s4dreamer Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Just heard on the local Yorkshire news that road deaths last year in Yorkshire were up from 54 in 2002 to 72. In that time, the number of speed cameras on Yorkshire's roads has more than doubled. A brief quote from a retired Chief Inspector: [ QUOTE ] A constable has told me how he has been able to afford a holiday home on the proceeds of all the overtime he's done dealing with speeding issues. [/ QUOTE ] Just confirms something that we all knew anyway. BTW, did anyone see the Trevor McDonut program last week, I think, where they were reviewing road safety, and in particular Speed cameras ? I didn't get to see it, so just wondered whether they toed the party line or came out on the side of common sense. It does seem like this issue is getting more and more visibility. No doubt it won't bring down Mr slippery Blair, but hopefully it won't take too long before a sensible policy is adopted for speed cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botang Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 I watched the program and found it a bit confusing really, for a while they were suggesting speed cameras are to harsh and they interviewed a bloke who has been jailed for doing 37mph. They then went on to interview Captain Gatso who is involved with damaging cameras and they slagged him off. It was a sloppy piece of journalism in my opinion, they didn't ask some of the obvious questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botang Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Recent Statistics for number of people killed on Northamptonshire's roads: 1993 43 1994 36 1995 47 1996 41 1997 57 1998 60 1999 76 2000 58 2001 46 2002 62 When measuring statistic it is always advisable to remove rouge figures, so it you remove 36 and 76 that makes 2002 the highest on record not very good considering the safety camera partnership started in 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Plus the accidents caused by speedtraps, cause people instinctively brake when they spot a camera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 similar in Oxfordshire. A40 from Cheltenham to Oxford has/had some 14 speed cameras along it. They deemed it fit, to place them in stretches where it is SAFE to overtake, meaning people start overtaking Where it IS NOT SAFE. it was one of the stretches of roads the ABD (The Association of British Drivers) flagged up as being dangerous and uncalled for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 There is a big feature in Car Magazine this month about revenue raising abuse of cameras. Also about the uprising against it, apparently about 400 cameras so far in this country have been, erm, "decommissioned by unofficial sources" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botang Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 Like this one from Thrapston, Northamptonshire a while back! There is still a £2000 reward to find who planted the "bomb" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamR32 Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 I hear expanding foam makes a mess of them.There was one in Crawley awhile back was 'treated' to this..it looked like a giant wasps nest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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