The speed zones that sometimes annoy me are the school ones, particularly those which in the past haven't had lights or variable speed signs. I don't have kids, how am I supposed to know if a school if open for business or not given that some schools have different holidays to others? Also, what is the definition of "open for business"? If one teacher shows up and opens the school and no one else shows up, is it "open for business"?
What, am I expected to stop at every school, walk into the place and ask if it is "open for business"? Also, I
don't believe that a car requires a clock for roadworthy. How am I supposed to know the exact time?
Thankfully, now most schools have variable speed signs installed in the appropriate areas. But what happens if these signs malfunction as I've seen on some occasions where the sign has failed in one direction but not the other? Is the motorist to blame? What takes precedence? The sign or the school being open for business? Can you argue that if the sign if not functioning correcting, the speed limit doesn't apply or once again is the motorist repsonsible for finding if the school in question in open for business or not? ie, can the speed signs be taken as a reliable indicator?
While I'm here, I'd like to point out to those who say that tyre wear is a factor on their speedo, as the tyres wear, the shorter the distance the car travels with each tyre revolution. Tyre wear works in the favour of the driver, not the government. Increasing tyre pressure on the other hand, will work the other way.
Also while I'm hear, I'd like to encourage people to keep speeding as long as they do so safely. Since the government includes speeding fine revenue in the budget, it is obviously a revenue raising device so to prevent the government from lowering speed limits to even lower limits so everyone gets fined, can those who speed, keep doing it to prevent a big hole in the budget? Thanks