Speed cameras multiplying...

[Steve_Perry]

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17/9/2003

The number of fixed road safety cameras has risen by almost a quarter in the last year. The biggest percentage increase was in northern England, including Merseyside, Humberside and South Yorkshire constabularies, which have upped camera sites by 59 percent. Numbers in the Midlands climbed by only 10 percent, and the national average was some up 22.3 percent.

Cameras remain most prevalent in the South East, with 11.5 percent of all units under the auspices of the Metropolitan Police, and followed by Thames Valley with 9.8 percent of all cameras.

Non-Gatso style cameras, such as the forward-facing Truvelo camera and SPECS systems which measure time taken to travel a certain distance, are also on the increase. They now account for 10.7 percent of all fixed sites and, according to Steve Wreford, MD of Cyclops, which makes a GPS-based camera detector system: 'Compared to traditional Gatso grey boxes, they offer local authorities a greater flexibility in deterring speeding motorists.' However, there are regional differences. They account for 28 percent of all fixed locations in the east of England, but only 1.5 percent in Scotland, while there are none in Wales.

Regional differences in the types of road where cameras are sited have also been noted. Around two-thirds of all fatal or serious-injury crashes occur where speed limits are 30mph or less, and this is most accurately matched in the north and south-east of England, where 62 percent and 61 percent of cameras are sited on roads of 30mph or under. In Scotland the figure falls to 38 percent, whereas in Wales urban streets are being heavily targeted - some 89 percent of Gatsos watch over sub-30mph streets.

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[graeme]

dont talk about speed cameras. in Victoria, Australia, they are behind every bush or anything that will hide the fact that they are there. One set of cameras on a freeway, hidden behind a directional sign reaps in $2million dollars a week for the government. The tolerance level is about 3ks. The newest type cover traffic light intersections, both red light and speed cameras, increase your speed in a amber situation and you get a red light fine and exceed the speed limit and you also get a speed fine...

Lovely money making machines, most people almost expect a ticket to arrive on a regular basis... bit like recieving a phone bill or other regular type accounts..........The road toll in victoria this year is similar to four years ago, I dont see the improvement. I was a member of the police force for 37 years........and I see speed cameras as way of making up for less police on our roads.... visual presence is a much better deterent than ripping people off. Cameras have a place in our law enforcment operations but they are being used excessivly.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Our country is utter shit (again)