Mole wrote:
To be honest, I don't really know how to vote here! There can be little defence for someone who "fails to notice" them - I've driven through there plenty of times and they are well signposted and visible. Clealry, if nobody is working, they're a bit pointless, but there can bel no excuse for not knowing they're there! OK, if all these martyrs are deliberately being disobdient to make a point, then fair enough, but I suspect that this is just numptyism on an heroic scale.
Really ! ?
The question is
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Should speed cameras be set up at roadworks?
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HereTo my thinking the answer is clearly a resounding NO.
1) TrafPol have a 27% benefit (see
here)
2) Cameras distract motorists
3) bad effects to traffic
4) encourage motorists to concentrate on a specific speed value no matter what conditions prevail
5) people brake to ensure they are under the limit in case the cameras are set low or there is a fault etc etc
6) focusing on speedo and camera - usually 3x or so ... - so not concentrating on the road and conditions
7) there is no benefit - if something is going on at the roadworks we need the motorists to be observing and concentrating on this and the general traffic around them, not needlessly worrying about a specific speed and getting distracted.