Speed camera vote on aol

[deeps]

Please vote if you have a minute, Thanks.

http://channels.aolsvc.co.uk/news/article.adp?id=20050206054709990007

[Streetcop]

Just links you with aol.com.......

[james_j]

How do we get to vote?

P.S. I see the results you put in another thread are encouraging!

[deeps]

sorry - try this...

http://channels.aolsvc.co.uk/news/

[Streetcop]

nope...still just goes to aol.com

[mybrainhurts]

Me too...

[havoc]

I'm guessing that AOL are so tight that you have to be a subscriber before they value your opinion.

Oh - since I opened the AOL window, my firewall has blocked 4 attempted intrusions. Nice to see that such a large organisation is taking internet privacy so seriously!

[deeps]

ok, sorry people! I'm sure it used to work for non AOL users, anyway results at the mo' are :

Do you resent speed cameras?

Yes
22851
83%

No
4749
17%

Total Votes:
27600

These are figures form random people, not those who expressed a preference for the like/dislike of cameras! ;-)

[james_j]

deeps said:

ok, sorry people! I'm sure it used to work for non AOL users, anyway results at the mo' are : Do you resent speed cameras? Yes 22851 83% No 4749 17% Total Votes: 27600 These are figures form random people, not those who expressed a preference for the like/dislike of cameras! ;-)

Now that's a properly representative sample!

Any comments from camera representatives? :tumbleweed:

[MilnerR]

The number of people against speed cameras makes no difference! As far as the partnerships are concerned they know best, and all laws are set in stone and can't be altered by public opinion so therefore public opinion doesn't matter.
The fact that everyone who drives at some stages break the speed limit indicates that the laws are wrong. Laws used to be made by the people for the people! Now they're made by the authorities for the authorities

[havoc]

MilnerR said:

The fact that everyone who drives at some stages break the speed limit indicates that the laws are wrong.

Only partly right. Many people who break the speed limit, motorways excepted, may well not be truly competent AT the speed limit (competent in that they are knowledgable of and follow the highway code, and they have sufficient situational awareness). Raising the speed limit in this case would only serve to increase the danger to themselves and other road users.

[Note: It is this logic that I believe the government are applying currently, however they are trying to apply a lowest-common-denominator control in a blanket manner, which is insulting at best and incompetent at worst.]

Breaking APPROPRIATELY SET speed limits is something that requires judgement and common sense, and need not be dangerous.
If it is not dangerous, it should not be criminal. Enforcement of speed limits should therefore be by human beings of sufficient experience and integrity to apply judgement in the application of the law.
We used to call these people "traffic police officers", but I am given to understand that they are an endangered species, and those remaining are kept hidden in safe environments to prevent potentially harmful contact with the general public!