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This is copied from the SP&L forum but I am sure is of interest to all of us in Biker Banter as well.
PR444: Safe Speed launches official 'Scrap Speed Cameras' petition
news: for immediate release
On the same day that Department for Transport announced an increase in road
deaths, Safe Speed has launched a 10 Downing Street petition to scrap speed
cameras in the interests of road safety.
Click here: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam
Safe Speed has a cast iron case against speed cameras:
* The benefit claimed for speed cameras has been overrated by 400% due to
neglect of regression to the mean effect at speed camera sites.
* The claimed speed / accident relationship based on average speeds is
basically complete drivel.
* Only 5% of injury crashes involve ANY 'speeding' vehicle - and that INCLUDES
crashes caused by rogue drivers, nutters racing on the highway, reckless
drivers, stolen cars, emergency services drivers and drunk drivers.
* Speed cameras come with at least 30 detrimental side effects, none of which
have been officially studied.
* Vehicle activated signs are more effective than speed cameras at reducing
vehicle speeds in dangerous locations.
* We earned ourselves the safest roads in the world long before we had speed
cameras, but since we've had speed cameras we have been losing our world lead.
* Road deaths are not falling as expected.
* Road crash hospitalisations haven't fallen for a decade according to the
British Medical Journal.
* If it wasn't for a sustained and ongoing reduction in pedestrian activity the
road safety results would be considerably worse.
* The Statistics Commission has warned Department for Transport that their
'serious injury' statistics are not a reliable series - and that's the only
category showing an improvement.
Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign
(www.safespeed.org.uk) said: "I urge everyone to sign this petition for one
reason and for one reason only - because speed cameras are detrimental to road
safety."
"A proper examination of the case leaves absolutely no doubt that speed cameras
have made road safety worse."
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PR444: Safe Speed launches official 'Scrap Speed Cameras' petition
news: for immediate release
On the same day that Department for Transport announced an increase in road
deaths, Safe Speed has launched a 10 Downing Street petition to scrap speed
cameras in the interests of road safety.
Click here: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam
Safe Speed has a cast iron case against speed cameras:
* The benefit claimed for speed cameras has been overrated by 400% due to
neglect of regression to the mean effect at speed camera sites.
* The claimed speed / accident relationship based on average speeds is
basically complete drivel.
* Only 5% of injury crashes involve ANY 'speeding' vehicle - and that INCLUDES
crashes caused by rogue drivers, nutters racing on the highway, reckless
drivers, stolen cars, emergency services drivers and drunk drivers.
* Speed cameras come with at least 30 detrimental side effects, none of which
have been officially studied.
* Vehicle activated signs are more effective than speed cameras at reducing
vehicle speeds in dangerous locations.
* We earned ourselves the safest roads in the world long before we had speed
cameras, but since we've had speed cameras we have been losing our world lead.
* Road deaths are not falling as expected.
* Road crash hospitalisations haven't fallen for a decade according to the
British Medical Journal.
* If it wasn't for a sustained and ongoing reduction in pedestrian activity the
road safety results would be considerably worse.
* The Statistics Commission has warned Department for Transport that their
'serious injury' statistics are not a reliable series - and that's the only
category showing an improvement.
Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign
(www.safespeed.org.uk) said: "I urge everyone to sign this petition for one
reason and for one reason only - because speed cameras are detrimental to road
safety."
"A proper examination of the case leaves absolutely no doubt that speed cameras
have made road safety worse."
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