Guess what the N.Yorks scamera vans will be paying for ....
Discussion
Last week I went from Wetwang to Driffield on Sunday and Wednesday.
On Sunday there was a camera van and on Wednesday a cop with a speed gun.
Both times cars, van, lorries and bikes flashed to warn me
Being a responsible person and not wanting anyone to kill kittens etc. I also flashed other road users
But it seems that tractors with a trailer loaded with grain (wonder what the weight is?) doing well over the 30mph limit is fine.
On Sunday there was a camera van and on Wednesday a cop with a speed gun.
Both times cars, van, lorries and bikes flashed to warn me
Being a responsible person and not wanting anyone to kill kittens etc. I also flashed other road users
But it seems that tractors with a trailer loaded with grain (wonder what the weight is?) doing well over the 30mph limit is fine.
Scammers said:
Three new mobile safety camera vans were also approved, after research showed that North Yorkshire Police had fewer enforcement resources compared with other similar-sized forces. The vans will come into service in spring next year, and will be used to tackle a whole range of anti-social road use, including speeding, dangerous behaviour and use of mobile phones whilst driving.
How are those vans going to do anything other than sit in the hedgerow catching careless speeders? Not unexpectedly, the PH-public's views from their survey were completely discounted then...
"Community speed watch scheme"
Nowt more bonkers than this. Elderly bods with a borrowed speed gun, telling plod you're speeding, then plod writes you a snotty letter.
All well and good but, one day, some nutter will get angry and assault the old girls.
Where does that leave plod, who ought to have seen the problem coming, but didn't?
Nowt more bonkers than this. Elderly bods with a borrowed speed gun, telling plod you're speeding, then plod writes you a snotty letter.
All well and good but, one day, some nutter will get angry and assault the old girls.
Where does that leave plod, who ought to have seen the problem coming, but didn't?
mybrainhurts said:
"Community speed watch scheme"
Nowt more bonkers than this. Elderly bods with a borrowed speed gun, telling plod you're speeding, then plod writes you a snotty letter.
All well and good but, one day, some nutter will get angry and assault the old girls.
Where does that leave plod, who ought to have seen the problem coming, but didn't?
If this aspect is correct its a rapid turn around. Some officers I know have had this turned down in the recent past despite citing usage in other counties - not by senior officers but by the NYP Legal Department. Apparently concerned by litigation that may arise against NYP caused by the action of others.Nowt more bonkers than this. Elderly bods with a borrowed speed gun, telling plod you're speeding, then plod writes you a snotty letter.
All well and good but, one day, some nutter will get angry and assault the old girls.
Where does that leave plod, who ought to have seen the problem coming, but didn't?
Do these vans mean extra areas covered, or just the usual blank cheque locations covered even more often. At least we know where they are - although some of their ''black spot'' status is questionable.
Guess I'll be changing location of where I drive/ride.
Catching people on phones would be good, as would catching MLM's, but not quite sure how a static van will help with that?!
Oh well, sounds like the lad who lives over the road from me who maintains these vehicles is safe in his job for a while!
Catching people on phones would be good, as would catching MLM's, but not quite sure how a static van will help with that?!
Oh well, sounds like the lad who lives over the road from me who maintains these vehicles is safe in his job for a while!
Hadn`t heard about this at the time but it seems some drivers can`t spot the van!
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11376404.4_boys_re...
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11376404.4_boys_re...
"The North Yorkshire Police area has a road network covering some nine thousand kilometers, and according to police records, more than 8,000 people were killed or injured on York and North Yorkshire’s roads between 2010 and 2012 alone."
Proper creativity in the writing of this. No one talks kms over here - but gives a bigger number for added drama. "More than 8,000" and "killed" in the same sentence, good work, might catch a speed reader or two. Between 2010 and 2012? Nice and vague. Could be as little as 14 months but it'll be the full 36 months.
Lies, damned lies and statistics?
Proper creativity in the writing of this. No one talks kms over here - but gives a bigger number for added drama. "More than 8,000" and "killed" in the same sentence, good work, might catch a speed reader or two. Between 2010 and 2012? Nice and vague. Could be as little as 14 months but it'll be the full 36 months.
Lies, damned lies and statistics?
This is interesting data:
http://m.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=27...
I used to handle a lot of data analysis stuff but must admit I found the last table rather baffling. If I was a local biker I`d stop reading the local paper straight away.
http://m.northyorks.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=27...
I used to handle a lot of data analysis stuff but must admit I found the last table rather baffling. If I was a local biker I`d stop reading the local paper straight away.
julianm said:
Hadn`t heard about this at the time but it seems some drivers can`t spot the van!
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11376404.4_boys_re...
Looking at where it happened, I would say the scamera pulled out from where it hides at the side of the road/hedge and into the path of the corsa. They love parking it in stupid places so you can't spot them till it's too late. Guess the flip side of their logic is they can't see up the road when pulling back out!http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11376404.4_boys_re...
Surprised more hasn't been made of this in the press. Would make an interesting story.
Hemingway said:
julianm said:
Hadn`t heard about this at the time but it seems some drivers can`t spot the van!
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11376404.4_boys_re...
Looking at where it happened, I would say the scamera pulled out from where it hides at the side of the road/hedge and into the path of the corsa. They love parking it in stupid places so you can't spot them till it's too late. Guess the flip side of their logic is they can't see up the road when pulling back out!http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11376404.4_boys_re...
Surprised more hasn't been made of this in the press. Would make an interesting story.
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