Can 2000 (speeding?) motorists be wrong?

[albion]

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/lo...cameras-are-being-railroaded-through-1.296524

“This is a desperate attempt to railroad through A9 average speed cameras which do not have public support."
"the SNP must show proper leadership and cancel this flawed project in order to regain voters’ trust in the Highlands"

Seems to me that many of the other 5 million in Scotland and beyond are not outraged by this 'desperation'.
Methinks Id rather trust the SNP 'leadership' on this one.

 

[HLaB]

I don't think I would trust any politician as far as I could throw them but have to agree with the proposals.

 

[theclaud]

It's safe to assume that if 2000 motorists agree on something (especially if they are "furious") then they are almost certainly wrong.

Good news, anyway!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Now there's an idea: why don't they go by railroad?

 

[oldstrath]

Now there's an idea: why don't they go by railroad?

Because we have a single track railway north of Perth, with relatively slow journey times, not all that frequent, and quite expensive if you can't byAdvance tickets. Actually I do use the railway rather than the A9, but doing so does involve some sacrifices. on the other hand, if our glorious leaders invested the money they are planning to spend on dualling the A9 on railway and bike links instead ...

 

[dellzeqq]

the standard of driving (especially truck driving) on the A9 north of Perth as far north as the Kessock Bridge is rubbish. I've thought long and hard about a repeat of LonJoG and the A9 (and the A90) is probably making it a no.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Why do you Scots believe you have everything so bad? You have the worst drivers, you have the worst railways, you have the worst politicians, if you don't like it there move elsewhere, oh I forgot most of you do!

Alan...

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Don't wait for the cameras being switched on, send the speeding fines out to those 2000 straight away.

 

[mmmmartin]

I've thought long and hard about a repeat of LonJoG and the A9 (and the A90) is probably making it a no.

Ah yes, I have very fond memories of that. Particularly the cycle path next to the Inverness bit. I recall it being wide enough to provide a whole two inches of space each side of the handlebars. And I did particularly enjoy that conversation you had with that lorry driver on the Drumochter Pass. Well, I say "conversation", it was more of a monologue really. We could hear what you were saying, and we were inside the van 100 yards away. Still, it would have been an education for him to hear how people address each when angry in Sarf Lunnun.

 

[snorri]

We can only hope that following the installation of the cameras they will double the speeding fines in an effort to recoup the expenditure.

 

[ufkacbln]

The drop in accidents and fatalities in Cambridgeshire defied all the predictions by the Allliance of Bad Drivers, provingtheir worth.

As for the "unhappy motorists" isn't it a bit like expecting turkeys to vote for Christmas.

 

[StuartG]

As for the "unhappy motorists" isn't it a bit like expecting turkeys to vote for Christmas.

Except penalising these unhappy motorists makes other motorists happier and safer. Whereas no sane turkey votes for Cameronhristmas,