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I'm just back from Inverness studio where I've pre-recorded a bit for local evening news. regarding a crash at a speed camera site on the A11.

Safe Speed issued a PR on the subject at 13:39 today:

PR177: Speed camera causes high speed crash in Norfolk

News: for immediate release

In a frightening display of arrogance the The Norfolk Speed Camera
Partnership have branded motorists 'lunatics' after their camera van
caused a dangerous high speed crash on the A11. Safe Speed says the
direct danger caused by over zealous speed enforcement is far greater
than the potential benefit.

Safe Speed believes that it is very important to police the roads
effectively and nutters at dangerous speeds should be targeted. But
the speed camera program does not sort out the nutters from normal
responsible motorists travelling at safe and appropriate speeds
according to the conditions. We need proper Police traffic officers
making appropriate judgements according to the circumstances and the
manner of driving.

Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign
(www.safespeed.org.uk) said: "The trouble with speed cameras is that
they come with side effects. Some of the side effects are extremely
dangerous to road safety as this case shows. Speed camera operation
must be suspended immediately until such time as we have good
scientific information that they make the roads safer overall. It is
unlikely that any such information will ever exist because speed
cameras are proven not to change drivers' speeding behaviour - all
they do is cause fines and distractions."

Safe Speed calls for an immediate end to all speed camera operations
on the grounds that they have an overall negative effect on road
safety.

Paul said: "It's very simple. Deaths are up. Speed camera fines are
up. The speed camera programme is exposed as a dangerous failure.
Let's make speed cameras as socially unacceptable as drink driving."


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Eastern Daily Press article:
mega link

Paul Smith can be seen on Anglia TV this evening commenting on the
issues.

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety