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Old 05-04-2004, 08:08   #11
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Re: [Merged] Speeding NOT the main cause of accidents

its always been the case that that was in no way the highest statistic concerning road safety, it has always just been the easiest abused, which is why the whole cameras and "Lazy Policing" that they provide came about in the first place.

Its happened everywhere since they started sharing the cash with the police forces, everyones area has had cameras spring up in that manner, most of the places by me being the "busy" dual carriageways, that have low speed limits, a la 30 mph limits, so they just plonk a camera on a restricted, but naturally fast road like that and try and make as much cash as they like out of it.

And I think thats what motorists in general object to more than anything when it comes to speeding and fines. Because its proven in a lot of cases that cameras dont bring down the amount of accidents on a stretch of road anyway, from the ROSPA report I remember reading a while back.
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