I pre-recorded a news interview yesterday at about lunch time. I don't know when they ran it. Things were so hectic on the story that I didn't get a chance to post this one to the forums earlier.
It was about the story in this Safe Speed PR issued at 13:29 on 22nd June:
PR206: Speed cameras under pressure in the West Midlands.
News for immediate release
(This release issued at an early stage in the news story. Check your facts!)
According to information received, speed camera policy in the West Midlands is
under considerable pressure form the Council's Planning and Transportation
Sub-committee headed by Councillor Les Kyles.
Apparently three cameras have already been removed and very serious concerns
have been expressed about the effectiveness of the other 300. A report will
follow in September.
Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign
(
www.safespeed.org.uk) said: "Speed cameras don't make the roads safer and
it's only a matter of time before the entire system crumbles. The major
problem with speed cameras is that they seek to affect a relatively
unimportant road safety parameter, but they come with side effects that damage
road safety core values."
"Road safety in the UK will not improve until the authorities have come to
terms with the fact that speed cameras don't make the roads safer. After £700
million pounds in speed camera fines, deaths are going up. What more evidence
do we need to know that cameras are the wrong road safety policy?"
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