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It will be interesting to see what spin Sufolk Safecam manage to put on this terrible news. It really comes as no surprise to me when the standard of driving on the roads in Suffolk seems to get worse by the day.

The local news carried a story last night saying that road deaths had risen in every county in East Anglia.

In the last few years this news would always have been followed by an interview with a representative from the Camera Partnership or Brake banging on about speeding drivers. Things seem to be changing though - last night there was no mention of speeding, instead the follow up was about improver courses for new drivers and the proposals for a more rigorous driving test.

The Police have also been noticably more active on the A14 too. I have seen three vehicles stopped in the last two days near Ipswich and several Traffic cars driving along the A14.

Maybe the Safespeed message is finally getting through to the powers that be.

They are getting the message and shifting from speed to training as thier main message. They are reluctant to remove cameras even if they dont work.

I am suprised no one else joined this thread!

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“It has never been the rule in this country – I hope it never will be - that suspected criminal offences must automatically be the subject of prosecution” He added that there should be a prosecution: “wherever it appears that the offence or the circumstances of its commission is or are of such a character that a prosecution in respect thereof is required in the public interest”
This approach has been endorsed by Attorney General ever since 1951. CPS Code

Anton,

This thread on PH might be of interest (requires registration). I posted some simple spreadsheets showing trends, probably not enough data to go on though.

I understand that in Northamptonshire the fatalities have doubled this year.