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xda Lifetime Member
Joined: Mar 11, 2004 Posts: 1199 Location: Park Gate
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:03 am Post subject: Speed Camera Detectors to be Banned |
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Friday July 16, 06:46 AM
Speed camera detectors to be banned
Devices which detect speed cameras are to be banned, the Government has revealed.
The Department for Transport said it would seek to ban the dashboard devices as soon as possible because of fears motorists were using them to break speed limits without being caught.
Thousands of drivers have installed the detectors after a huge rise in the number of speed camera penalties.
They have already been banned in many European countries including France and Ireland.
A Department for Transport spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the problem and as soon as a legislative opportunity becomes available we will seek to make these devices illegal."
Road safety groups welcomed the announcement. Rob Gifford of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety told The Times: "This is a long overdue closing of a legal loophole.
"Speed camera detectors should not be needed by law-abiding drivers."
Transport minister David Jamieson yesterday said he was happy for people to know where the cameras were. But he did not want information to be passed on revealing whether or not they were switched on.
He told a Commons committee: "If there is a map showing where they are, then I think that's a good idea, because people will then be very careful in that area."
He also ruled out random breath-testing and said there were no plans to lower the legal drink-drive limit. _________________ Graham.
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drummer Frequent Visitor
Joined: Apr 08, 2004 Posts: 256 Location: Hampton, Middlesex, UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Speed Camera Detectors to be Banned |
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xda wrote: | Friday July 16, 06:46 AM
Transport minister David Jamieson yesterday said he was happy for people to know where the cameras were. But he did not want information to be passed on revealing whether or not they were switched on.
He told a Commons committee: "If there is a map showing where they are, then I think that's a good idea, because people will then be very careful in that area." |
The speed camera database and other GPS only detectors are OK then. |
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Dave Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 10, 2003 Posts: 6460 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2004 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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Correct, it's only to plug a hole in the law where there's a loop hole. |
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xrchris Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 26, 2004 Posts: 16
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 11:41 am Post subject: Re: Speed Camera Detectors to be Banned |
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xda wrote: | Friday July 16, 06:46 AM
Speed camera detectors to be banned
Devices which detect speed cameras are to be banned, the Government has revealed.
"Speed camera detectors should not be needed by law-abiding drivers."
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As i generally use my eyes to detect speed cameras will the police be repossessing my eyes 8O Will this mean we are to become a nation of blind people?? |
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nej Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jun 16, 2004 Posts: 454 Location: London, Ingerlund
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Absolutely. And if I tell someone to mind out for that camera whilst they are driving I leave myself open to being locked up for 5 years... Stupid laws!
It's a bit strange that they are happy for people to know where they are on a map (i.e with a GPS system) but not to detect it. The net result is the same. The reason for detecting them is the same also. It's not because we're speeding, we want to know that they are there so we can slow down because the camera signifies a dangerous stretch of road Well, dangerous because everyone is slamming on their brakes to avoid the camera anyway! |
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Colin21 Occasional Visitor
Joined: 21/06/2003 19:24:34 Posts: 19 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:51 pm Post subject: Saftety Cameras ? |
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As with many others I do not believe the use of speed cameras are used to promote safety on the roads by getting people to drive at the speed designated on a particular piece of road. If so why are speed limits not marked at regular intervals on the road to tell us what is the correct speed. Why is it assumed that all motorists are guilty and only need to be caught. Surely the possession of the knowledge that a device is working is an added reason to drive at the correct speed and not a reason to drive faster because it is not.
The government are always looking at ways to get revenue and not pro-actively spending it on what they say wants to be achieved e.g.- Less people killed and injured on our roads. |
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