fatharry

Just seen this on another site, must be worth a sign

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to scrap speed cameras.

Brendan Hughes

Worth it? You think he listens to these?

If it gets to two million signatures, you all get an email explaining how you've misunderstood.

Angels City Monger

why ban them? they are good. Maybe the problem is the position of many of them.

RA Dunk

Angels City Monger

You dont make any sense. If there is a speed limit of 40mph then stick to it. if you get caught then hard luck. This country isnt funded for free. The goverment needs to find excuses to get more. Dont be silly enough to be fined. As that guy said on topgear. They list them , warn you of them and allow us to use GPS that have them listed. so if you get done ouy deserve it.

RA Dunk

i already notice that everytime i open my pay packet and see how much the tax man has made off with

bottom line is there a rip off, and nothing you say or post here will change my mind

Angels City Monger

I would need to be a real strong class A drug to change your mind.



just because you pay some tax doesnt give you any right to think your above the law of the land.

RA Dunk

who said i was above the law of the land then? just because i dont agree with them you immediatly think im some young road racer out to break the limit every chance i get, get a life!

Angels City Monger

so expalin how they are a " Rip Off"

Dazza01

Indeed, i'd rather have more outside schools where there needed

RA Dunk

because they are nothing more than a means of screwing the motorist for straying above the speed limit, yes i agree with them outside schools where there needed but every couple of miles along a motorway with a copper sitting with a gatso inbetween them is a bit much

Angels City Monger

its a bit much that you cant drive at the correct speed. If you dont like getting screwed then dont "Open yourself up to it"

Lee247

Completely agree with you on this one
They should be there for safety reasons not revenue

RA Dunk

so you have never "accidently" strayed over the limit in your life? not even once?? Bull$h!t

Angels City Monger

never said that. What I said was ~I dont do it through speed cameras. if I want to drive fast I do track days

I have a tomtom that alerts me anyway.

I am probably a lot lot older than most and dont need to get my kicks from cars. My clubs give me kicks that would give you brain damage !!

r32

I dont think that the majority are completely against speed cameras or think that there should be a "drive as fast as you like all the time" mentality. But its the use that some, perhaps most camera get put to that the issue. The locations of some are in genuine black spots but others are sited with revenue in mind. In some case speed limits have been artificially reduced and a camera installed. Bring back the patrol cars. lets have a bit of sense.

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

pslewis.... pslewis...

pslewis in disguise...

are you lewis in disguise!!!!

OllyK

Thought I heard that the government was going to change the way the SCAMERA partnerships work so that all funds will go to central government, but councils will be responsible for the upkeep of any cameras and will have to meet accident reduction targets. I can imagine that the cameras placed for revenue generation may suddenly start getting removed!

Angels City Monger

Its like been in a funny farm. Why am I someone else?

Leslie

They have been shown to be too unreliable and inaccurate under certain conditions to be properly used as evidence for a prosecution.

Les

Angels City Monger

Les
if thats the case then the goverment is at fault. But lets be honest most dont like them because they ARE speeding.

DaveD

iTrader: (2)

I think that the other case for not liking speed cameras (apart from being placed as revenue generators in some cases) is that the government appear to have used them as a direct replacement for traffic officers.

This has had a detrimental affect on road maners / safety as all the emphisis is now on speeding, rather than other factors such as tailgating, lane hogging, lack of road tax etc, etc.

In the right places speed cameras are a good idea (such as at junctions), but placing them on straight pieces of road in NSL areas - what conclusions are people supposed to draw??????

Angels City Monger

Police? i thought they had been fazed out years ago. All i ever see is these "specials" and city guardian mupets.

Abdabz

I agree, how can anything that helps enforce the law be a bad thing? Certainly where I live, they are all placed in logical places and improve safety and many people are campaigning for more
I am one such advocate of more cameras and more traffic police to be funded by more cameras

Varboy

Angels, it's sounds like you are starting to believe the propaganda ie speed kills

by all means convict people for inappropriate speed (which is not necessarily speeding), I would rather see people educated on how to drive properly and with consideration rather than being hammered for being outside the 10% + 2!!