2559B Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 couldn't agree more mate !! EVERYONE knows cameras are there for money first & safety second ...... FACT !!!!! the position of some speed cameras is a disgrace ( hidden behind signs , etc. ) i have no problems or issues with speed cameras outside schools / hospitals / accident blackspots / etc, in fact I encourage & defend there right to be in these areas. But with regards to the " money-makers " and there positioning them i want to buy a chainsaw & cut the f**kers to the ground !!!! {DISCLAIMER} -- these are my personal views and not those of the SIDC ( although most people would probably agree with me !!! )
st3ph3n Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 I'd certainly agree that cameras are a stealth tax, but 39 and 41 in a 30 are not excusable numbers no matter how many years of good behaviour you have. 59 in a temporary 50 on the M8 is a bit of a sore one to take, especially as no one slows down for roadworks on the motorway. I personally think cameras in 30 zones are entirely justified, assuming that the 30 zone in question is properly marked, and should be a 30 zone. Cameras on long straight stretches of A road aren't though, nor are they appropriate in most motorway roadworks (where the flow of traffic generally dictates the speed). That said, I'd completley agree that most cameras have nothing at all to do with safety, and that proper education of drivers to the rules of the road that they should be following and increasing their general awareness is how to improve safety.
frank c Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 Noticed it myself but didn't want to say...LOL
st3ph3n Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 << So,u r the guy nobody liked at school....... Laws are guidelines for the intelligent and rules for those lacking in the IQ department. >> Perhaps. If you want empathy then this isn't the place to get it. I completely agree with you about speed cameras being a stealth tax, but no amount of justification short of medical emergency will make speeding in a properly zoned and marked 30 right.
ScoobyAndy Posted September 4, 2005 Posted September 4, 2005 << So,u r the guy nobody liked at school >> sorry m8 but if you ask me yor old mans just got what he deserved. doing 39 in a 30 is completely unnecesary and unaceptable. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.. DO THE CRIME YOU DO THE TIME!!!!! and he obviously did the crime! as for the cameras i agree that some of them are placed solely for making money. << .(in otherwords he's not interested in speed,he drives slowly and safely and always has) >> lol not interested in speed... well who are you trying to kid?? as for driveing as he always has... well its a bl**dy mirical its taken so long for him to get what he deserves
gordon_kerr Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 Hit a child at 30 mph they may survive, hit them at 39mph or worse still 41 mph and they are three times less likely to survive, enough said!!!!!!!
fai17 Posted September 5, 2005 Posted September 5, 2005 << So,u r the guy nobody liked at school....... Laws are guidelines for the intelligent and rules for those lacking in the IQ department. >> There is no need to say that on here. Everyone sees things in a different way. There is a time and place to speed. But in built up area please drive carefully and safely as it is not worth it.
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