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'Twas a fine day on Saturday, so me and g/f, for once without children, decided to have a blast over the Cat and Fiddle (otherwise known as A537) to Buxton and down to Bakewell and onto the A6 for lunch at a place called Rowsley. Fantastic driving roads. Saw a gorgeous Morgan Aero8 being driven very sedately
Because these are great roads, they attract a fair few bikers and performance cars. But it seems the county council (Derbyshire) don't want motorists - they've reduced what was NSL to 50mph (!!), with plenty of Truvelo speed cameras (<jimroyle>safety my ****!</jimroyle>). What's worse is that there are *plenty* of signs that state "Helicopter Traffic Enforcement"!! What's that all about? Never seen that elsewhere and more than a trifle worrying. Are they really going to send up a helicopter to go after someone speeding? The standards of people's driving was appalling, but that's OK; go at a reasonable speed ("making progress") and you're public enemy number one .
Anyone in Derbyshire able to explain the Scamera Partnership's thinking here?
This country's obsession with reducing speed is getting too much ...
Because these are great roads, they attract a fair few bikers and performance cars. But it seems the county council (Derbyshire) don't want motorists - they've reduced what was NSL to 50mph (!!), with plenty of Truvelo speed cameras (<jimroyle>safety my ****!</jimroyle>). What's worse is that there are *plenty* of signs that state "Helicopter Traffic Enforcement"!! What's that all about? Never seen that elsewhere and more than a trifle worrying. Are they really going to send up a helicopter to go after someone speeding? The standards of people's driving was appalling, but that's OK; go at a reasonable speed ("making progress") and you're public enemy number one .
Anyone in Derbyshire able to explain the Scamera Partnership's thinking here?
This country's obsession with reducing speed is getting too much ...