Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists
by IshKebab on Saturday November 09, 2019 @06:34AM
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I've never seen anyone do that in the UK. It would be illegal anyway but people don't even speed up and slow down. Which countries are you talking about?
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Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists
by Fronzie on Saturday November 09, 2019 @06:38AM
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France is one.
Speed on a long stretch between boots, go to the gas station. Average speed is ok, still quicker at the destination.
Can't particularly recommend it, but it does happen. Pro-tip: bring enough cash to pay the fine, because the police will drive you (slowly) to an ATM if you don't have enough to pay the fine.
Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists
by tiborsaas on Saturday November 09, 2019 @06:42AM
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Italy is one country they implemented it, I asked my friend in his BMW if this is the best this bad boy can do and he said with a sad Italian voice, "There's no point Tibor"
Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists
by IshKebab on Saturday November 09, 2019 @11:50AM
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Yeah that's exactly what I was saying. People don't pointlessly speed and then stop and wait when there are average speed checks.
Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists
by JoelTheSuperior on Saturday November 09, 2019 @06:52AM
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To be fair the UK absolutely does have average speed checks on many of its motorways.
Re:Estonia has a new way to stop speeding motorists
by noir_lord on Saturday November 09, 2019 @10:50AM
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Not just motorways they are all over the place, I use Waze on my motorcycle with a blue tooth headset and it announces them as you enter leave and shows a moving average (which I'm always way under, I don't speed but I like to know where they are because they can make cars erratic, same with speed cameras, if I get the alert there is one ahead you can predict all the cars will start braking earlier).
Honestly I'm completely in favour of both speed cameras and moving average zones, the stuff I see on a week to week basis is shocking, same with red light cameras, I wish every major to minor junction had them.