Two new speed cameras net £54,000 in 10 days

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Check out some of the comments following the story, there's a fair few that believe that cameras could actually save lives, and that each fatality costs over £1 million, a thoroughly debunked Alice in Wonderland figure! Despite the votes of those believers, a whopping 93% of voters believe that cameras are placed to make money not save lives.


In most cases, speed cameras are there to...
...make money. 93%
...save lives. 7%

Total Votes: 1,269

Article said:

A pair of speed cameras in Peterborough have proved to be remarkably lucrative for their installers, as they have potentially netted £54,000 from speeding drivers in the first ten days of their service.

The cameras on the A1139 Frank Perkins Parkway in Peterborough have issued at least 900 tickets in the first week and a half of their lives, and are on track to be the highest earning of any in the country...

More here, and a vote...


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