Speed camera nabs 23,500 drivers in 14 days

Sean16v · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 15, 2006 Posts: 47

I do agree with what Mike has said This to me sounds like a lot of spin and publicity from a wanna be MP and a local politician of the same party.

At the end of the day if you are speeding and you get a fined plus points you only have yourself to blame it takes a split second to glance at your speedo to see what you are doing, if your moaning about this wait until you end up like Portsmouth a 20mph zone. I have complained to Portsmouth city council as to why the road outside where I take my child to school is a 30mph limit yet all the side roads are a 20mph limit it doesn’t make sense I witness the lollypop lady nearly being knocked over because of drivers speeding around a blind bend leading to the entrance to the school when you ask them to slow down the normal answer is why should I, myself would like to see all speed camera removed from the roads where just to make money and put out side schools working on a part time bases with the schools being able to do a manual override should they have an after school activity an need the times of the camera extended or if they have an inset day and the school is shut then the camera can be turned off.

YTD is like many roads and this will go on for ever with drivers moaning about speed limits but motorist these days really don’t care about anyone else as long as they get to where they want and at what ever speed they chose to go at, I should no this as the other week someone speeding down my road decided to hit my car as they missed judge the gap between my car and the other side of the road had they been driving at the correct speed they would have had time to asses the gap and for the record my car was parked up outside my house, when I asked the drive why they felt the need to speed the reply was I got fed up waiting after letting to cars through so I just put my foot down, she is now having a nice chat with the local bobby and paying for my damage.

mikealder · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:40 am Post subject:

pj123 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 15, 2006 Posts: 46

Is this camera in the camera database?

MikeB · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 9:05 am Post subject:

grumble53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 11, 2006 Posts: 2

M8TJT · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 11:05 am Post subject:

If people ignore the 30mph zone, what chance of taking notice of a 20 mph zone. Sad

You imply that there is a camera there. Is there or is it a light up speed sign, or is it a figmen t of someone's imagination Question

grumble53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 11, 2006 Posts: 2

1968Dad · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 1

The speed limit here IS correct as just around the corner is a primary school. There has been a serious accident here in recent years when the road was closed for the Air Ambulance to attend, there have been other less serious accidents here too.

Whiteley is possibly the UK's biggest cul-de-sac. This road leads to a couple of thousand homes and this is their only entrance and exit. The local council in their great wisdom recently opened an £800,000 50 meter bus only link to another main road which is used by approximateley 8 buses a day. For a non-bus vehicle to get from one side of the link to the other is a journey of just over 2 miles, this is why speeding is a BIG problem on that particular road.

If message boards like this one were able to campaign to open up to all traffic this white elephant of tax payers money (no I don't think anyone put it on their expenses!!!) it would greatly help to reduce speeds.

Thank you.

Snudge · Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 11:46 am Post subject:

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