution and driving bans relating to offences revealed by black boxes.

  5. Legal changes to encourage use of dashcam / helmet-cam / CCTV evidence to prosecute motorists.

  6. Comprehensive review of 30mph speed limits, with local consultations on which should be lowered to 20mph.

  7. Limit revs to 3,000rpm on all vehicles - as condition of passing MOT - to cut noise and dangerous acceleration.

  8. Funding for technology that will limit all vehicles automatically to the local speed limit (and in the case of national speed limits, a safe speed for the road conditions); and will prevent heavy goods vehicles from using inappropriate rural and urban roads.

Source: This is Money


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  • (Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Monday August 22 2016, @06:11AM

    by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Monday August 22 2016, @06:11AM (#391480)

    You know how you are scared of heavy, fast-moving vehicles passing within inches?

    That is how pedestrians feel when a cyclist uses the side-walk.

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  • (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Monday August 22 2016, @10:34AM

    by TheRaven (270) on Monday August 22 2016, @10:34AM (#391547) Journal
    Cycling on a pavement (other than those designated as dual use, which are typically wider) is illegal in the UK. Any collision will be automatically regarded as the cyclist's liability. However, as someone who both walks and cycles in one of the cities in the UK with the largest number of cyclists, I don't really agree with your point. Cyclists passing me a bit too close are far less dangerous when walking than even small cars when I'm cycling. You're projecting a false dichotomy: while it's true that the vast majority of drivers are not also cyclists, the vast majority of cyclists are also pedestrians.
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    • (Score: 1) by Francis on Monday August 22 2016, @01:58PM

      by Francis (5544) on Monday August 22 2016, @01:58PM (#391621)

      We've had pedestrians killed by cyclists around here when they collided. And because cyclists don't have plates, it can be challenging to figure out whom it was if they don't stop.

      What's more, bikes are quite quiet and move rather quickly. I personally was almost run over by one one evening when the bike came out of nowhere with no lighting on it at all and zipped by a foot or so in front of me. I could easily have gotten spooked and moved.

      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday August 22 2016, @04:28PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Monday August 22 2016, @04:28PM (#391706)

        > We've had pedestrians killed by cyclists around here when they collided. And because cyclists don't have plates,
        > it can be challenging to figure out whom it was if they don't stop.

        Citation needed.