Why I think, Speed cameras don't work

Advantages: Reduces speed temporarily, If used properly reduces accidents and deaths.
Disadvantages: Propaganda, Revenue raising, Being lied to and Targeted.

...the consternation that the motorists over there were feeling while in Canada they totally scrapped their crackdown on drivers via the use of speed cameras because they alienated nearly the whole nation and eventually got voted out! If this Government is not careful, they could make the same mistake. I often drive past Bedford Police headquarters and it enrages me when I see their fleet of mobile units driving out of the entrance (12 vans sometimes more !) to various sites around the county. The manpower and efforts by our Police forces in snaring speeding motorists is to be frank despicable. I would estimate on current figures that only 1 in 10 speed cameras are being targeted at reducing accidents and that the other nine are revenue raisers. Heres some of the recommendations I would bring in; # Put speed limiters on cars like they exist...

WormThatTurned 02.10.2002 · Read review
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SPEED CAMERAS - A MONEY MAKING SCAM?

Advantages: Preventing accidents? saving lives?
Disadvantages: Making money?

...I can guarantee that either yourself or someone you know has been caught speeding recently or in the past. The question that needs to be answered is; are speed cameras there to reduce accidents? or are they simply there to earn money to plough straight back into putting more speed cameras on our roads? That is what the current debate about speed cameras is all about and I intend on answering that question in this opinion. Being Caught ************************ Naturally, to be caught by a speed camera you have to be speeding. Whether you're a boy/girl racer who deliberately speeds in a car, or a careful driver who just wasn't paying attention to your speed, you will still be fined and sentenced with penalty points. This fine could be anything from £20 upwards and an issue of 3 or more penalty points or even disqualification...

mdstone 25.11.2003 (10.12.2003) · Read review
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Speed Cameras Save Lives

Advantages: Keps drivers in line
Disadvantages: None

...on but I think that they should be classed as legal. They are no different to a cop with a radar gun. Hiding the cameras or having unmarked patrol cars is a bit sneaky but then so are some drivers who know that not every sign declaring speed cameras operate in the area actually do so and they take a chance. However motorists should be aware that just because your car was snapped doing 90+ on the motorway it doesn't prove that you were driving it. It is up to the police to prove that you were and you are not obliged to say who was driving your car because to do so you may be incriminating yourself. This point is being debated as I write and you read and as we are all innocent until proven guilty, unless the government has it's way, the problem will not be resolved. One day photographic advances will be able to...

jimbuck 13.11.2000 · Read review
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SPEED CAMERAS, Brakes, What Brakes..

Advantages: Catch dangerous drivers
Disadvantages: Very unpopular

...experienced again, special design features were included. This generation of cameras were designed with connections to a national network, which, when a driver is caught, would take a photo, and then send a photo digitally to the main headquarters. Digital technology was also applied to some of the original generation of speed cameras, thus vastly reducing the manpower required to replace the films. However, again, the use of websites provided motorists with knowledge as to where all cameras are. As a result, newer technologies were applied to mobile devices, and recent months have seen introductions of a new device even more useful than the original mobile handheld unit. The newer mobile devices are mounted on tripods, in front of unmarked police cars, and simply monitor moving traffic, automatically monitoring and logging all speeding...

nadams 11.08.2001 · Read review
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Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Talex Lite.

Advantages: Competitively priced, easy to use & understand
Disadvantages: Pricey database updates.

...is stationary) on the display and after a few seconds, it chimes again as it picks up a satellite. As you drive off the speed of your car is displayed on it, though I've noticed it tends to show around 3 - 5mph faster than the speedometer. I'm not sure why it has this discrepancy. It has two working modes: Normal and camera mode. In Camera mode it just gives you the camera warnings but in Normal mode you get this and warnings to slow down, if you are exceeding the speed limit in your area. I use it normally in Camera mode, less annoying. It will give you vocal (female-voiced) warnings of red light cameras at traffic lights and also fixed speed cameras ("warning, speed camera ahead, speed limit 30mph") and will give a chime when you pass those types. At the same time it will flash that speed limit on the display. For mobile camera sites it...

blankfrank 03.09.2006 · Read review
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Caught on Camera

Advantages: Help prevent accidents
Disadvantages: Big fines

...Speed cameras are one of the best inventions ever thought up, it is just a shame our councils and police can not put them to better use. The sole purpose of out friendly little Gatso should / was originally to deter speeding and therefore cut the number of accidents involving excess speed. I live at the bottom of a fairly large hill, which happens to be a major through road. Halfway up the hill is a primary school, because of the nature of the hill and the fact at the top of it, it changes from national speed limit to 30mph I have personally witnessed 1000's of car coming down the hill at 40mph plus, why is there not a speed camera there I will never know. Leicester City council have recently announced they are doubling the number of speed cameras in the county, they also announced where they will be situated, I feel that is...

jmorley99 27.05.2002 · Read review
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Stand up Talex - your time has come

Advantages: Simple and effective
Disadvantages: Styling could improve

...I bought my Talex Lite from Tesco on a special offer. I had 6 points on my licence and getting quite paranoid about driving. My points were from just exceeding 30 mph in both cases and both local. It's so easy to be thinking of something else and allow your speed to creep into the forbidden zone. This unit is excellent - small and easy to fit on its magnetic mount - there are alternative mountings for the windscreen if required. You are advised to unplug and remove the unit if leaving the car unattended and this is easily done being small enough to slip in your pocket. I like its simplicity - the display gives speed when moving and time (taken from the satellite - there's nothing to set) when stationary. Clear warnings both visual and audible inform you well in advance of all types of fixed speed cameras and their maximum speed...

roustabout 22.11.2006 · Read review
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What speed cameras

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...Half the problem with speed cameras is that, if what we here is correct, half of them do not have any film in. So what happens? There is an element that will always take a chance and even if they stand to get caught they are quite happy to take the chance and perhaps kill someone. I strongly recommend that all cameras without film are removed so that at least the rest serve a real purpose. And why not sell them off to private enterprise and save the cost of expensive police work. I am sure there is good profit for someone and thge roads may just become a little safer....

REG 27.09.2000 · Read review
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Do you feel the need for speed

Advantages: Deterrent
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

...cameras occurs where a criminal offence has occurred. Where speed limits are broken, this is a conscious decision by the road user, who is well aware of the potential penalties incurred. How the revenue is generated by speed cameras, and where it goes is perhaps a separate debate - the fact of the matter is, when you break the law you know you might get caught. Speed camera legislation has come under focus over recent months, in that the legal system has identified that photographic evidence alone is not enough to secure a speeding conviction on a driver. The picture taken by the camera may identify that the car was involved in the incident, but offers no proof as to who was driving. Furthermore, the sending of fixed penalty notices is an invitation to a named person that they should identify themselves as the perpetrator of a crime...

LostWitness 12.01.2001 · Read review
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Add another tool to help you drive safely

Advantages: Clear and precise
Disadvantages: Makes me feel like a bad boy

...I purchased my Talex from Woolworths in the sales this January. Mine was a cut version without the cable, but still offers the same functionality that you'd expect from a speedcamera detection system but it's so much more than that. The Talex has several extra functions - it tells you when you're approaching a speedcamera, announces the type (fixed/specs/mobile) and blackspots. It also monitors your speed during the area designated as dangerous. It'll give you a warning when you've passed the danger area. It also reads out the time, tells you after two hours of driving to have a break and allows you to switch all these voice commands off. I was quite suprised to find that the road running through my village is almost entirely targeted by the police as 'mobile speed camera area' whereas the stretch of M25 I travelled down and A...

FallScrape 01.01.2006 · Read review
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