Village Idiot
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Mexico.

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1,254 posts

208 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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I was in my local pub Sunday afternoon having a few pints when a local coffin dodger decided to announce (very loud) to me that north Yorkshire does not have one single speed camerascratchchin I said they have more than one and he had a hissy fit saying he would bet me ten whole English pounds that i am wrong.Now can someone prove me right or wrong roughly how many there is drivingsmile

parakitaMol.

11,876 posts

272 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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Surely you could establish the answer to this connundrum via the use of an informative website dedicated to the purpose?


PhillT

2,488 posts

246 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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marshalla

15,902 posts

222 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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I'm not aware of any fixed cameras, but they own at least 1 mobile and usually put it out when there's a big event on at Croft Circuit (which is *just* inside North Yorkshire).


speed8

5,095 posts

294 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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The had mobile cameras but not fixed cameras (unless it's changed recently).

PhillT

2,488 posts

246 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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http://www.abd.org.uk/local/north_yorkshire.htm

Mobile, but no fixed. Mind you, if he didn't specify fixed, then claim your tenner.

silver.fox.2008

820 posts

211 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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Mexico. said:
I was in my local pub Sunday afternoon having a few pints when a local coffin dodger decided to announce (very loud) to me that north Yorkshire does not have one single speed camerascratchchin I said they have more than one and he had a hissy fit saying he would bet me ten whole English pounds that i am wrong.Now can someone prove me right or wrong roughly how many there is drivingsmile
Speed around the area for a while. Count how many times you have your picture taken. When the fine comes request the picture.

"Here a picture taken of me speeding"
"Oh, here's when i was doing 60 in a 40"
"This is a lovely one....etc etc etc"


mechsympathy

56,742 posts

276 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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parakitaMol. said:
Surely you could establish the answer to this connundrum via the use of an informative website dedicated to the purpose?
You mean the Yorkshire forum? Or SP&L?

parakitaMol.

11,876 posts

272 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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mechsympathy said:
parakitaMol. said:
Surely you could establish the answer to this connundrum via the use of an informative website dedicated to the purpose?
You mean the Yorkshire forum? Or SP&L?
I was thinking about utilising a web based search engine such as Google. But perhaps Yorkshire is still using a 386 super computer and dial up connection?

Mexico.

Original Poster:

1,254 posts

208 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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North Yorkshire does not have a speed camera partnership, and has no fixed speed cameras. Speed enforcement is carried out only by the police. The accident history for North Yorkshire, when compared with areas that do have speed cameras, show that speed cameras have made no difference whatsoever to accidents in other areas.


Hmm Stokesley A172 Thirsk road scratchchin

elster

17,517 posts

231 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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So it turns out he wasn't the village idiot.

Generally done by traffic police, who use judgement.

village idiot

3,218 posts

288 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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i got all excited there for a moment,,, i thought it was a thread all about me :-(

stuttgartmetal

8,113 posts

237 months

Monday 11th May 2009
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I think you mean genius.
You're wrong, and you know you are, so cough up.