It is not actually speed that causes the problem; it is impact. What noble Lords need to bear in mind is that the impact is proportional to the square of the velocity. Therefore speed is a secondary matter. If speed is multiplied by two, impact is multiplied by four. Now that is good enough reason to listen to what my noble friend Lord Berkeley has said.
Road Safety Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Howie of Troon
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 4 July 2005.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Road Safety Bill [HL].
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