Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
20mph speed limit campaign for Haringey
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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We all pay for roads, including those of us who don't drive or have never driven. Road Tax doesn't exist. Roads are paid for by general and local taxation.
If you are not sure what I mean please look at this site which explains further ipayroadtax.com
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Permalink Reply by Crouchhall on
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OK then motorists pay twice. My point still stands.
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You pay a car tax based on emissions. The money isn't used for roads. Cyclists and pedestrians also pay tax. Some cyclists may also own cars and pay car tax. Your point doesn't stand - no one has 'first right' to a road. They are a shared space that we all pay for. Being a shared space i.e. with us pedestrians who have to cross them and with cyclists who have as much right to use roads as cars means looking out for those who are smaller and less likely to survive a collision with hurtling tonnes of metal. Which means driving more slowly and with great care in residential urban areas.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon Curtis on
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It's also worth pointing out (as a keen driver and cyclist) that you are just as likely to see motorists flouting the Highway Code as cyclists.
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I assume you're also of the view that the unemployed shouldn't be on the road as they don't pay for them?
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@Lee Porte - Interesting fact that. Hadn't really thought about it before, but makes sense. I guess gear ratio's would need to be set for efficiency with certain RPMs in mind?
I've found it a little disconcerting changing from 30 to 20 when you enter Islington (which has a 20mph blanket speed now), but had assumed this was down to force of habit, or a muscle-memory for the amount of pressure I'm used to applying on the accelerator (which is often a lot with our clapped-out old car to be fair).
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Yes it would require either a change to the ratios within the box to enable a special 3rd gear to optimise for 20mph or a change to the final drive ratio. The former would be better, but would add significant cost to the manufacturing process as it would require a UK gearbox to be produced.
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Lee Porte seems to underestimate the nutritional value of prime fresh roadkill. Neither imbecility nor infantility negatively affect the calorific values of the meat. Let's show proper respect to the Gods of Transmission, lobby for 50mph on Green Lanes and Wightman Road, and ram it to the floor.
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Sadly I'm a veggie, so not much use to me
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Permalink Reply by DavidJ on
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I need to get into 5th gear for maximum efficiency - I need at least 40 mph for 5th - I reckon it is most efficient at about 60mph. By your logic . . .
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Certainly for motorway / dual carriageway driving you are spot on. The choice behind limiters on HGVs wasn't pulled out of thin air (56mph).
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Rightio - so we need to increase traffic speed to about 60 in order to maximize engine efficiency. I am a little concerned that there might be a danger of increased fatalities among pedestrians - unless we can keep them completely fenced off from the roads? Perhaps they could be allowed to cross the roads at set times of the day, rather than at any old time as things are now?
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