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Originally Posted by telboy
I'm getting fed up of nearly hitting old drivers that are trundling along at 25 in a 60 zone, and when you come round the bend at 55/60, they're going so slow that they might as well be stood still! 
Saw an advert earlier on saying that old people make less insurance claim than anyone else....thats because they 'cause' other people to have accidents by not being aware of their surroundings and speed limits etc.
Also the people that are paying so little attention to the road that they have to do emergency stops whenever they see a speed camera....even though they're doing 28 in a 30 limit. They're just so busy doing something else that they don't even realise what speed they're actually doing! 
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The clue to their low premiums is in your first paragraph!! If you drive faster than you can see your stopping distance is clear, how is that their fault? Me, I get really pissed off by people who only manage 55/60 in the 60 zones when I want to do 80+...
The speed camera thing just makes me laugh, I totally agree. They see the camera, and the adrenaline goes straight to the brake pedal!!
The problem with speed cameras is that they make everyone concentrate on their speedos, and not the road. Since they came in, prosecutions for 'bad' driving have dropped, and minor injuries have risen. Reduced deaths on the road has more to do with car design than speed cameras.
However, bad news!! Speed cameras will be turned back on again as Oxfordshire police have discovered that if you are told to take the speed awareness course they run, they get the money. If you pay a fine, the Government gets the money. So, they are turning their cameras back on and giving out course attendances, which you have to pay for.
I don't care if people flash me at any time. If I have caused them to alter course or brake, then I've screwed up my manouvre and driven badly. If I haven't, then I've just messed with their heads a bit!