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In article <1993Jan18.153127.13273@praxis.co.uk> martin@praxis.co.uk (Martin Croxford) writes:

>"You should be nicked" for driving at an inappropriate speed. On
>motorways this could be 100mph in most conditions, 70mph in heavy
>rain/heavy traffic or 25mph in "normal" conditions. Outside a school
>(assuming a 30mph limit) this could be 45mph at 3 in the morning, 35mph
>in most other conditions or 20mph at 3.45pm when the kids are going home.

While I see your point, there is a problem with giving police officers
too much leeway.  Asking a policeman to make a judgement call is
asking for a small minority to abuse their powers.  And it is possible
to honestly disagree about an "appropriate" speed.  I would be very
nervous if I thought I could be booked for speeding because I was
doing 30 and the local bobby thought 20 would be a better idea.

Paul.


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