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The whole speed camera debate could run and run, I think they have a place, but typically if you have a detector it is to allow you to speed, and to make sure you don't get caught. Its not like they don't make speed limits easy to check. If there are street lights and you can't see reminder signs its a 30, if there are street lights and reminders the reminders give you the speed, they are placed at fairly close intervals. If there are no street lights then the road is a natinal limit, unless it has reminders, which again state quite clearly the speed. I am not being all holier than thou, I do exceed the higher speed limits, motorways and national limits, when the view is good. But the safest way to avoid a ticket is not to speed on unfamiliar roads, I came down the A5 on Friday from Daventry to Towcester, stuck the cruise on at 62mph and passed 3 camera vans, I didn't need to worry as I knew I wasn't speeding, me jumping on the middle pedal could cause more problems. It was boring as hell though, thats a nice road.
One thing I do is to actually tell myself the speed limit as I see a sign, sometimes outloud. It confirms it in your memory easier, it is often easy to forget the speed limit, espcially on these stretches of cross country roads they are carving to 50mph. But if you tell yourself every time you see the sign it does help.
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