New laws to improve your motoring

[davebullet]

The GPS goverened speed thing is interesting.

Does anyone know the ratio of accidents occuring:
straight line section of road?
vs
around bends / corners?

If the bulk is the latter- then I cannot see how GPS goverened speed will help.

[Max Preload]

I was thinking arse, or prick.
Generally, we can agree it's a crutch area thing.

Or crotch even.

[MarkH]

No it doesn't.
Someone who gets the bus every day drives in the weekend (100km per week).
someone on call drives company car to work (500km per week).
long haul truck driver (3500 per week).

doley (okm per week).

Lose of licence will effect who, the drivers that drive all the time or the ones that drive somtimes or never.

Demerits do not effect everyone the same.

I would have trouble agreeing more - I think you are 100% correct.

I have a flatmate that walks to work (about 6 minutes) and he doesn't own a vehicle. Another flatmate drives to work every day, but if he lost his license he could buy a bicycle and ride. If I lost my license and didn't ride for 3 months then I would have to file for bankruptcy and go live with my mother. Between the 3 of use we have the following results of losing the license:
- no difference at all
- slightly inconvenienced
- losing job.
I couldn't even get buy for the time that I couldn't apply for an exemption for.

Actually in the past I have lost my license twice, both times I didn't stop driving because I just couldn't afford to. For me no driving = no working = no income.

I am actually against the demerit points system, I kinda feel that you end up being punished twice for the same offence (fined for speeding then lose license for 2 or 3 offences that you have already been fined for).

[p.dath]

The GPS goverened speed thing is interesting.

Does anyone know the ratio of accidents occuring:
straight line section of road?
vs
around bends / corners?

If the bulk is the latter- then I cannot see how GPS goverened speed will help.

I have seen the number for motorbikes, and the biggest chunk are on corners.