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Specialist road traffic lawyer slams the “Intelligent Speed Adaptation” pilot scheme in Scotland. Driving problem? Ask a specialists lawyer a question NOW!

In response to this article on the RAC website proposing a pilot scheme in Scotland that automatically deploys computer GPS technology to physically prevent cars going over a 20mph speed limit… specialist road traffic lawyer Graham Walker can’t believe the proposals are real…

Here is the article: http://www.rac.co.uk/know-how/motoring-news/item/2009/06/16/pilot-scheme-to-reduce-speeding/

 Is the Scottish Government seriously proposing to spend our hard earned tax on this nonsense? When I first read the article I had to check the calendar and see if this was one of those April Fools day stories.

 

The Scottish Government are looking for an easy solution to a multifaceted problem. We already have “Intelligent Speed Adaptation” in Scotland. It is called an accelerator pedal and a set of brakes. I accept that some people don’t have the intelligence, maturity or common sense to use the present “Intelligent Speed Adaptation System” appropriately but they are not likely go out and get anything fitted that will interfere with their day to day driving decisions. Those people need to be trained, informed and encouraged to drive well.

 

Cars and motorcycles represent freedom for many people, the choice to go anywhere at any time and the sense of liberation that comes with it. We all remember what it was like to get behind the wheel of a car for the first time. Of course road safety is a major concern and in my view it should be addressed with further driver training for new drivers (Motorway and Night driving) with a reward system that makes sure that the insurance companies really do lower their premiums for young drivers who have taken all the extra steps required to demonstrate that they are good drivers. There are many other areas that could be improved including the re engineering of roads that have been identified as “Blackspots”. In Scotland we have seen dramatic improvements in road safety where speed limits are reduced to 20mph near schools but if they role this out through ALL residential areas I am sure the net effect will be that drivers will start to ignore the 20mph signs. At the moment they work, as they highlight the genuine need for a speed reduction but if drivers cannot see the need, it is only human nature to assume they will return to their own self interest and need for urgency when driving in  their day to day lives.

 

My other concern with this story was that it may have  a sub text perhaps that if these devices are shown to work Big Brother might next suggest that any person who has been convicted for speeding will be compelled to have one of these devices fitted? Or perhaps newly qualified drivers will be forced to have such devices fitted for an agreed period.

 

Graham Walker was responding to this recent article on the RAC website: http://www.rac.co.uk/know-how/motoring-news/item/2009/06/16/pilot-scheme-to-reduce-speeding/

 

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