Does every country have

[samuel23]

1. Yellow lines, as we do, for parking restrictions
2. Speed cameras
3. Wheel clampers
4. Points on licence as a punishment
5. Speed limits

Coz I just heard that in the Northern Territories in Aus they are only just setting about introducing speed limits ~ with much opposition from the majority of the locals.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

quite a lot of countries have,yellow or red lines,or if not signs to signify where you can park or not,points or restrictions on your licence are in force in most countries,but maybe not as strict as the uk, speed cameras,i dont know,but you can bet they wont be far behind us with them,speed limits,i would say yes to most countries,and as for wheel clampers,i doubt it.

[jake-the-peg]

I think speed cameras were pioneered in Holland and the original nick-name for a wheel clamp was the Denver Boot so you can guess where that came from!

[Clanad]

Here in the U.S., we have all but the yellow lines for parking restrictions. If one is not supposed to park there may be a red painted curb, but this seems to be local in nature rather than a national habit. The speed cameras have not proliferated but are being seen in more cities. Point of interest; a few years back the state of Montana, here in the western U.S., did away with speed limits entirely. The law read "...speed appropriate to conditions..." After just a couple of years the U.S. Government, which controls funding for highway building and repairs objected by threatening to limit funding so the law was withdrawn. During the time it was in place, however, very little change was noted in the overall accident rate. Montana, along with other mainly western states is unusual though, in it's vast distances of lightly trafficed four lane Interstate highways as well as well maintained State highways...

[samuel23]

Thanks to you all for your replies. Interesting reply about the speed limits experiment in Montana from Clanad.