[mdekkers]

> I apologize for any flame wars this creates, since people find driving to be deeply personal and any findings which may criticize their driving habits is generally frowned upon.

I appreciate your attitude here. Mine is opposite. Dangerous driving injures, maims, and murders both perpetrators and innocents alike. Criticise bad driving loudly and often. You might save lives. I had to tell my mother in law that her daughter, my wife, lost her life in a road traffic accident. There are few aspects to serious road traffic accidents that are not horrific, and speaking up may save lives. Every year, 1.19 million people die as a result of a road traffic accident. Between 20 to 50 million people suffer non-lethal injuries, many of those leading to disability.[1]

[1] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/road-traffi...

[iam-TJ]

In the U.K. some years ago the police changed the term in common use from "Road Traffic Accident" (RTA) to "Road Traffic Collision" (RTC) in order to underscore that these were not accidental but mostly due to poor driving of one sort or another.

"Road Traffic Collision" is encoded in the applicable laws.

[CrazyCatDog]

Deepest condolences on your loss, and thank you for your candor—I can only speak for myself, but I’m definitely turning up my driving conservatism after reading your post.

[danw1979]

I’m very sorry for your loss. I agree with your stance on being vocal about poor driving.

People speeding through the 30 mph limit in my village boils my blood like nothing else and I’m one of those parents who shouts at traffic on the school run, even driven by people I know. This has likely cost me a few invitations to the pub but I don’t care.

[throwaway2037]

Can you lobby your gov't rep to install automated camera? It seems reasonable. If you are brushed aside, email/write/call a local newspaper or TV station. They would probably like to report it.

[macintux]

I've seen studies that those flashing speed camera/displays are pretty effective.