Council scraps speed cameras

[Sweetpea]

Council scraps speed cameras - because they are 'a blatant tax on the motorist'

A Tory council plans to pull £400,000 out of a speed camera project, claiming the devices are a 'blatant tax on the motorist'.
Swindon Borough Council in Wiltshire wants to spend the money on local safety measures, such as vehicle-activated speed signs.
Its proposal is believed to be the first time a council has publicly accused the Government of installing speed cameras to make money rather than prevent accidents.

If the council axes its annual payment to the Wiltshire and Swindon Safety Camera Partnership, funding for cameras in the county could ultimately dry up. These include controversial mobile traps on the M4.
Yesterday Tory councillor Peter Greenhalgh, head of highways for Swindon, said: 'We treat road safety seriously but we pay about £400,000 a year to the partnership, which goes straight into the Government's pockets.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034919/Council-scraps-speed-cameras--blatant-tax-motorist.html


Well done Swindon Council. Lets hope this spreads.

[Churchill]

Hurrah!!!!!

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

These include controversial mobile traps on the M4.

They are NOT "traps" they are speed indicators.

If you are not breaking the law, you will not be caught.And should not objéct to them.

Or are you one of those I was talking about on the "death by dangerous cycling" thread, that thinks dribving over the limit is just a minor bit of sporting fun?

You breakl the law, you get done TOUGH.

[Churchill]

Spoken like a true copper.

[terrywit]

don't if anyones has spotted this?

due to the high cost of fuel every one's pottering about, I oftend see the traffic cops looking pished off on a sunday morning on dual carriage near me because every one doing 40mph & their 60+mph easy convictss have gone?

[Haqa]

Originally Posted by von Clausewitz

They are NOT "traps" they are speed indicators.

If you are not breaking the law, you will not be caught.And should not objéct to them.

Or are you one of those I was talking about on the "death by dangerous cycling" thread, that thinks dribving over the limit is just a minor bit of sporting fun?

You breakl the law, you get done TOUGH.

As I asked at work today. Why? Not why do you get done, why is the law thus?

I agree that anywhere that people live should be 30, near schools should IMHO be 20, but why are the dual-cariageways and motorways limited to 70? Why are single carriageways limited to 60?

A law without reason is a breach of magna carta (I forget the exact wording), so what is the justification for this "law"?

(Warning, I've done my homework...)

H.

[skinny]

Well why don't you enlighten us, and we can pick the bones out of your homework instead of asking leading questions?

[terrywit]

Originally Posted by Haqa

I agree that anywhere that people live should be 30, near schools should IMHO be 20

used to be 40mph school near me, now 20mph which has been done for the kiddies, also a 20mph @ 23:00 not many school kids on bike at that time is they?

[Churchill]

Originally Posted by terrywit

used to be 40mph school near me, now 20mph which has been done for the kiddies, also a 20mph @ 23:00 not many school kids on bike at that time is they?

Depends what Estate you live on.

[skinny]

That's a fair comment.