Safe Speed Forums

On the Salisbury to Blandford Road, in Wiltshire, is a small village which starts out as a 40, then a 30, then back to 40, then the houses stop and you go back to rural countryside with no pedestrian access.

As you leave the village, there is a slight left hand curve which does NOT affect your sight of the road, as you can see both nsl signs but you cannot see the hidden scamera van in the gateway just in front of them.

Safety? Yeah right. Just the Willshite and Swindle Parsnips building their little empire.

if you all started to photograph these instances and then send the photo's with your feelings about what the pratnerships are up to, for the attention of Dr.Steven Ladyman (even a letter without a photo would do) he might just start to see the bigger picture. I am already doing this, and I think it would have far more effect if thousands of people started hounding him this way rather than vent their feelings on websites which have no real benefit.

Dear Sir

I must say that I am impressed that you braved all and sundry to appear on Top Gear. Bravo and well done.

I must also say that you appear to be a reasonable person who actually believes in the speed camera partnerships, but your facts as stated are wrong.

If, as you stated, the cameras are all painted yellow and are there to slow people down, and lives are being saved, then I, and I think most other people, would be in favour of them.

But. the partnerships are sneaky and tell lies. They are destroying the respect that the public have for the Police Force in this country.

I would love to send you 'my story' but am uncertain that it would be read. If you are interested, perhaps you would let me know and I would be happy to tell you why you are losing the respect of the Public in the UK.

I have attached a couple of photos for your information. The first is from the place where I was photographed and the van in the distance (further away than you can see) and also one of the highly visible yellow cameras I spotted whilst in Dorset.

Yours faithfully

I personally feel that an awful lot of people on these sites just want a moan but do not have the guts to do anything about the state of play in this country.

Being able to use e-mail would help.

To: belinda.artingstoll@bbc.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 1:11 PM
Subject: 80mph Speed limit on Motorways


Dear Belinda,
I heard the interview with the spokeswoman from BRAKE, and I was amazed at her lack of knowledge and understanding of the news item.
She quoted congested traffic, and the speed being unsuitable under those circumstances, and questioned the safety of the crash barriers!
I suggest that to balance her views, you should investigate the causes of accidents on the M6 in Cumbria, and the speeds recorded on it.
I dont recall anyone ever saying the crash barriers were inadequate, although the section of Shap is particularly praised for the separation of the two carriageways!

The AA has after many years of opposing the 80 mph limit, suggested that the limit could be made a part of the governments Variable Speed Limits initiative - where maximum speeds can be varied according to the conditions.
They may well be SLOWER than 70 in some circumstances.
The dual limit works well in France - 130 kph in GOOD conditions, and 110 kph in wet or inclement conditions.
When next you speak to this lady, you might wish to research the Safespeed website (www.safespeed.org.uk) and be in a position to challenge the views of BRAKE from a position of knowledge.

http://www.writetothem.com/ is your friend then......

I've used the writetothem site to contact my MP 3 times. So far the success rate for replies is 100%.

But it does depend how conscientious und diligent to duty your MP

But ja - I have camera und doo-dahs for passengers to use to film things these days. Ist good because we also use this film to make kittens hazard aware