Police target 20mph limit in St Giles' a second time

9:30am Saturday 22nd September 2012 in News

MORE than 80 drivers were stopped for flouting the 20mph speed limit in Oxford city centre in the latest police crackdown. Officers conducted the operation in St Giles’ between 10am and noon on Thursday, catching 83 motorists.

Sixteen drivers were caught travelling at more than 31mph and were given £60 fixed penalty notices and three points.

The fastest was caught travelling at 37mph.

Those travelling at between 26mph and 31mph were given speed advice by police officers.

Pc Mark Pilling, who organised the check, said: “We will continue to carry out these checks in response to concerns from local communities.

“I trust the drivers stopped and spoken to will think twice about their speed in future.”

Oxfordshire County Council brought in the 20mph speed limits in September 2009 but police did not enforce the limits until last month.

Emails, revealed by the Oxford Mail on Tuesday, showed Thames Valley Police admitted trying to “fob off” councillors about not enforcing the limit.

On August 31, police stopped 83 vehicles travelling over 26mph, fining and giving penalty points to 18 drivers travelling between 32mph and 39mph.

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Comments (6)

10:13am Sat 22 Sep 12

ger elttil OX2 0EJ says...

A politically motivated waste of police time as these checks were carried out between 10 am and noon when the traffic had thinned out. If this was REALLY about road safety the speed trap would be in operation between 7.30 and 9.30 am when St Giles is full of traffic, cyclists, pedestrians and children on thier way to work and school and is the most dangerous time of the day on our roads. I personally do not see the point of this trap at a time when the most vulnerable people (cyclists and school children) around our roads are safely tucked away in The Office or in The Classroom. Or is it because clearer roads will produce more results, as it is safer to drive at more than 20mph the cynic in me thinks.
A politically motivated waste of police time as these checks were carried out between 10 am and noon when the traffic had thinned out. If this was REALLY about road safety the speed trap would be in operation between 7.30 and 9.30 am when St Giles is full of traffic, cyclists, pedestrians and children on thier way to work and school and is the most dangerous time of the day on our roads. I personally do not see the point of this trap at a time when the most vulnerable people (cyclists and school children) around our roads are safely tucked away in The Office or in The Classroom. Or is it because clearer roads will produce more results, as it is safer to drive at more than 20mph the cynic in me thinks. ger elttil OX2 0EJ

4:08pm Sat 22 Sep 12

jamiek says...

Got agree with knowall999 this council isnt worried about anybodies safety just about screwing the motorist.Last one out put out the light
Got agree with knowall999 this council isnt worried about anybodies safety just about screwing the motorist.Last one out put out the light jamiek

4:08pm Sat 22 Sep 12

Shaun the Faun says...

Same tired old argument about "having to look at the speedo"... How do you know you're sticking to the 30 or 40 o 50 or 60 or 70 limits? By "looking at your speedo".

Duh!
Same tired old argument about "having to look at the speedo"... How do you know you're sticking to the 30 or 40 o 50 or 60 or 70 limits? By "looking at your speedo". Duh! Shaun the Faun

4:24pm Sun 23 Sep 12

Floflo says...

knowall999 wrote:
Its dangerous for drivers to continuously look at their speedo to make sure they are keeping under 20mph,they are far more likely to run a kid or cyclist over while checking............

fu,,,cking ridiculous limit....why not ban cars from the centre altogether and shut the carparks while ya at it. the city centre is dying on its feet and the ar5e council STILL obstruct any potential visitors any way it can,.
What a ridiculous argument. Why is it harder to look at your speedo when you are going 20, rather than 30?

Surely if you struggle with judging your speed you should really be going slower anyway - that way you cover less distance when you check you speed.
[quote][p][bold]knowall999[/bold] wrote: Its dangerous for drivers to continuously look at their speedo to make sure they are keeping under 20mph,they are far more likely to run a kid or cyclist over while checking............ fu,,,cking ridiculous limit....why not ban cars from the centre altogether and shut the carparks while ya at it. the city centre is dying on its feet and the ar5e council STILL obstruct any potential visitors any way it can,.[/p][/quote]What a ridiculous argument. Why is it harder to look at your speedo when you are going 20, rather than 30? Surely if you struggle with judging your speed you should really be going slower anyway - that way you cover less distance when you check you speed. Floflo

4:36pm Sun 23 Sep 12

Floflo says...

knowall999 wrote:
Its dangerous for drivers to continuously look at their speedo to make sure they are keeping under 20mph,they are far more likely to run a kid or cyclist over while checking............

fu,,,cking ridiculous limit....why not ban cars from the centre altogether and shut the carparks while ya at it. the city centre is dying on its feet and the ar5e council STILL obstruct any potential visitors any way it can,.
The maximum additional time it takes travelling 20 rather then 30 mph along the length of St Giles is around 15 seconds. In reality less than this.

Your time must be really important if you let a few seconds put you off driving into the City.
[quote][p][bold]knowall999[/bold] wrote: Its dangerous for drivers to continuously look at their speedo to make sure they are keeping under 20mph,they are far more likely to run a kid or cyclist over while checking............ fu,,,cking ridiculous limit....why not ban cars from the centre altogether and shut the carparks while ya at it. the city centre is dying on its feet and the ar5e council STILL obstruct any potential visitors any way it can,.[/p][/quote]The maximum additional time it takes travelling 20 rather then 30 mph along the length of St Giles is around 15 seconds. In reality less than this. Your time must be really important if you let a few seconds put you off driving into the City. Floflo

4:41pm Sun 23 Sep 12

gymrat34 says...

I am not condoning speeding but of all the 20mph roads in Oxford but, St. Giles is so wide an open you can easily spot other road users and hazards and should be 30 until you get past St. Johns college (obviously when heading into Oxford).
I am not condoning speeding but of all the 20mph roads in Oxford but, St. Giles is so wide an open you can easily spot other road users and hazards and should be 30 until you get past St. Johns college (obviously when heading into Oxford). gymrat34

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