20 miles an hour

[brionon]

Should the man who has just said on BBC news :-'It takes a lot of concentration to drive at 20 miles per hour'',
be allowed to drive ?

[Gromit]

Probably not. What about the RAC spokeman, who should know better, whos said

"A spokesman for the RAC Foundation said: "We can see the case for a 20mph limit in areas where there are a lot of pedestrians or vulnerable groups but to have a blanket limit runs the risk of discrediting it. People might not see when they are in an area where it is needed."

What?

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, only in a 30mph + zone...

[jno]

Driving at any speed requires concentration; but I can't see anything wrong in saying so.

[Quizmonster]

Surely the thing is that - after years of driving with a 30 mph limit in towns - people get a 'feel' for what that is like. That is, they know without too much speedometer-checking when they're going over it.
When, all of a sudden, that limit becomes a quite unfamiliar regular speed of 20 mph, drivers are obviously going to spend far more time looking down at the dashboard than usual. This will apply until that becomes the familiar speed-limit. If you're lookin' down, you ain't lookin' out!

[ludwig]

The man's actually got a point. It's such a ludicrously low speed I'd imagine you'd have to drive with your eyes glued to the speedo keeping a featherlight touch on the accelerator to ensure that you don't exceed it.
What next? a man walking in front of the car waving a red flag perhaps.

[brionon]

Sorry -if you are such a poor driver that you have to Glue your eyes to the speedo in order to comply with the limit you shouldn't be driving. If I can do it ,anyone can.

[ludwig]

Well, they fit those things as standard in every car so i guess they have a purpose. I always thought it was to check what speed you're going at so as to make sure you're within the limit.
If you can do that without consulting the instrument, well done - personally I can't.

[brionon]

Ludwig You can't tell the difference between-'Check' and Glued to' ?

[kwicky]

Maybe we need an audible alert in the car when exceeding a speed limit which can be transmitted from a roadside device?

[Compostella]

Oh Please!

Tell me this isn't being discussed seriously.

I can smell the sandal wearing, yoghurt knitters from here.

Or is it their Hi Vis vests that I can see?

[brionon]

I can smell an idiot who finds it difficult to keep to a speed limit--Too much for your pea sized brain to cope with ?

[Avatar]

Ooh look a driving thread thats descended into name calling and people accusing each other of not being able to drive.
That makes a change. not.
Yawn.

[ludwig]

Only a prat who can't drive would say that Avatar.

[Avatar]

lol

sw33t

[Doc Spock]

no

[Doc Spock]

yes