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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 6h

True, although they are arguing that there are few incidents in our village... which must mean 'it's never going to happen'. Trying to explain exposure, injury/death rates by distance travelled etc is probably a lost cause...

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 6h

It will happen, but the more people like you there are the slower overall these roads will become!

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 6h

At first I read that as, you had 300 tickets! 😱

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 6h

...would take 1 min 40 seconds (we are assuming they don't speed ...). That's an extra 34 seconds. They will get held up at the traffic lights (yes we have a set) much longer than that on average, yet I'm sure they are OK to have traffic lights.
The arguments against 20mph hold no water except...

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 6h

In my village (Torrance) there is a proposal for 20mph speed limits. As expected there is a backlash to this. One of the main arguments is the delays it will cause. So let's examine this. The main road through Torrance is 0.58 miles long. At 30mph that would take 1 min 10 secs. At 20mph that ...

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 1d

It's funny how just after 20mph speed limits are introduced to an area that suddenly everyone realises that it's not cyclists who are the lawbreakers...(Without actually consciously realising it).

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 16h

I honestly don't think 20 mph is hard to do.

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 1d

It needs to be enforced. Mind you every study I've seen does suggest there is an overall decrease.

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 1d

It's funny how just after 20mph speed limits are introduced to an area that suddenly everyone realises that it's not cyclists who are the lawbreakers...(Without actually consciously realising it).

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 1d

Ha. It's a 360 camera mounted under my saddle. Specifically an Insta360 X5.

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately in Scotland to report incidents like this you need to phone and book a home visit which often gets delayed. It's very time consuming. As a result I only report the worse. #DNRPoliceScotland means I Did Not Report. We need online reporting.

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 2d

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 2d

I actually felt compelled to thank a driver for keeping to the 20mph speed limit tonight. Compliance is almost non-existent. ☹️

David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 2d

Most of the roads (inc this one) are 20mph in Bearsden now. The speed limits don't apply to this van driver (SA70HGO). Thus, they have no issue with overtaking two cars and a cyclist (doing close to 20mph) at probably over 40mph. #DNRPoliceScotland (the toots were the following driver warning me).

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 2d

Strictly speaking, as I'm not a motorised vehicle, I think that's ok. Everything else is wrong!

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 2d

Most of the roads (inc this one) are 20mph in Bearsden now. The speed limits don't apply to this van driver (SA70HGO). Thus, they have no issue with overtaking two cars and a cyclist (doing close to 20mph) at probably over 40mph. #DNRPoliceScotland (the toots were the following driver warning me).

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · 2d

Most of the roads (inc this one) are 20mph in Bearsden now. The speed limits don't apply to this van driver (SA70HGO). Thus, they have no issue with overtaking two cars and a cyclist (doing close to 20mph) at probably over 40mph. #DNRPoliceScotland (the toots were the following driver warning me).

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