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Thread Author: SteelSpark Replies: 8
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 08:38 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - SteelSpark
Thought this might interest some

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11826295

I found the £4 per ticket figure interesting. Must say that I don't quite understand why the cameras would be turned off for budgetary reasons, if they really do rake in loads of cash.

Personally, I would be for average speed cameras but not the standard (single measurement cameras) which I personally find too much of a distraction, and pretty pointless for speed control (the old chestnut about speeding between cameras).
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 09:06 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Old Navy
In my area there are only mobile camera vans, unmarked vehicles with cameras, along with the occaisional plod with a hand held device. The mobile nature of this enforcement seems to be effective. I have never heard of anyone complaining about being caught just after a school, (a frequent camera site), and they recently caught many local drivers at the site of a well publicised fatal accident.
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 09:15 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Perky Penguin
I've had a great idea which could save money in 2 ways. Councils could switch off the cameras and save that cost AND could not repair the potholes and save that money and then motorists would have to slow down to avoid the potholes and damaged surfaces.
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 09:17 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Old Navy
>>motorists would have to slow down to avoid the potholes and
>> damaged surfaces.
>>

Or swerve all over the road at high speed avoiding them :-)
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 09:22 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Perky Penguin
But they shouldn't be speeding! That is what this is all about.
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 09:25 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Old Navy
>> But they shouldn't be speeding! That is what this is all about.
>>

If "shouldn't" worked there "wouldn't" be a problem. :-)
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 09:37 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Perky Penguin
Whatever! ->):
Last edited by: Perky Penguin (p) on Wed 24 Nov 10 at 09:39
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 09:39 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Clk Sec
Then ON won't have to read his own post.
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New Wed 24 Nov 10 15:23 
 RAC Foundation report backs speed cameras - Bellboy
i see the foundation is run as a charity and the director is Professor Stephen Glaister
is this the same man who advises govt bodies then?
goo.gl/TyR0o

ps eat more cheese
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mr cheddor
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