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Cambridgeshire Police Issued Tickets Increase by Almost 90
Article by: rob brady
Date: 6 Apr 2013
Cambridge News has reported that the number of speeding tickets issued across Cambridgeshire increased dramatically during 2012.
Almost 90 per cent more fines were dished out by Cambridgeshire police officers last year than the year before.
2011 recorded 2,869 speeding tickets (top speed recorded 119mph), but 2012 produced a marked increase to 5,401 (top speed recorded 118mph)... and in January alone this year, police have caught more than 3,000 drivers during the "Think!" campaign.
99mph is the top speed recorded so far this year.
Officers were operating in both marked and unmarked cars and it is safe to assume that they would be making good use of their armoury of mobile speed cameras.
The report also states that "safety cameras" (presumably fixed and road works cameras) caught speeders 37,589 times in 2011, falling to 36,941 in 2012.
A Cambridgeshire police spokesman commented, "Reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the county’s roads is a priority for the force. Excessive speeding and inappropriate speed are just some of the factors which can result in collisions, sometimes fatal. We will continue to work to make the county’s roads safer for everyone who uses them."
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 Posted by ayh20 on Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:30 am |
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And where are the figures to show the fantastic reduction in casualties .... ? Or can we assume that they follow most forces policy of enforcing dual carrageways but forgetting all about school zones, town centre's etc
Speed, doesn't kill ... Sudden stops kill .... QED: Just don't stop !! |
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| Posted by M8TJT on Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:22 am |
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| ayh20 Wrote: | | And where are the figures to show the fantastic reduction in casualties .... ? |
But they don't claim reduction in accidents, just more tickets issued 
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| Posted by Guivre46 on Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:57 am |
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...and did they increase the number of police officers monitoring speed, and did they change policy to have a lower speed for triggering a ticket?
Mike R [aka Wyvern46]
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| Posted by ayh20 on Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:27 am |
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what about the improvement in catching drunk drivers ? Or dangerous drivers, or people using cell phones ? Or people driving too fast for the conditions ?
What ! ... you mean "safety" camera's can't do that ?
Andy
PS "Still bitter about being done for 78 mph on a empty three lane dual carriage way @ 8am on a beautiful clear sunny Sunday morning" ... can you tell ;-)
Speed, doesn't kill ... Sudden stops kill .... QED: Just don't stop !! |
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| Posted by Snudge on Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:26 am |
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| Quote: | | Excessive speeding and inappropriate speed are just some of the factors which can result in collisions, sometimes fatal |
That's sometimes true - HERE
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