Revealed: Where speed cameras target drivers in London as they drive to work

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Paul M

..... and in School holidays, or weekends ?

Not worth the risk imo, lots of schools do stuff on weekends and in the holidays

Originally Posted by Russ

Absolutely, and with speedbumps too (don't get me wrong, I hate speedbumps).

If I'm in a new area and end up driving past a school I might not notice what type of building it is - generally when I'm driving my attention is usually on the road. So if I go past there another time during term time or on a school day I might not be so aware of the need for extra care.

I don't think I have a specific problem with not paying attention to buildings but when it comes to roads around schools I don't think you can take too many precautions.

Don't you think having those precautions in place at 3 in the morning is a precaution to far.

Not that it really matters to arthur and I if that man of the people, born in a council flat to my old man's a bus driver mayor gets his way and makes the congestion charge 30 quid a day. Perhaps that's how he should sell it, he's thinking of the kids

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Originally Posted by Russ

If I'm in a new area and end up driving past a school I might not notice what type of building it is - generally when I'm driving my attention is usually on the road.

Perhaps you should pay attention to the big "School" signs as well

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Not worth the risk imo, lots of schools do stuff on weekends and in the holidays

I live some 250 yards from a school, its dead at weekends, and in the holidays.

[Russ]

Not all school signs are large or even visible. Not worth the risk considering it's likely to be just a single stretch of road, I'm sure you have enough patience for that

[hedgie]

Originally Posted by Paul M

..... and in School holidays, or weekends ?

Yes, because schools are typically around population centres with high numbers of children living there. They dont vanish when school is shut, in fact there is probably more chance of them being out and about.

Anyway, whats the big deal. Slowing down to 20, even from 40, for a mile or so will add seconds, not minutes to your journey time.

Originally Posted by hedgie

Yes, because schools are typically around population centres with high numbers of children living there.

Limits are reduced around schools when they are busy - they are not busy at weekends, or when they are closed, thats simple fact. Where its located is completely irrelevant to this. There are plenty of population centres with high numbers of children nowhere near schools, do they have limits at school times ? of course not.

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Originally Posted by Russ

Not all school signs are large or even visible. Not worth the risk considering it's likely to be just a single stretch of road, I'm sure you have enough patience for that

Signs are (or should be) a standard size, like all road signs.

My patience has nothing to do with it, JFYI there are no school time limits around here, instead they have your favourite road bumps, only a self destructive fool would take them at 30mph.

IMO limits specifically applied around schools do not need to be applied when the school is not in use. Simple. I'm not going to keep arguing about it, if you disagree, so be it.

[techguyone]

Around here we have big signs that are lit up when schools opening/closing, that seems sufficient for most reasonable people.

Originally Posted by Paul M

Limits are reduced around schools when they are busy - they are not busy at weekends, or when they are closed, thats simple fact. Where its located is completely irrelevant to this. There are plenty of population centres with high numbers of children nowhere near schools, do they have limits at school times ? of course not.

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Signs are (or should be) a standard size, like all road signs.

My patience has nothing to do with it, JFYI there are no school time limits around here, instead they have your favourite road bumps, only a self destructive fool would take them at 30mph.

IMO limits specifically applied around schools do not need to be applied when the school is not in use. Simple. I'm not going to keep arguing about it, if you disagree, so be it.

I agree, there is no reason why school speed limits should be in force at all times except as a money earner for the enforcing authority most of the time the kids the limit is meant to protect are in school out of harms way so it would be perfectly acceptable to have the limit between 2 times similar to bus lane times ,say 7:30 am to 4:30 pm for example.

The idea of a reduced limit around schools is so illogical that it was obviously thought up by a cyclist trying to justify their job

[richard s]

Breaking the law, breaking the law Arthur.