Bath Chronicle

[Nick_F]

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Today's cover story on the local paper - every little bit helps.

Shame the AA can't remember what they used to be before they became an insurance company though.

Nick.

[JMGS4]

Nick_F said:

[url]www.thisisbath.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=113966&command=displayContent&sourceNode=113965&contentPK=7504522[/url] Today's cover story on the local paper - every little bit helps. Shame the AA can't remember what they used to be before they became an insurance company though. Nick.

AA quote: Regional AA spokeswoman Alison Birkett said 98 per cent of accidents were in some way related to speed. "People who get angry at speed cameras are generally the ones who are not travelling at the right speed.

Funny that they're almost correct!!
100% of accidents are due to speed. If you don't ferkin move you can't have an accident!! TWAT

[XM5ER]

Oh Gawd! I've just cancelled my membership of RAC and joined the AA.

Looks like I'll be swapping back again next year.

What a silly bint. Obviously the 2% non speed related accidents were fingers trapped in the door as at all other times the vehicle was moving.

[marvelharvey]

98% related to speed?

But is that driving too fast or too slow? Either way the accident was 'speed' related.

[Bonce]

the article said:

The Avon and Somerset Safety Camera Partnership was unavailable for comment.

Why would that be then? Can't they justify themselves?

[Busa_Rush]

I complained to the AA about her comments and received this reply from her today:

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Dear Mr X,

In reference to your email regarding my quote in the Bath Chronicle, I
believe what I said to the reporter was that around 95 per cent of accidents
are driver error, the rest I believe has been selective quoting.....Rather
than borrow copy from a shortened report by a reporter who was perhaps in a
hurry. The thoughts and views of the AA are contained in this document which
I have attached.

I hope this clears the matter............

<<ao9speedrevfinal.doc>>

Regards

Alison Birkett
AA Media Relations
The West and South Wales
0117 9308019
Pager: 07659 185439
email: [e-mail]
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She attached a document which is reasonably good but doesn't specifically call for a reduction in speed cameras but rather a more sentitive approach to their use. Better than nothing or supporting them I suppose but I would like the AA and RAC to come out with a statement that clearly asks for the number of speed cameras to be reduced and the intelligent policing of roads to be increased, by using police offiers.

[anonymous-user]

Busa_Rush said:

Alison Birkett AA Media Relations The West and South Wales

I guess she's not all that good at her job then if she can be misquoted so badly and have completely the wrong message taken away by a reporter!