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Originally Posted by me283
No it doesn't matter whay, but there was a previous posting that stated:
"A traffic policeman once told me that in many cases they prosecute drivers for speeeding not so much because they are speeding but because they are not concentrating on driving enough..."
In my locality we often see policemen opening up GATSOs. I presume they are policemen as they wear police uniforms and drive police vehicles.
There better ways to warn people to watch their speed, but for some reason they are not deployed. I don't know, but it may be because they don't generate revenue?
Too many people drive too fast. But too many people drive badly or dangerousl, within the speed limit. Example: If I am on a motorway and the middle and outside lanes are being hogged by 45mph drivers, and I decided to pass on the EMPTY inside lane, who is more likely to be prosecuted? I think it would be me. But am I the only person driving "without due care and attention"? No.
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Thank you Ian, let's start a political party!
By the way, I have 3 points for no real offence... "Failing to provide info" when I genuinely don't have the info. Recent developments lead me to believe my number plates have been copied, but that's another matter. Any way, I have three points.
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I once had a speeding endorsement on my licence (1972) and I know I wasn't speeding. I was stopped by a road traffic car on the M606. I couldn't prove I wasn't speeding and the court believed the two police offices. No fixed penalties in those days.
GATSO cameras are all supplied by a company called Serco Justice who plan, install, calibrate and maintain the cameras including traffic light cameras. They are the only people who are authorised to calibrate the systems and issue the annual certificate which is used in evidence by the courts.
One of the best road warning systems are the radar controlled speed limit signs which light up like Blackpool illuminations if you approach them too fast. Some of these also display the registration number of the offending vehicle which makes them even more of a warning to the offender.
What most people are unaware of is the high number of "invisible" cameras deployed mainly on motorways. These detect and record speed and number plate of offending vehicles but are not certified for use in motoring offence prosecutions. The smallest of these is actually fitted into the cats eyes on the carriageway.