Brunstrom says he wants no new speed cameras but

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Brunstrom in today’s Daily Post is claiming he wants to be less confrontational in his dealings with drivers and does not want any new speed traps.

Sounds wonderful but what Richard forgot to mention is that it now appears he wants anyone doing 1 mph over the limit to be prosecuted or offered speed awareness courses.

Prior to this wonderful idea, the ACPO guidelines said we should not be prosecuted until we exceed the limit by 10% of that limit plus 2 mph. So 35 in a 30 would not lead to prosecution.

Supported by Left wing politicians,this new regime will mean that we will now be prosecuted or retrained for exceeding the limit by the width of the speedo needle.

Read the whole mad story here 4 pages long.

http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/regionalnews/tm_objectid=16163263%26method=full%26siteid=50142%26headline=brunstrom%2d%2dno%2dnew%2dspeed%2dtraps-name_page.html

If that link fails, see the main page here :

http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/

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smeggy said:

Tafia said: ………. it now appears he wants anyone doing 1 mph over the limit to be prosecuted or offered speed awareness courses. Do you have a good source for that? I couldn’t find a news reference or direct quote to this effect via Google.

I read some time ago it was going to be government policy and the article says anyone, "just over the limit" Will try to find the older report. I recall a thread here on that very subject. Can anyone find it?

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smeggy said:

Tafia said: ………. it now appears he wants anyone doing 1 mph over the limit to be prosecuted or offered speed awareness courses. Do you have a good source for that? I couldn’t find a news reference or direct quote to this effect via Google.

Found it. I started a thread on this in Sept 2004.

See www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=129629

Para reads :

Despite these safety improvements, new speed trap legislation will soon make driving one mph over the limit a statutory offence, adds Michael Kemp.

The move, threatening millions more motorists with fines and licence endorsement, was hidden in changes announced by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling on September 1. Mr Darling is preparing to make legal
history by setting in law that 21, 31, 41, 51 and 71mph are illegal speeds.

Dr Peter Russell, professor of road safety and director of the Driver Education Research Foundation, said: "Some police forces are going to give drivers a hammering for being just a fraction over the limit. It is very worrying that drivers will not know what tolerance, if any, is being applied. They will be for ever taking their eyes off the road.

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WildCat said:

LanCASH££££re used to have this zero tolerance over their speed courses. They revised to warning letter to/including 10% plus 2 - und up to 10% plus 5 got the Speed Course und above the fixed penalty etc. Ist waht they say - but still hearing complaints over Speed course invites for 34 mph.... Suspect most are above threshold - so they have to get the bums on seats for course - und the cash flowing in of course. Ist disgace - undermines what appears to be (und could be acceptable) basically a good course from what those invited tell me - as speed not mentioned but COAST mentioned a lot! )

I see the papers are full of Brunstrom's alleged U -turn on cameras. I don't see this as a U-turn. Why does he mention "those just over the limit"

I have been told by a friend that he knows of person who has been sent a letter by Arrive Alive to warn him that he has been caught at 1 mile an hour over a 30 limit and if caught again, he will be prosecuted.

I have not seen this letter and have written to Arrive Alive office to ask if this is true.