i dont think speed cameras help they just make money for the Goverment.
As a very high mileage road user i could’nt agree more with that comment, the government do not give a flying toss about safety, only revenue, which is NEVER ploughed back into the roads system.
Also, i know of a few occasions where speed cameras have caused injury and death (one witnessed myself) simply by their being there. The fatal crash i witnessed 4 years ago on the A9 was caused by a guy travelling just above 70 in a 70 zone, spotting the camera late and flinging on his anchors the driver behind going at roughly the same speed did not react quick enough in time to the rapid deceleration in front and ploughed right through the car in front, an elderly couple in the front of the rear car died instantly sadly, the fact of whether a car was driving at 72mph was entirely irrelevant, put simply if the camera was not there the guy in front would not have stupidly slammed his brakes on and an elderly couple would not have lost their lives.
This is not an isolated incident, speed cams have been “unofficially” blamed for several road deaths.. next time you pass a speed camera, if it is safe to do so,have a look at the carriageway just around the camera and see just how many skid marks there are.
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