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speeding

Reducing traffic speeds below 40mph may increase toxic pollution, says Transport Research Laboratory report

But slower cars cause fewer crashes, and the roads are safer for cyclists and pedestrians too

New Transport Secretary: Speeding kills, and road safety is my priority

Plans to increase M-way speed limits will be subject to safety considerations

Speeding police officer convicted of dangerous driving for seriously injuring cyclist while responding to incident

Court hears how van's wheels left ground as it headed over humpback bridge at more than twice the speed limit

Sharp drop in number of drivers speeding on 30mph roads in urban areas says RAC report

Study of DfT and Ministry of Justice data also reveals steep decline in drivers found to have committed speeding offences

20mph zones enforced in Oxford

Speed restrictions on a pilot scheme in the city

Government considers increased driving offence fines and introducing fixed penalties for careless driving

Increase proposed in fines for speeding and phoning at the wheel

Mother of schoolboy left blind in one eye after his bike slipped from shared use path calls for safety improvements

Incident took place next to road in Cambridge where police found three in four drivers break speed limit

accident causes

This is an interesting article and suggests just why the UK approach to improving road safety through the use of speed cameras has been so ineffective - as most of us know from our road experience, SMIDSY is the biggest worry and this applies to motorcycling as much as it does to cycling:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/road-safety/8702111/How-do-accidents...

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speed cameras

This is an interesting piece in the Guardian. I think it's wrong personally. If you ask me, speed cameras were phased in to the UK on a large scale as a way of raising revenue in fines and tackling road safety. They're being phased out because they failed. More cost efficient ways of directly tackling road safety by addressing bad driving were ignored. But anyway, here's the link and say what you think:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/may/20/speed-ca...

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Speed kills/thrills?

I see that a lad on in-line skates was clocked at 50mph in Sussex in an area where the limit is, I believe, 30mph. Sussex Safety Partnerships has said it is aware of the incident but will not be taking action as the speed limits are for motor vehicles. So where does this leave cyclists? Does it mean that unless a speed limit is specifically set for cyclists as well as motor vehicles, cyclists can ride as fast as they like? If that's the case, then I reckon some cyclists who have already been stopped might like to challenge any charges.