16-07-13, 08:16 PM
I only heard the news today. The New Forest one is only down the road from me. Tragic, I don't know why it happened, long straight road, no turnoffs, national speed limit. I was driving past it today and after thoughts of sadness for the rider I must admit my first thought was, I bet they knock the limit down to 40 and stick a speed camera in.
We shall see. It has already happened on two other roads near me, and it is getting to feel like whenever there is a fatality they lower the limit and bung a speed camera in. What is wrong with this country, I feel like we are becoming more and more of a nanny state. I am sorry for the riders that lost their lives, 1 is too many, let alone 6 in one county in a week. I reckon its a combinatin of weather and statistical anomoly (at least I hope so) but at the end of the day riding is a risk we all take, and accidents are a part of living. I wish there would be no more, but alas there will be.
We shall see. It has already happened on two other roads near me, and it is getting to feel like whenever there is a fatality they lower the limit and bung a speed camera in. What is wrong with this country, I feel like we are becoming more and more of a nanny state. I am sorry for the riders that lost their lives, 1 is too many, let alone 6 in one county in a week. I reckon its a combinatin of weather and statistical anomoly (at least I hope so) but at the end of the day riding is a risk we all take, and accidents are a part of living. I wish there would be no more, but alas there will be.
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