tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post3225992796931222206..comments2023-10-02T10:31:13.350+01:00Comments on Gombeen Nation: Low speeding limits effectivenessThe Gombeen Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-30716302373055131432009-04-19T12:55:00.000+01:002009-04-19T12:55:00.000+01:00Yes, Bernd - roads of a good standard are a large ...Yes, Bernd - roads of a good standard are a large factor when in comes to determining road fatalities... and that's something that receives scant attention here. Witness the disparity between Spain and Portugal, for instance. And driver training? Don't get me started!<br /><br />But in the case of our 1,000 drones leaving Blanch at 4pm, if we take a window of 8 minutes, and they complete their journey in five minutes rather than eight, is this particular grouping not occupying overall road space for three minutes less in that timeframe?The Gombeen Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024662128072120489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5829381583204750928.post-34890369080357630222009-04-19T11:40:00.000+01:002009-04-19T11:40:00.000+01:00Harrumph ... I am sure that with the judicious app...Harrumph ... I am sure that with the judicious application of a little bit of logic you could have said it better. Because this "argument" is destined to fall flat on its face in spectacular fashion.<br /><br />Example: When the office drones leave Blanchardstown at 4 pm, 1,000 cars head home (usually Clonee). If these cars do 30 mph they'll get home in five minutes, if they do 20 mph in eight. The number of cars stays exactly the same, so does the congestion caused by car numbers.<br /><br />What this country needs is not less speed limits but drivers who can actually safely handle cars at speeds greater than a walking pace (i.e. driver training), roads that are safe to drive on (i.e. no bomb craters and decent markings plus good crash abrriers in place), a functioning public transport system (i.e. buses running at a time convenient to commuters and on routes convenient to commuters) and planners that manage to avoid totally nonsensical interchanges where the norm is to sit and wait (i.e. NOT the interchange in Blanchardstown near the Garda station).<br /><br />On second thoughts ... maybe vehicular suicide is an option ...Berndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458118596726040460noreply@blogger.com