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Originally Posted by Kymmy
That's the issue, to most people it's become socially acceptable to break the speed limit laws (the same way as 30 years ago it was acceptable to drink and drive even though it was against the law since 1967 when the first limit was set)
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I don't think it's a matter that speeding has become socially acceptable, I believe that automation has seen the authorities focus on a crime that is easy to capture. The result of large numbers captured by this method has seen a backlash of opinion, and is probably responsible for some peoples low opinion of the government who implemented it and the police.
I am all for catching motorists who exceed the speed limit in built up areas for example outside a school or at a bad junction. I am however totally against practices where 30 or 40mph limits have been extended on nice straight roads exiting a village, in these instances (2 here locally) the mobile camera van catches motorists on the low risk straight section of road as they accelerate to exit the village. They do however ignore the dangerous section through the village, where many exceed the limit and slow down for the safer section where they know the camera van will be located.
I would like to see the return of more traffic officers who are looking out for dangerous driving and other offences.