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Little bit old, but first time I've seen it .Came across it looking for updates on the future of Warks cameras .

HALF of Coventry’s speed cameras are broken

HALF of Coventry’s speed cameras are broken, the Telegraph can reveal.

Seven of Coventry’s 16 fixed speed cameras are out of order, while five of the cameras aimed at catching people jumping red lights are not working.

But the council has not put signs on the defunct cameras to let drivers know they are out of operation.

Councillor Allan Andrews claims drivers are being conned.
He said: “It’s deceitful that so many of our cameras are not operational. It’s conning the people of Coventry.

“People have a right to know.”

Coun Andrews (Con, Earlsdon) is now calling for a review of the city’s speed cameras, saying it could be time to scrap them altogether.

He claims funding could be better spent on safer road design and increased traffic police.

The shadow spokesman for city services added: “This is not party political. It’s just about finding out whether cameras make Coventry’s roads safer

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

Excellent news ... lets hope they pull the whole program and start the long and slow process of sound engineering and education and of course enforcement when appropriate and proportional.

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