Warwickshire Scamera Partnership 2nd Anniversary
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The local Scammers are celebrating their 2nd anniversary. Chief Supt John Bond -- the one who said citizens should carry out their own arrests to save the police having to do it -- is extensively quoted in the local press:
"For some reason there is an element of acceptance of speeding, despite the fact that it claims more lives than drink driving ever did".
"I am disappointed that many motorists have failed to respond to our very strong message that risks associated with speeding are simply not worth taking".
"I think car manufacturers should also take some of the responsibility. Why do they make vehicles which travel at 150mph when the maximum speed limit is 70mph?. Motoring journalists are also obsessed with how fast a car can go from 0 to 60 mph and its top speed. They must share some of the blame for ingraining speed in Britain's motoring culture. We need to educate people about what speed limits are for and for those people who can't learn that important lesson, there is an effective deterrent".
"I would prefer more carrot and less stick. We don't want to catch speeding drivers, in fact the fewer we get the happier we are because we know people are complying with the law".
One article goes on to say that the Partnership "was set up in 2001 in a bid to make speeding socially unacceptable.
The Communications Manager, Stephen Rumble (great name!) is also quoted:
"The partnership has definitely had an impact (sic), but there does seem to be a worrying trend that while collisions are down, fatalities on roads have risen. We are only allowed to put cameras in at sites with a history of problems, but will continue our efforts to get the message across that speed kills, and that most collisions can be avoided".
(Another article gives figures: 58 deaths from speed-related accidents in 2002, 516 seriously injured and 2396 slightly hurt).
"Often we get drivers who say that what's important is that you drive at the appropriate speed and they are the best judge of that. That attitude comes from the idea 'it isn't going to happen to me'. All it takes is something unexpected to happen and all of a sudden you're going to be a statistic".
I'm not going to comment on all this garbage at this point, as it would take all day. Fire away
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"For some reason there is an element of acceptance of speeding, despite the fact that it claims more lives than drink driving ever did".
"I am disappointed that many motorists have failed to respond to our very strong message that risks associated with speeding are simply not worth taking".
"I think car manufacturers should also take some of the responsibility. Why do they make vehicles which travel at 150mph when the maximum speed limit is 70mph?. Motoring journalists are also obsessed with how fast a car can go from 0 to 60 mph and its top speed. They must share some of the blame for ingraining speed in Britain's motoring culture. We need to educate people about what speed limits are for and for those people who can't learn that important lesson, there is an effective deterrent".
"I would prefer more carrot and less stick. We don't want to catch speeding drivers, in fact the fewer we get the happier we are because we know people are complying with the law".
One article goes on to say that the Partnership "was set up in 2001 in a bid to make speeding socially unacceptable.
The Communications Manager, Stephen Rumble (great name!) is also quoted:
"The partnership has definitely had an impact (sic), but there does seem to be a worrying trend that while collisions are down, fatalities on roads have risen. We are only allowed to put cameras in at sites with a history of problems, but will continue our efforts to get the message across that speed kills, and that most collisions can be avoided".
(Another article gives figures: 58 deaths from speed-related accidents in 2002, 516 seriously injured and 2396 slightly hurt).
"Often we get drivers who say that what's important is that you drive at the appropriate speed and they are the best judge of that. That attitude comes from the idea 'it isn't going to happen to me'. All it takes is something unexpected to happen and all of a sudden you're going to be a statistic".
I'm not going to comment on all this garbage at this point, as it would take all day. Fire away
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