Goodbye to the TT then....B*stards!!

[CustomScoobyIOM]

Cnut....... Hand deliver them to the office place effort thingy.

[dooahhdoo]

You been on the whiskey Jon ?

[heazille]

August the 31st is the deadline for written observations on the Road Safety Initiative!

BUT PLEASE when writing be objective and concise and no bad language or they will be disregarded.

I have a copy of the document should you want to look at it, they are also available from the sea terminal building.

The top & bottom of it ,is the following speed limit to be imposed

Mountain Road 70 mph maximum

Strategic Route 60 mph maximum ( castletown & peel route )

Secondary Route 50 mph maximum ( Coast road, The Sloc,Kirk st Patrick,Bride, Andreas)

Local Road 40 mph maximum ( Tholty-y-Will,Druidale,Jurby)

Local access road 30 mph Maximum ( Basicly all roads not above)

IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT???

Please write in with your views asap to:-

Road Safety Initiative Committee

Dept of Transport

Highways Division

Sea Terminal Building

Douglas

Isle of Man

IM1 2RF

Thanks

Richard

[Jimmy Mc]

Just wrote a decent size letter for them to look over. Do you think I need to add or remove anything before I send?

Dear Sir/Madam,

After looking over the proposals for speed limit introduction on the Island I have the following feedback.

I believe that the real issue is the standard of driving on the Island and the vehicles that young drivers can access at early ages, not the speed limit.

I do a lot of miles all over the Island and frequently see young drivers out of control in cars, which are not built to do the speeds they are driven at. I think raising the driving age to 17 is a good step, but also young drivers need to learn how a car behaves on different road surfaces, cambers and bumps. In my opinion they should also be limited in the number of passengers they are allowed to carry whilst on the ?R? plate restriction. I see so many incidents in the paper of young drivers, supposedly on ?R? restrictions killing themselves and others whilst driving way above their 50mph limit, with more people in the car than the brakes, suspension etc can cope with.

I am not against young drivers, I am only twenty- two myself, but if they break the 50mph ?R? limit then they will have no regard for other limits either.

I do however agree to limits on the bumpy back roads that are only wide enough for one car in places (old castletown road in particular), this must be done. I do feel very strongly however against placing more limits on the TT course. I think the limits are fine as they are at the moment, being restrictive when necessary, but open where possible. I honestly believe that any more limits on the course (especially the Mountain Road) will effectively kill the TT. Most people do not come to watch the racing, they come to ride the course in the safest possible environment after a racing circuit. The government gets upset about the deaths during the TT, but if you look at the individual incidents rather than a number it becomes clear that it is the odd idiot who spoils it for the rest. And I also believe if you had the same amount of motorcyclists gather anywhere else in a similar situation the death rate would be higher, as I feel the Manx Police and Paramedics keep the situation well under control.

I think that young drivers/riders should be restricted as to the vehicles they can have. I passed my motorcycle test in the UK at 18 and had to stick to 33bhp for 2 years. On the Island there is nothing to stop someone buying a full power R1, GSXR1000 etc. I know they are limited to 50mph but they still have 150bhp on tap, controlled by an inexperienced right hand. I have seen numerous Subaru Imprezas etc with ?R? Plates in the windows, and after owning one know that it takes time to learn how to drive cars like that safely.

One more point to consider, if speed limits are introduced on the TT course (especially the Mountain Road) and are enforced by officers with speed traps, how long will it be before people get fed up being pulled over and decide not to stop? Will the police pursue them generating a dangerous chase? ? There is also the matter that speed traps probably cause more accidents than they prevent due to people ?panic braking? when they see a fluorescent jacket.

Tackle the real problem, the driving standard and peoples understanding of road conditions, as the real culprits will not abide by limits anyway, and think of the repercussions of destroying the TT. It would wipe the Isle of Man off the world map. Ask anyone about the Island and the first thing mentioned is the TT races.

Thank you for letting me express my thoughts on this topic. I apologise for bad grammar etc.

Yours faithfully,

James McEvoy

[heazille]

That's fine

[CustomScoobyIOM]

Nice one Jimmy

Richard pics of your car in main forum!

[heazille]

Scuse me!!!!!!

I aint even seen it yet!!!!

[heazille]

125 letters recieved so far according to the paper!!!!!!

Lets get writing

[CustomScoobyIOM]

Mines gone