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Quote: Originally posted by Viggo on 01/5/2011

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It's not really a speed limit, is it? It's a sign that you must drive very slowly - so slowly that you could stop instantly. Whether that is exactly 5mph or under 10mph isn't the point - just slow right down. Apart from anything to do with safety, it's less noisy too.

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Quote: Originally posted by clairehope on 01/5/2011

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... that could mean a combined collision speed of 20mph at which point injuries are likely to cause permanent effects of some sort 

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Quote: Originally posted by roxidog on 02/5/2011

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at tremble valley cornwall last year they had a big chalk board on the road near reception where they put tow car reg in big writing

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5mph is actually a difficult speed to maintain. Most speedos don't display speeds under 10 mph and most cars in first gear, ticking over will be doing more than 5 mph. An automatic will be doing a lot more.

Whatever you set the speed limit at, there will always be people who see it as a target, not a limit. I've been to a site in Somerset that is geared toward children and has a 20 mph speed limit. This is not enforced, on the contrary, the site in question operates a land train. For the purpose of research, I rode on the land train with a sat nave and clocked it a 35 mph. A thing that size wouldn't have a hope of stopping if a child stepped out.

Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 02/5/2011

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I had my wastemaster on my towball this morning and the toilet cassette strapped to it.

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