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10/16/2008 3:47:14 AM
speed limit Fact:Excessive and innapropriate speed contributes to 1000 fatalities, 6000 serious injuries and 30000 slight injuries a year, whilst alcohol related incidents account for 560 deaths and 2100 serious injuries a year. Therefore the majority of incidents are due to speed. I only mention children not because it is an emotive issue but because in general a childs awareness of danger is lower than an adults and they cannot judge how fast cars move. However I do acknowledge that half of all accidents involve pedestrians over 60 due to poor sight,hearing and mobility.More facts: 2/3 of crashes happen on roads with a speed limit of 30mph or less. At 40mph 9 out of 10 killed. 30mph 5 out of 10 killed yet at 20mph 9 out of 10 will survive. Driving 10mph slower and reaching your destination a few minutes later is not punishing drivers. Its ensure the safety of all road users. If not convinced please look at the RoSPA site. Submitted By: Tufty

10/15/2008 7:16:45 PM
Speed limit Hi Tufty, I remember you. I was a member of your club when I was six years old and like my friends I was taught how to cross the road safely. A skill I passed on to my children and grandchildren. Every time someone campaigns for a 20mph speed limit why do they always refer to a child? Because they know that to mention a child is the single most emotive argument and no one will argue against that particular point. But why does no one ever mention the elderly population? They are more vulnerable to serious injuries at even lower speeds. Are we to believe they are expendable? I sincerely hope not as I will fall into that category in the not too distant future! Speed restrictions will only work if enforced. To say that they are separate issues is ludicrous, as the two are inextricably linked. As had previously been said, those motorists who currently ignore the 30mph limit will ignore a lower limit unless it is enforced. So, I propose that, from 1.4.09, the speed limit should be set at

10/14/2008 9:43:09 PM
Speed limit Alex: Perhaps you can provide evidence to support your statement "The majority of accidents in this country are related to alcohol", as the "majority" of statistics are made up on the spot! You also refer to "careless driving", which is also a cause of accidents however this is a discussion about speed. Drivers up and down the land are not being punished, they are just being asked to drive more slowly, in this instance just in Eaton. Children in Eaton are educated about road safety and at an early age. It's clear that some adults could also benefit from further education about road safety. I'll end with info from RoSPA: Drivers travelling at higher speeds have less time to identify and react to what is happening around them. It takes longer for the vehicle to stop. Any resulting crash is more severe, causing greater injury to the occupants and to any pedestrian or cyclist hit by the vehicle. At 30 mph vehicles are travelling at 44 feet (about 3 car lengths) each second. O

10/14/2008 2:39:47 PM
Speed Limit The majority of accidents in this country are related to alcohol, therefore it is a valid point. You cannot change every law in all the time one things happens. Bad things happen all the time on our roads a lot of which aren't cause by careless driving. Why are drivers up and down the land being punished because of the actions of others? How about educating kids at an early age not to step out in front of a moving vehicle? Submitted By: Alex

10/11/2008 6:02:47 PM
speed limit Alex, what does being inebriated have to do with the speed limit. It only takes a child a moments lack of concentration to walk out in front of a car and it is proven that a child has more chance of survival being hit at 20 mph rather than 30mph. No one wants to have an accident, but accidents happen and if a difference of 10 mph makes a difference between life and death for the very few accidents that do occur then so be it. Accidents do happen in Eaton and have happened recently involving a child. Clearly there is a general lack of common sense and people are more bothered by being inconvenienced by a few minutes rather than the fact driving slower in residential areas is safer. Submitted By: tufty

10/10/2008 5:37:37 PM
Speed Limit What an very unnecessary debate. Jon: Do you really think it's a"no-brainer"? There has to be a valid reason for such a speed limit to be imposed (enforcing it is a separate issue) and it is not jusitified in the Eaton area. I can see the reason around the Uni as there are quite a few drunk students about - but Eaton?! It's full of mostly middle aged, middle class people - I can't even remember the last time I saw anyone even slightly inebriated around these parts! Hell, I can't even remember the last time I even heard of a near accident...As for Jon's comment - "Would you rather a child was hit at 20mph or 30mph?" What an extraordinary question - one that has so many holes in it to be untrue. A) Why would we want to see any child hit by a car at all? B) As we all know, having a speed limit only works if everyone adheres to the rules - which, nationally and globally no one does. I sincerely hope that the 20mph limit is not passed and that common sense sees through. Submitted By: Alex

10/8/2008 12:03:28 AM
traffic control I agree with every thing Mike Broadbent says, Also something needs to be done about the people who think that the 'keep clear' painted on the road at the traffic lights on church lane gives them the right of way out of the carpark, IT does'nt it is is traffic coming through the lights can enter the car park Submitted By: alasdair

10/3/2008 8:57:09 PM
Speed Limits What are the accident statistics for Eaton? Submitted By: Mike

10/2/2008 2:02:11 PM
Speed limit No brainer, 20 mph limit is needed. Would you rather a child was hit at 20mph or 30mph? Enforcement is a totally separate issue. Submitted By: Jon

10/1/2008 2:38:33 PM
Congratulations The website is looking good. Well done! Submitted By: Walt Barker