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24 April 2009, 10:48 PM
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I would have photographed it, pulled over and asked the officer if he realised he was breaching the code of practice .Then i would have told him i had a photograph of his sneaky tactics and was going no send them to the local and national press , im sure that would have ruined the rest of his day 
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25 April 2009, 10:04 AM
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Cameras should be a visible deterent, hiding like that doesn't slow anybody down, merely lines the pockets of the 'safety' camera partnerships. 
There are 3 or 4 mobile camera vans in Dorset, to be fair to them, 85% of the places that they sit at are proven accident blackspots. The other 15% of sites are made up of requests from residents where they think speeding is an issue.
My gripe is that the partnerships only work from approx 7am to 7pm, so they catch commuters on the way to and from work (soft targets), but almost completely ignore the max power brigade later in the evening that drive like utter *****.
There are 3 or 4 mobile camera vans in Dorset, to be fair to them, 85% of the places that they sit at are proven accident blackspots. The other 15% of sites are made up of requests from residents where they think speeding is an issue.
My gripe is that the partnerships only work from approx 7am to 7pm, so they catch commuters on the way to and from work (soft targets), but almost completely ignore the max power brigade later in the evening that drive like utter *****.
25 April 2009, 10:10 AM
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I don't line their pockets, as I try to keep to the limit ... only once have I been caught speeding. I ranted and I raved about it to the Chief Constable as I thought I was a 'soft target' on the 'school run'. He wrote me a letter back saying that the only 'soft target' he was concerned about was that of a childs body.
Point taken, point understood, point acted upon ...... slow down!
25 April 2009, 10:49 AM
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total agreement,
dont speed, guess what - no points.
i suspect on a perfomance car forum that alot of people are boy racers,
the best deterent is to have kids, its suprrising how your habits change,
dont speed, guess what - no points.
i suspect on a perfomance car forum that alot of people are boy racers,
the best deterent is to have kids, its suprrising how your habits change,
25 April 2009, 11:10 AM
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Derbyshire Police use a blue 'workmans' van and North Wales use a horse box to hide one of their cameras
Derbyshire Police own up over sneaky speed camera - Motorcycle News
Derbyshire Police own up over sneaky speed camera - Motorcycle News
25 April 2009, 07:22 PM
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The weather is a contributory factor in some deaths, does that mean you don't drive/rarely drive when it's wet?
I have a clean licence and kept it clean even whilst I went through my Subaru phase.
25 April 2009, 07:36 PM
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Just the fact that speeding is a contributory factor in some deaths should make you slow down ..... not the fact that there is a camera visible.
I don't line their pockets, as I try to keep to the limit ... only once have I been caught speeding. I ranted and I raved about it to the Chief Constable as I thought I was a 'soft target' on the 'school run'. He wrote me a letter back saying that the only 'soft target' he was concerned about was that of a childs body.
Point taken, point understood, point acted upon ...... slow down!
I don't line their pockets, as I try to keep to the limit ... only once have I been caught speeding. I ranted and I raved about it to the Chief Constable as I thought I was a 'soft target' on the 'school run'. He wrote me a letter back saying that the only 'soft target' he was concerned about was that of a childs body.
Point taken, point understood, point acted upon ...... slow down!
25 April 2009, 07:48 PM
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It galls me when some cutesy little girl is shown mangled on an advert spouting that if we were going slower she might have lived. If she'd been taught the Highway Code and Green Cross Code properly by her parents and the schools she might not have been stood in the middle of the foofing road ! Like all the idiot hoodie wearing BMX pillocks I see widdle-@r$ing around half blinded by their clothing, deafened by their MP3 player and/or phone, and having never seen a copy of the Highway Code, yet fully entitled to mix it with everything from pedestrians to 42 tonne trucks on roads with up to 70mph limits. No training, no experience, no qualification, no insurance, no foofing clue, and never to blame when they inevitably get squashed
If we are going to have over-zealous enforcement of road traffic law, then make it across the board. ALL laws for ALL road users ! Don't just pick on the easy target with the ID plainly visible front and back and almost certain financial backing, whether personal or insurance based.
I'm off to breath now, and maybe run over a cyclist
25 April 2009, 07:57 PM
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Smoking is a contributory factor in 66 times as many deaths each year, but the government still allow tobacco to be sold. Alcohol is fast catching smoking, but their legislation is just for show so they look like they're addressing the problem whilst still raking in the tax. Foofing hypocrites ! If people want to take risks and have fun, let them. If that risk could endanger others then it becomes wrong, and usually only age and experience provide the wisdom to discern whether this is becoming so. We used to have experience, wise and discerning traffic officers whom could exercise this diligence, instead of uncompromising automated revenue generation.
It galls me when some cutesy little girl is shown mangled on an advert spouting that if we were going slower she might have lived. If she'd been taught the Highway Code and Green Cross Code properly by her parents and the schools she might not have been stood in the middle of the foofing road ! Like all the idiot hoodie wearing BMX pillocks I see widdle-@r$ing around half blinded by their clothing, deafened by their MP3 player and/or phone, and having never seen a copy of the Highway Code, yet fully entitled to mix it with everything from pedestrians to 42 tonne trucks on roads with up to 70mph limits. No training, no experience, no qualification, no insurance, no foofing clue, and never to blame when they inevitably get squashed
If we are going to have over-zealous enforcement of road traffic law, then make it across the board. ALL laws for ALL road users ! Don't just pick on the easy target with the ID plainly visible front and back and almost certain financial backing, whether personal or insurance based.
I'm off to breath now, and maybe run over a cyclist
It galls me when some cutesy little girl is shown mangled on an advert spouting that if we were going slower she might have lived. If she'd been taught the Highway Code and Green Cross Code properly by her parents and the schools she might not have been stood in the middle of the foofing road ! Like all the idiot hoodie wearing BMX pillocks I see widdle-@r$ing around half blinded by their clothing, deafened by their MP3 player and/or phone, and having never seen a copy of the Highway Code, yet fully entitled to mix it with everything from pedestrians to 42 tonne trucks on roads with up to 70mph limits. No training, no experience, no qualification, no insurance, no foofing clue, and never to blame when they inevitably get squashed
If we are going to have over-zealous enforcement of road traffic law, then make it across the board. ALL laws for ALL road users ! Don't just pick on the easy target with the ID plainly visible front and back and almost certain financial backing, whether personal or insurance based.
I'm off to breath now, and maybe run over a cyclist
25 April 2009, 08:26 PM
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Avoiding killing many children by ensuring they are adequately educated of the dangers out there sounds a good idea too though. Do you know how many of my clients even own a copy of the Highway Code prior to starting lessons, let alone how many ever actually bother to read it ? NONE ! They buy a DVD from Morrisons and click away hoping they get an average score which will get them their H&T Test pass, sod learning it ! The fact that they are happier to sit for many hours farting around playing a game, instead of maybe 2 hours max actually reading the bloody book and knowing ALL the answers and maybe some of the theory behind the training is beyond them. The fact that they have managed to survive to 17yo without getting mangled under a truck I suppose means the road safety policy works though 
25 April 2009, 08:27 PM
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Abiding by the law could also technically kill someone seriously injured by speed. I can and will explain if necessary.
25 April 2009, 08:41 PM
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I'm sure that the car thief who steals your car will be thinking 'laterally' when he considers that he should also have access to your vehicle ..... that will, of course, be perfectly OK to you then?? 
