Friday 21st November 2003

The Tide has Turned

Mass Media turns on Speed Cameras

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For some years now the cries of anguish from sensible drivers complaining about cynically sited speed cameras have been ignored.

Now, the mass media is jumping on the bandwagon and supporting calls for cameras to be used only in genuinely dangerous locations.

Autocar recently started a campaign and in a significant move, the RAC supported them. AutoExpress are also on the case and more significantly still the Sun newspaper is calling for the 'Highway Robbery' to stop. They even make the point that flashing signs warning people of excess speed are more effective than cameras anyway.

It's been a significant couple of months. The support of the mainstream media will add enormous weight to those calling for changes. There's a long way to go before any changes are made to policy, but political parties would be unwise to ignore the issue now.

[DustyC]

Evo also had a small column against speed cameras in the last issue.

[puggit]

Adam, where did you get the piece from?

[xm5er]

Good, good, lets make sure it doesn't peter out.

[Swilly]

If the likes of The Sun are on the case you can expect the rest of the pack to follow suit, and maybe for once our ethic-free gutter press will inadvertently be put to good use.

[madant69]

I'm not being entirely flippant when I say that with The Sun on the case we should expect changes...it's amazing what a 4 million strong reader (voter) base can do

They also have pictures of girls with their baps out...

[grahambell]

Isn't it amazing that with all the info about the S.A.F.E.R. petition having been on PH for months, suddenly virtually every paper and magazine has started to run a similar campaign.

And isn't also amazing that not one of them has so far replied to my mailshots...

[alans]

Graham
My son recieved your email, and has passed on the info to the motoring editor. He asked me to pass on his thanks.
Alan

[deltaf]

Thats cos theyre trying to claim credit for beating the scameras...however, the postings about it on here go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back further than "when they thought of it" so, the truth is out there/here.
Should have some sigs for you soon Graham.

[v8thunder]

The government's looking shaky already, what with Bush, the war and a load of other problems to contend with. If a party (and I guess it wouldn't be the Lib Dems) was willing to embrace this new mood in their manifesto, they could smash Bliar completely come election time.

[marvelharvey]

what a shame that the lib dems are even worse the labour when it comes to their transport policy. (more cameras, more fule tax etc)

[corcoran]

page 15 in today's copy of the sun is particulary ger-rate. (all thanks to the accountant in my office who reads it): would even go in for a 'speed scamera' sun car-sticker.. but for the fact it has 'The Sun' splashed over it too.

heh.

[nonegreen]

deltaf said:

Thats cos theyre trying to claim credit for beating the scameras...however, the postings about it on here go waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back further than "when they thought of it" so, the truth is out there/here. Should have some sigs for you soon Graham.

The tide may have turned but we are a long way from getting speed limits on Mways scrapped and Livingstone, Brunstrom, Palin, Begg and the lib dems and T2000 ritually dissembowled and their children steralised. There is a lot of work to do

[Swilly]

Gives us time to build a big wickerman though

[nonegreen]

Swilly said:

Gives us time to build a big wickerman though

I am in got my own supply of Wicker... Just say where and when.

[bluepolarbear]

corcoran said:

would even go in for a 'speed scamera' sun car-sticker.. but for the fact it has 'The Sun' splashed over it too.

Try these then

www.abd.org.uk/speed_camera_signs.htm

[thirsty]

It's all about money. More cameras, more money.

[sgt^roc]

it sad it's come to this when the government of the day puts money before safety, another stealth tax gone wrong what with traffic, immigration, schools, NSH they coulf not fuk it up any more if they tried,

[streaky]

[quote=sgt^roc]it sad it's come to this when the government of the day puts money before safety, another stealth tax gone wrong what with traffic, immigration, schools, NSH they coulf not fuk it up any more if they tried,[/quote]Oh! I bet they could! And, even without trying - Streaky

[Stuart]

next stage in the Autocar campaign follows in a couple of weeks. Watch this space....

[james_j]

I think an investigation into the accounts of these orgainsations need to be carried out. It may be "interesting".