Residents want their speed camera back
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PEOPLE in Bledlow Ridge are demanding the return of a speed camera which was removed from an accident blackspot.
The camera was installed five years ago at an accident black spot near the village school but was removed in 2001 after the number of accidents at the site fell.
Now villagers have signed a petition to highway authority Bucks County Council, saying the accident risk from traffic along the 40mph Chinnor Road has increased - and they want their safety camera back.
Paul Rogerson, county councillor for Icknield and Bledlow, presented the petition to the county council's transport cabinet member, Rodney Royston, saying accident rates on the road were high enough five years ago for the camera to be installed and it was illogical to remove it.
Bledlow-cum-Saunderton parish council clerk Mick Evins said the council never wanted the camera removed and had offered to pay for the unit to be replaced, but with no success.
Mike Knight who runs the council's Wycombe area office, said speed cameras were assessed every year. One had been put at Bledlow Ridge because there were accidents at the time. Now there were none but lots of accidents in other places.
"We can only leave them where there are accidents," he said.
PEOPLE in Bledlow Ridge are demanding the return of a speed camera which was removed from an accident blackspot.
The camera was installed five years ago at an accident black spot near the village school but was removed in 2001 after the number of accidents at the site fell.
Now villagers have signed a petition to highway authority Bucks County Council, saying the accident risk from traffic along the 40mph Chinnor Road has increased - and they want their safety camera back.
Paul Rogerson, county councillor for Icknield and Bledlow, presented the petition to the county council's transport cabinet member, Rodney Royston, saying accident rates on the road were high enough five years ago for the camera to be installed and it was illogical to remove it.
Bledlow-cum-Saunderton parish council clerk Mick Evins said the council never wanted the camera removed and had offered to pay for the unit to be replaced, but with no success.
Mike Knight who runs the council's Wycombe area office, said speed cameras were assessed every year. One had been put at Bledlow Ridge because there were accidents at the time. Now there were none but lots of accidents in other places.
"We can only leave them where there are accidents," he said.
Surely this is just further proof (as if it were needed) that they're more interested in revenue?
It seems as if they think the camera can generate more revenue else where as no-one's getting caught speeding by this one anymore as everyone knows it's there.
If that's the case, I'd have thought the argument for it being sited there is one of the few that adds up. It's working, it's near a school, so leave it there. Or do a couple of kids have to be injured before they decide to put it back?
As an analogy - there have been no (that I've heard of) instances of a legally held handgun being used in an offence since Dunblain. Does this mean that it's done it's job and the legislation banning handguns is to be dropped? I think not.
So, that's one more camera that will be re-sited to a nice straight road where it can make them lot's of money then.
Edited to say: Damn me and my slow typing. What you said s2ooz.
>> Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 16th October 10:15
It seems as if they think the camera can generate more revenue else where as no-one's getting caught speeding by this one anymore as everyone knows it's there.
If that's the case, I'd have thought the argument for it being sited there is one of the few that adds up. It's working, it's near a school, so leave it there. Or do a couple of kids have to be injured before they decide to put it back?
As an analogy - there have been no (that I've heard of) instances of a legally held handgun being used in an offence since Dunblain. Does this mean that it's done it's job and the legislation banning handguns is to be dropped? I think not.
So, that's one more camera that will be re-sited to a nice straight road where it can make them lot's of money then.
Edited to say: Damn me and my slow typing. What you said s2ooz.
>> Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 16th October 10:15
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