Speed cams 'only for cash' - The Sun
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the Sun said:
Speed cams 'only for cash'
By JOHN COLES
SPEED cameras were yesterday exposed as money-making machines — after a survey revealed EIGHTY per cent of crash blackspots don’t have one.
Guidelines say they should only be put at sites where there have been at least four bad accidents since 2000.
But researchers in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucs found only seven out of 120 fixed and mobile traps were at 30 recognised blackspots. The rest were at sites not singled out as dangerous.
Not one of Bristol’s ten worst blackspots — scene of 29 serious crashes — is watched by one of the city’s 57 cameras.
The RAC Foundation’s Edmund King said last night: “We are concerned.”
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>>> Edited by Teppic on Saturday 8th November 01:58
This is quite amazing! Though we know Talivans are placed anywhere, I did assume that the blackspots were generally covered.
To find that the discrepancy is so huge is just incredible -- surely the Scamera Partnerships must realise how much they're leaving themselves open to accusations of hypocrisy?
Let's see their response to this, and more research in other areas of the country.
To find that the discrepancy is so huge is just incredible -- surely the Scamera Partnerships must realise how much they're leaving themselves open to accusations of hypocrisy?
Let's see their response to this, and more research in other areas of the country.
Peter Ward said:
surely the Scamera Partnerships must realise how much they're leaving themselves open to accusations of hypocrisy?
It doesn't matter. It was never about road safety. Call them what you want (hypocrites or whatever), money is money.
Peter Ward said:
Let's see their response to this, and more research in other areas of the country.
Their response will be, "We have evidence that KSI is reduce by 60% at camera sites".
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