It's not about the money (yeah, right)!

[Davidonly]

SAC's (bribes for police waivers): Small sums to Gov't big to the parasites that run this scam. Some folk get rich we get ..... more speed cameras with zero data to justify the whole thing. ZERO!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/20/police-...

[Davidonly]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Davidonly said:

SAC's (bribes for police waivers): Small sums to Gov't big to the parasites that run this scam.

The one I did had 2 guys for 4 hours, plus hire of the hotel facilities where they held it. Plus admin in sending out notices, organising the course etc. 15 people paying £100 so £1500 to cover it. Obviously they make a profit, and as it's a private firm running it who shouldn't they, but I'm not convinced it's the get rich quick scheme you describe.

ANY profit associated with the prosecution of UK citizens for a technical offence ought to raise alarm

[Davidonly]

vonhosen said:

ashleyman said:

vonhosen said:

Speed limits are about a multitude of reasons, not a single premise.
They don't define a safe speed/dangerous speed, they are a simple regulatory control measure.
They are one facet/control measure, they are not the only.
It does matter how insignificant people perceive the issue to be, because until a significant proportion of people perceive it to be an issue of concern it's not likely to go how you desire it to.

But speeding on the road is an absolute offence. There’s no defence for it. There’s no excuses. If you get caught. That’s it, you get penalised.

Imagine you’re on a motorway with a variable limit of 50, you’re travelling at 50. A lorry on your left goes to change lanes but there is a car to your right.

You have 3 options (excluding horn):
Brake and get hit
Continue and hope he’ll notice you if not get hit
Accelerate out of the danger zone, avoid crash, potential injury etc... but get 3 points.

What would you do?

There are a lot of absolute offences, it's part of life.
I deal with it as it comes. I haven't said I'm a never exceeding the limit saint, it's just that the current enforcement levels or policies don't cause me huge concern because I tend to moderate my behaviour in the face of it. It's not that there is zero risk to my licence (just as there is not zero risk in any driving), but I minimise it through behavioural choices (the where, when & how).

I've said I'd personally no speed limit applied for me. Urban, rural or motorway.
I've also said that I can understand why others wouldn't want that to be the case for me.
Speed limits are merely a compromise between the ability to get somewhere & a multitude of competing factors.

Edited by vonhosen on Wednesday 25th October 23:22

As ever Vonhosen speaks the truth HOWEVER: Speed enforcement by speed camera was introduced and escalated and has apparent 'public acceptance' BECAUSE of the associated risk of 'speeding'. Hence the remaining view from most people that these mobile scam vans are used at accident black spots. They are not. It's not honest in that way amongst MANY other issues.