Hmmm, means I could still legally drive faster then I do outside schools at chucking out time. I rarely do much more then 10mph outside schools when there are kids about. It is too difficult as the kids are all over the road, the Mums are throwing open car doors without looking and the double parking is getting silly.
But seriously, if it works then great. I am a bit unsure that the variable limits would be working at the best times but, hey, if the limit is there then it is there. Better then humps. The only thing I am not sure about is the accuracy of the cameras. Keeping to 20mph, or around about that to make good progress where it is safe, is difficult without constant checking of the speedo. That means more time spent not looking at the road when looking is needed most.
A quick button press that sets a max speed of 20, 30, 40, etc would be good as it save looking all the time.
There is already a 'black box' that can log the last 10mins or something before an accident. There is also a 'black box' that prevents a vehicle from exceeding the speed limit by tracking the location of the vehicle and the speed limit of the road it is on. Then there is the plan to track all vehicles for road toll charging. The tracking would also be able to do continuous speed checks along with location and that would show up excess speed for the location even if it is below the local limit. However, it would also track the movments of every driver all the time which brings a civil liberties issue.
I don't mind the black box but I don't want to be tracked.
