Tuesday, February 21, 2006
The law goes into hiding
The motorists best friend is set to go into hiding in 2007. Yes the wonderful yellow icon of British roads is having a makeover. To what colour you ask? Well you should ask the highway authority. As of 2007, speed cameras are allowed to be re-sprayed so as to blend in with local surroundings. Am I wrong in thinking that this is totally ludicrous?
Speed cameras should act as a deterrent and at a last resort as a punishment. These new plans will mean that thousands of cars everyday will not only be concentrating off the road so as to identify the cameras but will be reaching for their breaks in an emergency stop manner so as to avoid them. Now I will be the first person to state that people should obey the speed limits however as all drivers will know when driving at 30 miles an hour it is all to easy to slip up to 35. Further even when obeying the speed limit there is a tendency to still look out and break when speed cameras approach. These new rules mean that the roads will became an even more dangerous place as drivers eyes will be diverted from the road which can only but be a huge mistake.
However credit where credit is due. At least now people are having some common sense and putting cameras up outside schools etc and not just in areas where people have been killed. However the disguising of cameras is a grave move and one that could bring some very ugly results.
# posted by Rob @ 12:17 am 
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The old "if you're not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to fear" adage, rears its head again.
nah, sorry have to disagree there. If I walk down a road and get stopped and searched by a policeman and I have done nothing wrong then your right I have nothing to fear.
If however I see a speed camera the natural instinct is to slam the foot on the breaks whether you are under or over. Many accidents are caused on the roads because of this. By disguising the cameras people will be looking out for them rather than watching the road and serious accidents will happen. This is irrelevant at what speed you are going.
If however I see a speed camera the natural instinct is to slam the foot on the breaks whether you are under or over. Many accidents are caused on the roads because of this. By disguising the cameras people will be looking out for them rather than watching the road and serious accidents will happen. This is irrelevant at what speed you are going.
"If however I see a speed camera the natural instinct is to slam the foot on the breaks whether you are under or over." - Rob
Well, I would disagree there. The only people "slaming" on their breaks would be the people who are not absolutely certain they are not breaking the limit. However, as you say, speed cameras do possibly cause accidents - though I am not convinced by such an argument.
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Well, I would disagree there. The only people "slaming" on their breaks would be the people who are not absolutely certain they are not breaking the limit. However, as you say, speed cameras do possibly cause accidents - though I am not convinced by such an argument.
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