Swindon Speed Cameras
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It has just been on the local news that swindon council have voted to stop funding their Part of the cost of speed cameras, unless they can keep the fines. So there we have it all about cash not about safety. As usual the "safety organisations" say this will mean deaths on the roads if there are less cameras.
spaximus said:
It has just been on the local news that swindon council have voted to stop funding their Part of the cost of speed cameras, unless they can keep the fines. So there we have it all about cash not about safety. As usual the "safety organisations" say this will mean deaths on the roads if there are less cameras.
sadly im not suprisedspaximus said:
It has just been on the local news that swindon council have voted to stop funding their Part of the cost of speed cameras, unless they can keep the fines. So there we have it all about cash not about safety. As usual the "safety organisations" say this will mean deaths on the roads if there are less cameras.
Are we meant to be surprised by this?Revenue is what it is all about for the Councils these days, nothing more, nothing less, whether it be speeding or rubbish collection.
I suppose it does rather leave them open however to get voted out for not caring about the billions of children killed each second by a motorist travelling at 30.006 mph.
Jasandjules said:
spaximus said:
It has just been on the local news that swindon council have voted to stop funding their Part of the cost of speed cameras, unless they can keep the fines. So there we have it all about cash not about safety. As usual the "safety organisations" say this will mean deaths on the roads if there are less cameras.
Are we meant to be surprised by this?Revenue is what it is all about for the Councils these days, nothing more, nothing less, whether it be speeding or rubbish collection.
I suppose it does rather leave them open however to get voted out for not caring about the billions of children killed each second by a motorist travelling at 30.006 mph.
spaximus said:
Now we know this put the public might start to see the hypocrasy that they spout.
We can only hope, but I fear not. You see, whenever local villages campaign for a speed camera, guess who gets caught on it. YET they still defend speed cameras etc.. I think there is an element of too thick to realise how to drive for many people in the country, for whom driving is simply getting from A-B without any thought whatsoever. They are the people who believe that speed kills, and IME on the roads they are in the majority...However, with more coppers getting done etc.. and Paul Smith getting more air time, maybe the penny will start to drop with more people. We can only hope.
Jasandjules said:
spaximus said:
Now we know this put the public might start to see the hypocrasy that they spout.
We can only hope, but I fear not. You see, whenever local villages campaign for a speed camera, guess who gets caught on it. YET they still defend speed cameras etc.. I think there is an element of too thick to realise how to drive for many people in the country, for whom driving is simply getting from A-B without any thought whatsoever. They are the people who believe that speed kills, and IME on the roads they are in the majority...Our village has problems with people speeding, so far they have narrowed the entrance to the village with bollards , increased the signage and recently put up speed indicators that flash 30 when you get in range and are speeding
No effect , these indicators are flashing at almost every vehicle that pass, some are clearly doing 60 or 70mph.
I recently had some building work done and the guy had a white van and straight away the traffic was noticably slowed because drivers thought it was a scamera van.
Another village close by had a big crackdown on speeders and had random visits from police doing speed checks and even though that was probably 5 years ago the traffic still goes more slowly than it did prior to the crackdown.
I'm sure 80% of those done were local and so be it but a problem is a problem whomever is causing it and speeding in built up areas causes real misery for people
liner33 said:
Perhaps but speed cameras are the only thing some people understand , they need the risk of prosecution to stop them speeding
Our village has problems with people speeding, so far they have narrowed the entrance to the village with bollards , increased the signage and recently put up speed indicators that flash 30 when you get in range and are speeding
No effect , these indicators are flashing at almost every vehicle that pass, some are clearly doing 60 or 70mph.
I recently had some building work done and the guy had a white van and straight away the traffic was noticably slowed because drivers thought it was a scamera van.
Another village close by had a big crackdown on speeders and had random visits from police doing speed checks and even though that was probably 5 years ago the traffic still goes more slowly than it did prior to the crackdown.
I'm sure 80% of those done were local and so be it but a problem is a problem whomever is causing it and speeding in built up areas causes real misery for people
How long and wide is the stretch of road? Is it a reduced limit that used to be higher? The limit does sound too low if some vehicles are doing 70mph.Our village has problems with people speeding, so far they have narrowed the entrance to the village with bollards , increased the signage and recently put up speed indicators that flash 30 when you get in range and are speeding
No effect , these indicators are flashing at almost every vehicle that pass, some are clearly doing 60 or 70mph.
I recently had some building work done and the guy had a white van and straight away the traffic was noticably slowed because drivers thought it was a scamera van.
Another village close by had a big crackdown on speeders and had random visits from police doing speed checks and even though that was probably 5 years ago the traffic still goes more slowly than it did prior to the crackdown.
I'm sure 80% of those done were local and so be it but a problem is a problem whomever is causing it and speeding in built up areas causes real misery for people
A speed camera would only slow some traffic at that exact point, so not a good option.
A mobile camera van would slow some traffic if they spot it, but as soon as drivers see the van isn't there on any given day they will resume speed, so not a good option if safety is the main concern.
A hidden van or mobile camera will do no good, only catch drivers after the event.
So generally IMO, camera enforcement will achieve nothing. All the threats of fines and points mean nothing after dark anyway, when the mobile cameras go home and the boy racers come out.
I think the answer is simple engineering. Could a couple of mini-roundabouts be built along the stretch to break up the flow, and perhaps a pedestrian crossing or two? Also, scrapping the ridiculous bollards that force traffic on to the wrong side of the road would be wise if safety is the issue.
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