crw wrote:
Only ONE Electronic engineer and ONE Newspapers say "SPEED cameras in Bucks have made no difference to the number of serious or fatal crashes in the past five years" when there are how many speed cameras in The UK?
I see.... So then you would say it is perfectly acceptable to ignore the results of his research and analyis, then?
I cannot agree with you. Because you provide an invalid argument.
The fact that one electronic engineer discovers that there are serious flaws in the data of one speed camera partnership does not mean that his analysis can be ignored.
What would be ideal would be if independent scientists like the chap quoted are invited to undertake rigorous analysis of the data of every speed camera partnership.
And as I think I pointed out the staff of some camera partnerships do not take road safety seriously in any case. The West Mercia Camera Partnership was made aware that one of their drivers was seen driving at a speed well in excess of the posted speed limit. Now, either this meant that the driver knew that it was safe to drive at a speed higher than the posted speed limit, or that he knew he was driving at a dangerous speed and just did not care. Either way he was able to blow a hole through the reason that his employers exist.
And a colleague of his was seen -by me- to have his entire -fairly large van- parked entirely on the pavement whilst he changed the film in the speed camera.
By doing so he forced pedestrians with prams to walk off the pavement into the flow of traffic and also breached the DDA by blocking the pavement to wheelchair users and people using disabled scooters. He also obscured a junction to other road users.
Several people reported the speeding driver and I reported the driver who had dangerously and illegally parked his van.
Both were dismissed. My email in reply was a classic. They would not even investigate my claim because "I know that none of my colleagues would break the law in such a manner." Apparently she gave a similar reply to the allegation of speeding, too. (The drivers who complained were driving at the posted limit and he overtook a line of traffic at a speed that was well in excess, and nor did he slow down.)
So basically they are given "cart blanche" to drive as they like and park where they want. If the staff of the partnerships do not take road safety properly what does tihs tell us about the supposed role of the partnerships in promoting road safety? It's a bit hollow, isn't it?
One person and newspaper is research, can't you do any better then that thatsnew especially where there a number of speed cameras in The UK?
And thanks to your own comments, where you make claims without facts, any other claims like the one above is not to be believe as the truth.
But then again are you going to report everyday drivers who blocked the path or speed?