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Article by: rob brady
Date: 2 Jan 2017

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Yet another story, via a request under the Freedom of Information Act, has emerged where drivers seem to be blissfully unaware of what average speed cameras are for.

Despite heavy signage, almost 7,000 drivers in 12 months have been caught speeding through point-to-point cameras on the A12 near Kelvedon in Essex.

This one camera system caught almost ten percent of the 72,000 drivers who were ticketed by fixed cameras (as opposed to police operated mobile cameras) in Essex over the past year.

A Safer Essex Roads Partnership spokeswoman commented: "The partnership uses safety cameras as a tool within the overall tool box of addressing driver behaviour in an effort to improve the safety of all road users, with a significant focus placed upon engaging and educating drivers."

She added: "Offenders, where possible, are always referred onto one of the available national road safety courses as opposed to prosecution through the criminal justice system."

The 7,000 speeding drivers in this story of course represent only a small proportion of what is seen right across the country.

Yes, they also represent only a small fraction of the overall amount of motorists who travel through these zones who do not speed, but it is still a sizeable amount of people that are either ignorant of how these cameras work (including foreign drivers), lose concentration or blatantly ignore the speed limit.

It's likely that many believe that the cameras are not actually switched on.

For those that don't know, simply put, pairs of cameras monitor a stretch of road. The first of the pair spot your number plate and start a timer. The second camera spots your number plate again when you complete that stretch and makes a calculation. It measures your average speed over the stretch and then compares it to the allowed speed.

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Posted by M8TJT on Mon Jan 02, 2017 3:16 pm Reply with quote

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She added: "Offenders, where possible, are always referred onto one of the available national road safety courses as opposed to prosecution through the criminal justice system."
Yes, of course they are because fines go to the treasury and "Road Safety Course" fees go the the providers and local coffers. Rolling Eyes


 
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