London Roads

[Kokkei Mizu]

I recently went to Europe, and they know what they're doing in my opinion. In random places, or at the entrance to a town, there will be speed cameras. They apparently have 0 tolerance, and if you are going 1 km/h over the speed limit, you are billed at least 90 euros -- or so I was told.

I don't see why that system wouldn't work here? Especially when you're entering a town. People don't slow down from 80 km/h to 50 km/h right away, and it is a danger to people living near the edge of town.

Another interesting thing to note about Europe (or at least the parts of France and Spain I visited), almost all freeways were tolled and had a speed limit of 120 km/h or even 130 km/h. The speed cameras weren't as common, probably because of the toll, but we never felt like we needed to speed anyway. We would usually be under the speed limit and still feel safe and going with the flow of traffic.

My grandfather always said that if you raise the speed limit on the 401 to 120 km/h, people will go 140 km/h. I don't know if this is true. Haljackey said that the 400-series highways are designed for 130 km/h... Would most people really go 140 km/h? I don't think I would feel safe going more than 120 km/h. Not to mention the gas consumption and the wear and tear on the car...