Hi Boshly,
I didn't say I necessarliy agreed with the posted limits. I just acknowledge that they are there and I don't see what the problem is in keeping within them. I quite agree that being aware of the existing conditions and the surrounding environment are are the best aids to safe driving. Having been in the Lake District recently and using the back roads I was amused at coming into hamlets and seeing a 40 or 30 limit sign when you have just come down a road with a safe speed of nearer 20. I would agree that cameras are a bad enforcement tool the normal procedure I see is to approach the camera at x mph above the limit and then slow down to 10 mph less than the limit as you go over the stripes before accelerating away.
There is no need to worry and panic about the limit, every time you glance in the rearview mirror glance at the speedo as well. It soon becomes second nature and you always know your speed in relation to the limit. As the meerkat says 'Simples'
I'm old enough to remember when the national limit sign used to mean de-restricted and I suspect that the road casualty improvements are more due to the superior dynamics and safety features of modern cars than the speed limits.
The real root of the problem I believe is connected with driver training not enough people see it as a skill that needs constant monitoring and kept at a high level. To most folk it seems to be regarded as a right and no more than a means of getting from A to B while relaxing.
I suspect we actually have quite similar views just expressed differently and wouldn't the world be boring if we were all the same.
Simon
