As with all arguments there are two sides, and it's funny how people ignore the obvious when trying to make their point. To be honest that whole 'thesis' on speed cameras sounded like "I want to ride at whatever speed I want and f*ck everyone else."
The most fatuous argument I've ever heard is "People who drive faster do so because they are better drivers." Yeah, I often think, as the lowered VW Golf with tinted windows and massive aerofoils goes steaming past my local primary school at fifty, stereo blasting and tyres squealing; "That guy's obviously a really good driver."
And the fact that speed is the causal factor in few accidents is beside the point, it makes any accident (no matter what the cause) much worse than it would have been at a slower speed.
Matt
Four years on bikes, four accidents: still alive 'cos I'm slower than your gran!
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