Reasons for Cameras (split from A127 thread)

darkan99el · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 16, 2008 Posts: 2

Ja Te, I think I had too much coffee Laughing Out Loud

! the tranquillisers have kicked in now and the world is now a lovely fuzzy place to be ha!ha!

I can see a need for some form of control but I'm sure there are better ways to encourage people to control themselves.

I'm not sure what the demographics are for age groups but restricting young adults vehicles would probably help, so would restricting rep cars like they do with lorries, take away the temptation so to speak.

I think teaching people time management would also be a help because I think speeding is an effect, its the causes that really need looking at.

Studying traffic flow should also be a priority, so the most efficient system can be built.

Talking to car makers should also be done and they should be restricted in vehicle speeds, this would probably make them more creative in giving features like comfort, gadgets and other functional priorities.

It doesn't matter whether your car cost £1,000 or £50,000 when you're stuck in a traffic jam the only thing that's for sure is excessive pollution and time wasted and situational hostility, none of which most people want.

The gains of speed are negligible over a person adhering to the speed limits, so it becomes nothing more than an extension of one's ego, people behave very hostile in cars much more than if they were on foot.
I have often wanted to see this played out in a comedy sketch, where people behave in the same way as they do in cars but just walking, when one thinks of it in this way, driver behaviour becomes farcical.

I can remember an instance a few years ago, on a roundabout in Uttoxeter, the guy angrily objected to me daring to go around the roundabout before him, all I saw was a man with a contorted face nashing his teeth, I found this very funny and burst out laughing, after the initial surprise he too realised why I was laughing and he started too, we both went on our way with smiles on our faces because of the comedy of it and the uselessness of the anger. I'm sure it could have turned out much worse than it did, but I think in me laughing it made him realise how daft he must have looked.

To conclude: Camera only deal with the effect, what they also do is create ripples of negative behaviour where ever there are no cameras i.e. catchup time, so what really happens is you push the danger zones elsewhere, its just a matter of time before they start to show up.

camera's are just a patchwork solution, it cures nothing but creates hostility towards the police and anyone traffic related, eventually its going to backfire I can see it.

I talk too much its time for my sleep drugs Laughing Out Loud

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That's Horlicks by the way Wink

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