Speed success (From The Argus)
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Speed success
8:30am Tuesday 21st February 2012 in Your Argus
It’s great news that speed limits will be going down to 30 on Lewes Road (The Argus, February 9).
To quote Steve Percy, from the People’s Parking Protest: “Drivers are creatures of habit.” It’s true, speeding is a habit. Crossing Lewes Road has been so dangerous, with many cars speeding over crossings when the red light is against them.
Thank you councillor Ian Davey, lives will be saved.
Anne Tomsett, Lewes Road, Brighton
Comments(5)
graham_Seagull
says...
2:58pm Tue 21 Feb 12
Falstaff wrote:saving lives - is that the only way you measure quality of life? very short sighted indeed.
How many people have been killed crossing Lewes Road at a crossing when the red light is showing? Less than one? If so, cutting the limit from 40 to 30 is pointless - no lives will be saved.
Lewes Road area has quite a few problems, so reducing traffic speed to improve the environment is good. And before someone says 'it'll increase pollution' ...dont be so silly. Car drivers increased pollution with cars in the wrong gear.
Falstaff
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4:40pm Tue 21 Feb 12
graham_Seagull wrote:The effect on pollution will be negligible. Same number of cars, they'll just be on Lewes Road for longer.
Falstaff wrote:saving lives - is that the only way you measure quality of life? very short sighted indeed.
How many people have been killed crossing Lewes Road at a crossing when the red light is showing? Less than one? If so, cutting the limit from 40 to 30 is pointless - no lives will be saved.
Lewes Road area has quite a few problems, so reducing traffic speed to improve the environment is good. And before someone says 'it'll increase pollution' ...dont be so silly. Car drivers increased pollution with cars in the wrong gear.
chilliman
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1:48pm Wed 22 Feb 12
Twittern Wanderer
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1:17pm Thu 23 Feb 12
... what about this piece of sheer brilliance from Sussex Plod!
"A WOMAN was sexually assaulted in the street by a convicted rapist as undercover surveillance officers tracking him were just yards away.
Michael Phillips dragged down his victim from behind, sexually assaulted her and then passed officers who had been tasked to carry out surveillance to stop such an attack.
Twelve officers had been assigned to follow Phillips that night but lost sight of him for less than a minute.
One detective said he could not hear the victim scream because he was partially deaf in one ear and was listening to surveillance equipment in the other. "
BRILLIANT, YOU COULD NOT MAKE IT UP! THIS IS THE REASON SUSSEX PLOD ARE A LAUGHING STOCK AND COULD NOT SOLVE CLUEDO!
Falstaff says...
12:26pm Tue 21 Feb 12