[yerself]

Originally Posted by derekgas

What I dont understand is this, in areas where there is a large ethnic population, there are masses of traffic calming measures, from speed ramps, cameras, 20 mph limits, and plenty of streets shut down at one end or made one way, (I know this to be true in Bury, around heywood st, in accrington, willows lane and blackburn road, and bash in blackburn, certain parts of great harwood) but there appear to be far fewer where the population is ethnic minority (ramsbottom is a good example), I hope the lad in question is ok, and also the driver, but it does make me think that the local authority could do more in certain areas, and I am not being racist, this is fact.

I've driven through these areas you mention. There always seems to be a high number of BMWs, Subaru Impreza WRCs and beat beat-up Toyotas being driven around at breakneck speed. Do you think this could have something to do with siting of the traffic calming measures?