cheesemonster2005 Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 So here's your chance to vote. I know it's "been done to death" before but opinions and members change. If you're one of those people with more than one username on this forum then don't forget to vote twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Voted. Have you ever thought of using your "unbiased questions" skills to design polls for The Right Hon Tony Blair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted January 18, 2006 Author Share Posted January 18, 2006 Have you ever thought of using your "unbiased questions" skills to design polls for The Right Hon Tony Blair? I know it's just like BBC's Question Time or the Belfast Telegraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTool Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I voted NO and i am sick of this fucking nanny state. Don't forget we have the coast road aswell as the douglas to peel road for slow driving. You do have a choice you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted January 19, 2006 Author Share Posted January 19, 2006 I voted NO and i am sick of this fucking nanny state. Don't forget we have the coast road aswell as the douglas to peel road for slow driving. You do have a choice you know. There's an idea Toolman - reserve the Mountain road for those who wanna play god with their lives and the other roads can be used the everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 You do have a choice you know. So do you. With a bit of luck, your choice to drive fast will result in penalty points and a ban in the not too distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I voted NO and i am sick of this fucking nanny state. Don't forget we have the coast road aswell as the douglas to peel road for slow driving. You do have a choice you know. I don't agree with the "catagorisation" of our islands roads but how far are we going to let people decide how we live our lives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTool Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Haha well i remember when you could open it up on the mountain i did 140mph up the mile once no probs now its stop start all the way. Next you will be in favour of ID cards and being micro chipped haha getting like 1940's germany (no offence Amadeus). If you are a good driver you should never have a problem, its the other fools that cause the deaths. And they always seem to live after the accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I've voted, although to maintain professional impartiality, I'll not say how Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=^..^= Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Should there be a speed limit on the Mountain Road? YES - 50mph minimum. If you can't mantain that speed then you shouldn't be there YES - 50MPH (80KPH) YES - 60MPH (97KPH) YES - 70MPH (110KPH) NO - let motorists kill one another like always Fixed your poll for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 There is a difference between a ‘nanny state’ and sane and reasonable society. Freedom comes at a cost. If a person wants to drive on roads that would in many parts of the UK and Europe be subject to a 40 MPH restriction, at a speed of his – or her – choice then the implications of something going wrong are NOT just down to them. If there is an incident, and even if there is no one else involved there are costs and in the event of an injury the costs can be massive. Once another person is involved then the costs can be staggering and many of these costs have to be bourn by the rest of the people who pay for such as the NHS as well as providing social security payments and services and support, often for many years to the injured parties. The question then is what opportunities to create costs to the rest of society should be permitted to an individual, as absolute freedom is plainly not an option unless unlimited opportunities to create costs are acceptable. Maybe those who are so intent on no speed limit might think twice if THEY ALONE had to bear all of the costs of an incident that occurred as a result of them indulging in their ‘freedom’ to drive at any speed that they wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 I'd be interested to know what speeds those involved in fatal accidents were doing - it probably wasn't more than 70mph. But then I don't have the facts - this is mere speculation on my part. Do those who want a speed limit have the facts, or are they speculating like me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 If they made a speed limit of 70 making a lower limit of 50 in some places (meaning you must drive at 50) stopped overtaking in the most dangerous parts (like before corners, it appears as though some drivers think it is OK to OT b4 a corner) and put some lights on the road, I am sure the death toll would be lowered. Or even make the Coast road one way to DGLS and the mountain the other way - that would be most funny, but it would save lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 The issue Rog I think is that whether a speed limit will make the roads safer. My suggestion is that inappropriate speed limits can be argued to have made England's roads less safe. To substantially improve road safety, I believe that we need to substantially increase the abilities of drivers & other road users. A compulsory IAM Advance Driving Test & regular refreshers would be a good start. A good driver will drive to the conditions of the road & plan road position & speed based on constant scans of the road & hazards. More information: http://www.safespeed.org.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideways Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 The islands roads are a way of getting from A to B it’s as simple as that, I personally am against any speed limit over the mountain, but that does not mean that I will drive at 100mph just because I am aloud, you drive at a safe speed taking in all the variable conditions. Accidents are usually because someone is “getting all excited” about pushing there car near the limit on a public road, and when they get it wrong someone else pays the price. There is no excuse. If you want to drive your car to the limit try a form of motorsport then if it does go wrong the safety nets are in place to avoid a tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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