05-06-13, 11:46 AM
Quote: Motorway tailgaters and middle-lane hoggers are to face quick justice with on-the-spot fixed penalties under new measures announced by the government.
From July, police will be able to issue £100 fines and three points for careless driving offences that would currently have to go to court.
Current fixed penalties for using a phone while driving or not wearing a seatbelt will also rise by £40 to £100.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22770064
I'm sure we've all seen (and experienced) instances on motorways of Lane 1 being empty whilst someone blithely cruises along in Lane 2 (ignoring the rule of "Keep left unless overtaking" or, worse, an impatient idiot who thinks that they can "bully" you out of their way by driving six feet from your rear wheel, so this is a good thing.
The question is, of course, given the limited numbers of traffic police on our roads, do people think that this is actually going to have a positive effect on people's driving (or even riding!) or is it just a cynical money-making exercise designed to rack up more fines for the Government's coffers?
What are your opinions?