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I do not drive as my eyesight in one eye is NOT good enough. Chunk of the back of the eye fell off, floats round, and I do not like the idea of people with eyesight like mine driving round!

However, as a non-driver, I can say that I believe that speed cameras are not doing the job described on the tin.

Despite claiming this is not the case, I know of people who were prosecuted for driving at 33 in a 30 zone. I was with two of them, so am 100% certain of what happened.

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Hi and

I think you'll find plenty of like-minded people here. I am in 100% agreement that the partnerships can play a nasty game. I too have seen one conviction for 34 in a 30 - a district nurse who came very close to loosing her licence (and therefore, her job) for a few of sub-40 speeding tickets. Not surprisingly, she's not one of those who pose any real danger to society - she's just one of those who got caught! It's an age-old problem with automated enforcement. The joyriders doing twice the speed limit don't get caught (the Notice of Intended Prosecution just goes to the hapless registered keeper of the car) and the vicars, reps, school run mums (and district nurses!) all get hammered.

Yes, a warm welcome to you.
It's interesting that you are responsible enough not to want to drive with only one eye working 100%. Although, as you may already know, there was a WW2 Spitfire pilot, known as 'Cyclops' Brown, who flew and fought with only one eye. There is also an RAF pilot who lost an eye whilst flying a BAe Hawk at low level in N. Wales and hit a bird which came through the canopy, taking out his left eye. He received the AFC for saving his aircraft and went on to be a one-eyed VC10 pilot flying VIP's, including the PM, all over the place (one Sqn .Ldr. Sharpe). Maybe you should consider driving after all - you seem to be more aware then many.

Hi and Welcome!

Cooperman, I think the OP's position is that they have bits of eye floating around, it could be that this would cause too much distraction compared to complete blindness in one eye, perhaps an eye patch would help in this situation?

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