Atlanta’s Dawson Times posted this article about eight ways they believe can help control neighborhood speeding. They range from effective methods involving coordination with law enforcement to hilariously ineffective methods including driving slow with a “neighborhood pace car” sticker on your car. We certainly don’t recommend that you play pace car.
Yes, says state officer, in response to the inquiry of a citizen from mid-Michigan, who decided recently to stop wondering and start asking about a nagging traffic question. He emailed the Michigan State Police with the following email.
“Why is it that law enforcement vehicles never seem to observe the posted speed limit? Of course, not in an emergency; but then their flashers would be activated. Shouldn’t police at every level be conserving fuel and setting the pace on our highways, rather than discouraging conscientious drivers by whizzing past them in non-emergency travel? Perhaps this is something I should take up with my state representative? -John Hayden
The response of the Michigan State Police is available with the original source here:
Taking a road trip home for the holidays this year? Be sure to go easy on the gas pedal, particularly if your travels take you up or down the East Coast. According to stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the I-95 corridor between the southeast and New England includes five of the 10 U.S. states carrying the highest fines for speeding–Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland and New Hampshire. All hit up speeders for a maximum of $500 or more for a first offense.
Safety conscious schoolchildren handed-out their own ’speeding tickets’ to motorists in an attempt to improve road safety. “Although some people do take it steady near the school, some people like to speed along. I hope my ticket will make a difference to this as it shows what will happen if you speed,” one student said.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety unveiled a new tool on Thursday that will help them bust speeders. Mobile radar units will now be popping up all over the state.
The drivers believe they are technically speeding according to the rule of law, the report concludes, but not in a way that endangers either themselves or others - even though they are quick to condemn other speeders as dangerous. “People don’t see themselves as the problem, they see others as the problem - I’m OK and you’re the bad guy,” said Raynald Marchand, the general manager of programs for the Canada Safety Council.
Study: Majority of Canadians admit to speeding but likely underestimate how much
The speed limit for motorways in the UK could go up without causing an increased risk to drivers, it has been claimed. According to the Association of British Drivers (ABD), authorities should not consider speeding to be a major factor in road collisions.
Your days of being pulled over for speeding are numbered. That would be great news, except in an increasing number of states the flashing red and blue lights in your rear-view mirror are being replaced by the photographic flash of traffic cameras.
