Safety or revenue?

GPS_fan · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: Safety or revenue?

Until I came across the site below, I thought that speed cameras were supposed to be clearly visible from at least 60 yards away:

http://www.speedcam.co.uk/gatso.htm

How wrong I was and whilst I don't wish to open another debate about speeding, I wondered how many other members would question where the line is drawn between safety and revenue.

Over the past couple of years, there also seems to have been an increase in the number of hidden speed limit signs caused by a faillure to cut back vegetation around road signs
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DennisN · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:59 am Post subject:

I don't have a particular axe to grind, BUT I do wish this site would put a date on the photos. Quite a long way down the page, at last we come across a date of 2004. Old information smacks of "Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics" - using selective information to make a point.

I have no doubt the photos were all genuine when taken, but my passport photo is not recent enough to identify me now (since my facelift and makeover!).
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mostdom · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:30 am Post subject:

Smacks of speed camera vigianisim .co.uk

Lots of one sided views, hatred for, and general misinformation, about speed cameras. No help to no one!
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GPS_fan · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:41 am Post subject:

There could be a case of that, but with the next generation of camera just around the corner, we'll all have to be a lot more careful:

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=59107
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mostdom · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject:

I know about that one as it is just down the road from my place of work. They didn't put the "This is only a test" sticker on it straight away though. Evil or Very Mad

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DennisN · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:28 pm Post subject:

Hey! I've heard of Surrey - I went there yesterday. Tadworth. Now that's a place for speed humps if ever I saw them - climbing irons and ropes!!
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GPS_fan · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:

Oh dear, it looks like you need one of these:

instead of your little racing machine:

Your poor front spoiler...and not a bull bar in site for those poor deer and peasants
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mostdom · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

Ahhh! Lovely Tadworth! Never been there, is it nice! Smile

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mostdom · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:20 am Post subject:

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