Reply from Vicky Cann.....

[dannyboyo]

Below is a reply i got from Vicky Cann of Transport 2000 about the speed cameras not been yellow thing!! - - - - -

Thanks for this email.

The legal action at the High Court was about giving the police and
safety camera partnerships the discretion to be able to enforce speed
limits at any point across the road network. At the moment these
authorities can only use fixed speed cameras which are yellow and sited
conspicuously.

We do not necessarily believe that all speed cameras should be hidden,
but equally we do not accept that there is no role for covert speed
camera enforcement. It is vital that Government sends a clear message to
all drivers that speed limits should be obeyed across the road network,
at all times - not just where they see a yellow camera. We worry that
drivers will speed up after they have passed a yellow camera knowing
they are safe from prosecution. Evidence from Australia shows that a
mixture of hidden and visible speed enforcement is most effective in
slowing drivers down and reducing crashes. Where covert cameras are used
(hiding the exact place of the cameras) signage is used to remind
drivers to slow down and to let them know that enforcement will take
place. The point is that they don't know exactly at what point the
enforcement will take place, and will thereby reduce their speed across
a whole area.

We think there should be trials in the UK to compare the effectiveness
of yellow cameras vs covert cameras and that speed camera policy should
be based on these trials.

We were pleased that the joint statement by the government and us as
campaigners and which was the outcome of the case, signalled that the
government would be willing to entertain applications from safety
cameras partnerships who wish to use hidden speed cameras in certain
circumstances.

Vicky Cann

And heres my original e-mail to her......

Dear Ms.Cann,

I do hope you will take the time to read this, and before I begin I must
state that I am not a "speeder" or "boy racer" or anything of the sort,
just an average driver who drives daily as a necessity.

I'm writing this to you, to voice my opinion on the current challenging
of
the policy on fixed speed cameras, and their being coloured to attract
drivers to their presence.

As I said previously, I don't speed and always keep to speed limits, but
since the introduction of the bright yellow speed cameras, I have found
myself actually slowing down further to below the speed limit! I think
this
must be because I didn't notice the majority of them before, and I'm
paranoid of my car speedometer being slightly inaccurate. I've also
notice
other drivers doing this too, if I'm driving in a 30 limit, and everyone
else is also doing 30mph, I see people touch their brakes and slow to
20-25mph.

I'm no expert in road safety, but surely the slower cars are going
through
an accident blackspot, the safer that spot becomes. I believe that
should
fixed speed cameras become almost "invisible" and unnoticed again, this
will raise speeds in accident blackspot and increase the risk of more
serious injuries to pedestrians. The only reason I can see for trying to
hide the cameras is to increase revenue.

I realise that speeders must be stopped and that if they don't know they
are being caught speeding then eventually (unless of course they learn
their lesson after their first 3, 6 or 9 points!) they will lose their
license and be taken of the road. But surely prevention of speeding in
the
first place is a better idea than just punishing people after the act.

I thank you for your time in reading this.

Yours Sincerely


Daniel Knight

Any comments anyone???

[Don]

You didn't ask if she had big ****?

I'm past taking T2000 seriously - and that's as someone who is an IAM member and committed to road safety.

I just don't believe their goal is road safety - its more people using buses. Not the same thing. Not the same at all....

[apache]

funky an me got the exact same reply, probably got someone to write it for her

edited to add, you should take her seriously cos her ilk can and do affect our lives on the road, unfortunately

>> Edited by apache on Tuesday 1st April 12:39

[Miraz]

Didn't Devon & Cornwall Police conduct a study of effectiveness of gray vs yellow cameras a little while ago - istr that they started the whole yellow camera thing off.

[deltaf]

Bloody yellow cameras...have you ever heard of anything so bloody stoopid?
Anybody would think the idea was to slow down or somefing...(sniff).
Give me a bloody gray one anytime of the day, i wont slow down, but so what? Its not like theyre for safety or nuthin useful like that....