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http://blogs.reuters.com/2007/06/29/do- ... e_your_say

Do speed cameras make you feel safer?

June 29th, 2007, filed by Peter Griffiths

Do you want a speed camera in your street? Would it make you feel safer?

The government say they slow drivers down, cut accidents and help enforce the law.

The AA says seven out of 10 of us accept them as one way of trying to prevent accidents.

But some drivers aren’t convinced. Campaigners, such as the anti-camera group Safe Speed, say they cost too much, their benefits are hyped and they breach human rights.

Retired company director Idris Francis has lost his final appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to scrap speed camera laws.

He calls it a “black day for freedom and justice”, while the Department for Transport says the ruling upholds traffic laws that protect us all.

What do you think? Please add your comments below.

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Lots of supportive comments.

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