Safe Speed Forums

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/
As reported in the Leicester Mercury 04/02/2005

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I'm disgusted at the way this government is fleecing the people of this country. In particular the use of Speed cameras to mug motorists and claim its road safety. I'm disgusted at the threatening NIPs that people receive they break the human rights act

I'm sorry to say that, while I agree with you that it is not desirable that the Government find more and more ways of "taxing" the ordinary citizen, there is a very easy way of ensuring that you don't have to pay a speeding fine and that is not to speed.

A more constructive approach would be to petition the council in areas where you believe that speed has been unfairly restricted - if there is a genuine case for this, it should not be too difficult to get a large amount of support for your campaign to raise the speed limit in a particular area.

There are always going to be parts of the law that you strongly agree with and strongly disagree with as well as those areas where you have no views either way. I have some strong personal views on, amongst other things, the fact that use of marijuana is still illegal in this country. However, the law is the law and no-one has the right to pick and choose what applies to them and what doesn't - if I choose to break the law, I must expect to take the consequences.

I appreciate that perhaps the point you are trying to make is that the Government is not actually motivated to place speed cameras in order to prevent loss of life, but then in reality it has never been the role of Government to act altruistically at all times and, as can be seen from situations such as that in Iraq, they do often act with an ulterior motive.

I think a more measured reaction may be called for, as this subject does seem to be one that inspires road rage in drivers even when they are not in their vehicles.

I live in Leicester. One of their most profitable cameras in on the old A50. It is a 30 limit on a dual carriageway. It is not in a black spot. That is 500 yds further down the road at the roundabout. There is another road north of the city similar layout but with houses nearer to the road which is a 40 limit...go figure

It is easy to say don't speed but when you are on a dead straight piece of open dual carriageway........

Leicester mob are SCUM I have written in the paper several times about cameras. Their web site has to be the most pathetic I have ever seen....
http://www.speedorsafety.com/

They took ALL the credit for the reduction in accidents in 03, not mentioning the rise in 02. I am waiting for the 04 figures to come out.

Their spokesperson used to be Toby Walker. I wonder what happened to him. I once questiones the type of cameras used in Great Glen as not being approved types, he told me they were NOT used for enforcement dont know about now though.

The leicester Mercury promised an investigation into cameras in the area...we are still waiting.

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Speed camera policy Kills

According to the county council site there were 410 KSIs in 02/03. I have written a resonce....Lets se if they print it.

It would be good if some other "locals" from this forume did the same. You can do it through the web site by writing to the editor link.

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Speed camera policy Kills

You're right, at least if they're not scum they are clueless.

I just clicked on their 'take opinion poll' link, and the only question is "How many alcoholic drinks can you safely drink before driving?" 0, 1, 2, 3 etc.

How can they be so braindead. It depends what the drink is, what you've eaten, your body weight, and how long before driving.

Also, how exactly do they have any interest in drink driving? It's something they're just not interested in: probably because it requires a fair trial, is not a very common (ie lucrative) offence, and can't be detected by camera.