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The following Conservative PR embargoed for midnight:

Please note Embargo: 00.01 Monday 25th April

Drivers say motoring has worsened under Labour

Commenting on a RAC survey which concludes that most drivers feel that motoring has worsened since Labour came to power, the Shadow Transport Secretary, Tim Yeo said:

“Mr Blair’s Government pledged to reduce congestion by 5 per cent by 2010 but this was all talk. Instead, congestion has risen and road conditions have deteriorated. There is also the suspicion that speed cameras are not saving lives but boosting revenue for Safety Camera Partnerships.

“The Conservative Party is determined to end Labour’s war on the sensible motorist and ease congestion on our roads.

“We will establish a congestion relief fund, from which local authorities will bid for money for local schemes and construct extra road space at key congestion hot-spots. We will look to build
new roads with private sector help.

“Only traffic police can catch the most dangerous drivers. By recruiting 5,000 thousand more police, each year, we will make it possible for chief constables to restore the number of traffic
police to the level we left behind in 1997. We will abolish the Safety Camera Partnerships and review every speed camera and speed limit to encourage confidence in speed limits.”

ENDS
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RAC PR:
http://www.safespeed.org.uk/racpr.doc

M4 Protest response:
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M4 Protest welcomes RAC revelations

News: Embargo 00.01hrs, 25th April 2005.

Figures released today by the RAC reveal the motorists' pain with 55%
of motorists saying the their "motoring life is worse" and 67% saying
that speed cameras have "no positive impact".

Robin Summerhill, founder of the M4 Protest campaign
(www.m4protest.org) said: "Motorists have a golden opportunity to send
a message to politicians before the election by joining the M4 Protest
on Saturday 30th."

Paul Smith, M4 Protest road safety spokesman said: "Speed cameras have
issued £700million pounds in fines and made road safety worse. Clearly
it's time for change."

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

Excellent - and a specific commitment to abolish the Scamera Partnerships

We will never get everything we want, but doing that, and removing the incentive to raise revenue, is the single biggest change that is needed in road safety policy.

Certainly gets my vote

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"Show me someone who says that they have never exceeded a speed limit, and I'll show you a liar, or a menace." (Austin Williams - Director, Transport Research Group)

Any views expressed in this post are personal opinions and may not represent the views of Safe Speed

Paul

Well done

The pressure on RAC to start focusing on their members and not non-car drivers seems to be paying off and the commitment from the Conservatives to scrap the scameraships is a major step forward.

Suggest you give yourself a pat on the back and have a celebration, hope to meet you on 30th.

TC

This thread moved out of the Clubhouse now it's past its embargo.

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

I've not seen this PR yet on the Conservatives' website:

http://www.conservatives.com

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"Show me someone who says that they have never exceeded a speed limit, and I'll show you a liar, or a menace." (Austin Williams - Director, Transport Research Group)

Any views expressed in this post are personal opinions and may not represent the views of Safe Speed