“Ah Johnny, hull, you have fallen into the same trap as Darryl, the speed limit is a limit not a target, maybe you two could car share and take it in turns to scare each other!”

“The reasons the lorries are overtaking all the time is because of the numerous dozies who drive at 20 mph or more below the speed limit.

It would also help if the road was upgraded to a 3-lane motorway, but this region doesn't get infrastructure investment anymore - that all ended with the Humber Bridge.”

“The only blessing is that the East Riding Council can't get their grubby hands on this road. If they were in control it would be one lane wide, covered in gallons of white paint, plastered with high visability signage, have the East Riding logo everywhere a speed limit of 20mph with a flashing sign every few hundred yards. The Highways department in the East Riding is not fit for purpose, and has a number of staff responsible for road safety who are unqualified and ignorant of basic highway law. This however is the East Riding Council so they are never wrong and know best.”

“The very simple answers>
1. Ban lorries from overtaking on this stretch. These numbsculls cause havoc trying to overtake when they can only do the same speed as the lorries they are passing.
2. Teach drivers how to enter the road from slip roads - you do not have an automatic right to enter the main road!!”

“its not the road to blame for accidents its motorists ignoring the speed limits and ignorint the fact that mobile phones are illegal to use with out a hands free kit.”

“Darryl Fortnight, Ferriby
Let us all know when u use the A63 and we can all give you a wide berth! Also, the Police dont put out fires, transport casualties to hospital, recover vehicles, repair the road surface, repair the armco etc, but what they do is to make sure everything is SAFE before opening the road for you to speed past numpties only doing 70, it`s all Janet and John stuff really fella.”

“When I suggested in the last post about reducing the A63 to a single lane to reduce speeds I wasn't serious.

Expect after the 1mph single lane "gas main" fault speed bumps to cause even more safety on the roads!

I'm going to employ someone with a flag to walk ahead of my car rather than invest in the roads... although saying that there are some good drivers who know that by pulling over to allow others to pass doesn't create a long tailback meaning they can't pull in otherwise they'd never get out of what they have created but never mind they are happy doing the speed limit of 60mph on a dual carriageway without the need to be retested (hint hint goverment funding £££)”

“The Boss - you sir should acquaint yourself of the difference between a dual carriageway and a motorway before you make yourself look even more stupid than you already are!

and as for "fit speed cameras, only the guilty get caught"

1. read the highway code - the speed limit can be broken to overtake.
2. If you want to pootle along at 70 then get out of the fcking way of everyone else. Realistically the unofficial motorway/dual carriageway top cruising speed in this country is 85mph whether it be legal or not and is well recognised by the majority of drivers.”

“Why are these calls for speed cameras? Speed does not kill. Fact. It is drivers who drive inappropriately for the conditions who kill. And sometimes, speeds far less than the speed limit are inappropriate.

The tailbacks and hold ups on the motorway are invariably caused by people doing the speed limit, but rather than slowing down a touch and allowing distance, they would rather tailgate the car in front causing bunching up and therefore, delays. Invariably it is those drivers who do not allow stopping distance who cause the accidents, and those whose impatience gets the better of them who cause collisions. In fact, I remember when I learned to drive the examiner referring to the lane joining the motorway as an "accelerating lane". In essence this is correct, but it has to be remembered that if there is nowhere for the car in the inside lane to go, then the car joining the motorway *may* have to stop and wait... not accelerate, but it is rare to see a car doing this.

Drivers, like people in general these days, are selfish, impatient people whose own little world is of the only relevance. What is going on around them bears no relevance and it's all me, me, me... and that is why accidents happen.

Going back to speed... ok, if I were to hit a solid object while driving at 100mph, it is more likely that I would die than if I were doing 20mph, but when we talk about motorway speeds 70mph is no different from 90mph with regard to accident outcome. So unless you want to revert 100 years and have someone walking in front of cars with a red flag, then having speed cameras on an A road dual carriageway or a motorway is nothing more than a money-making exercise. It does NOTHING to improve safety. Driver education is far more relevant. Many lessons could be learned from the Autobahns in Germany, where tailgating carries a far higher penalty than speeding, and in fact on many Autobahns there is no speed limit, but boxes which you *damn well stay in* and if you choose not to, you pay the fine or lose your car.

The Police have, in many counties now, adopted driver education as a viable alternative to the points and ticket method, and it is proven that it does work. If Mr Managing Director in his big Audi, or Mr Chav in his 1.2 Corsa doing its maximum rpm before the red line, want to drive at 90mph in the outside lane, then let them. If however, they want to intimidate and tailgate other road users then they should be educated, and if they do it again within a set time period, then their car should be confiscated (regardless of value) and they should be inconvenienced as much as possible.

The key to road safety is *manner of driving* something that no speeding ticket will ever improve. So rather than spending hundred of thousands on speed cameras, let's employ more Police Officers, buy more cars, and catch the genuinely bad drivers, rather than the good ones who have erred slightly.”

“Why are these calls for speed cameras? Speed does not kill. Fact. It is drivers who drive inappropriately for the conditions who kill. And sometimes, speeds far less than the speed limit are inappropriate.

The tailbacks and hold ups on the motorway are invariably caused by people doing the speed limit, but rather than slowing down a touch and allowing distance, they would rather tailgate the car in front causing bunching up and therefore, delays. Invariably it is those drivers who do not allow stopping distance who cause the accidents, and those whose impatience gets the better of them who cause collisions. In fact, I remember when I learned to drive the examiner referring to the lane joining the motorway as an "accelerating lane". In essence this is correct, but it has to be remembered that if there is nowhere for the car in the inside lane to go, then the car joining the motorway *may* have to stop and wait... not accelerate, but it is rare to see a car doing this.

Drivers, like people in general these days, are selfish, impatient people whose own little world is of the only relevance. What is going on around them bears no relevance and it's all me, me, me... and that is why accidents happen.

Going back to speed... ok, if I were to hit a solid object while driving at 100mph, it is more likely that I would die than if I were doing 20mph, but when we talk about motorway speeds 70mph is no different from 90mph with regard to accident outcome. So unless you want to revert 100 years and have someone walking in front of cars with a red flag, then having speed cameras on an A road dual carriageway or a motorway is nothing more than a money-making exercise. It does NOTHING to improve safety. Driver education is far more relevant. Many lessons could be learned from the Autobahns in Germany, where tailgating carries a far higher penalty than speeding, and in fact on many Autobahns there is no speed limit, but boxes which you *damn well stay in* and if you choose not to, you pay the fine or lose your car.

The Police have, in many counties now, adopted driver education as a viable alternative to the points and ticket method, and it is proven that it does work. If Mr Managing Director in his big Audi, or Mr Chav in his 1.2 Corsa doing its maximum rpm before the red line, want to drive at 90mph in the outside lane, then let them. If however, they want to intimidate and tailgate other road users then they should be educated, and if they do it again within a set time period, then their car should be confiscated (regardless of value) and they should be inconvenienced as much as possible.

The key to road safety is *manner of driving* something that no speeding ticket will ever improve. So rather than spending hundred of thousands on speed cameras, let's employ more Police Officers, buy more cars, and catch the genuinely bad drivers, rather than the good ones who have erred slightly.”