al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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whoever did this must have been really  off:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...rrer=yahoo
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mzplcg
Member Since: 23 Jun 2009
Location: Gone
Posts: 1087
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I don't usually agree with lawlessness but that us pure class. Good find.  
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| 29th Dec 2009 4:47 pm |
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wilsonmg
Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Wigan
Posts: 335
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Speed (safety) camera's. . what a joke they all need to take a leaf out of swindon council books and ban the lot of them, would save of people blowing them up I suppose. .
I cannot see the goverment taking a u turn on them though as they make way too much money . . .
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...z0azbrcrRN
(granted the above link is from the SUN webpage, but the figures do not suprise me  ) Still miss my D3 
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| 29th Dec 2009 4:52 pm |
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TSR2
Member Since: 22 Jul 2008
Location: North Lincolnshire
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Oh shock horror 
Agree with Dom. If the police stopped doing their own thing and looked at root cause of accidents they might get more support from the general public. Their methods do generate a "them and us" culture especially when they are so far off the mark
Trev.
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| 29th Dec 2009 4:58 pm |
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pom
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 1790
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All traffic offences should be made civil penalties only, removing the police from the equation so they can get on with the job of real policing.
As for people who injure or kill other people using a car/knife/brick etc law is already in place for it.
Whilst the law is a total sham, e.g. speeding kills, burglars need holidays not prison, mp's can steal 1000's scot free, home-owners jailed for defending property, only guns in society is what criminal have etc etc the gov and police cant blame the general public from being apathetic at best and at worst have zero respect.
Hell even the Chinese have the right idea!
And whilst im on the soap box, I really can't see the need for electricity in prisons, other than running old smoky, I mean play stations, TV's 
The country is in such a state, will take years to fix if the Tories even have the balls to do it.
Pom
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| 29th Dec 2009 5:13 pm |
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Mark Y
Member Since: 14 Sep 2008
Location: Warwickshire
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Do you ever think the ole bill are hamstrung and they can only do what this goverment let them ?
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| 29th Dec 2009 6:31 pm |
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TSR2
Member Since: 22 Jul 2008
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 1104
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Nope! I've attended some of the monthly police authority meetings and they definitely believe the bo cks they spew out. If they don't doesn't that make them f king bigger hypocrites.  And before you say they might not have a choice...we all have a choice some choose to become sheep others don't.. 
 Sorry rant over.
Trev.
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| 29th Dec 2009 6:38 pm |
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Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
Posts: 1653
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I take my hat off to the person that done that 
The number of times I have driven by these Cash Machines, thinking
Reading through the comments under the article in the Daily Mail, I could only find 1 comment against the action.
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| 29th Dec 2009 6:49 pm |
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Mark Y
Member Since: 14 Sep 2008
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 1249
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Daily mail readers, now I understand 
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| 29th Dec 2009 6:56 pm |
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MarkB110
Member Since: 07 Jun 2009
Location: Surrey
Posts: 52
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Check this out
Was not me 
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| 29th Dec 2009 7:55 pm |
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ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
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there used to be one in bristol up near ducati that used to get "blown up" regularly.. one wife.......livid
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| 29th Dec 2009 8:10 pm |
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roamingman
Member Since: 25 Jun 2008
Location: aberdeenshire
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Sorry to be a killjoy Frapp but if everybody see's them as cash machines it is because people are prepaird to speed past them most can be seen before you get to them, I belive a lot of people have speed camra warning devices, of some discription, most sat-nav's also have warning, so if everybody slowed down, there would be no payment to government, and if the government relised they nto geting any money maybe they will take them down. So just slow down and dont pay.
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| 29th Dec 2009 11:18 pm |
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Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
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In NSW at least, fixed speed cameras have three warning signs as you approach the camera. Nevertheless, some idiots still get caught.
On the other hand, there are mobile radar units and unmarked police cars. I passed the former and followed the 2nd (for a while  ), yesterday.
I "think" I was safe.
In QLD, on the other hand, they park unmarked radar camera vehicles beside the road. I was "pinged" by one as I was wandering around, trying to find my way on roads out of Townsville.
Oh well,
Peter The Bearded Dragon
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| 30th Dec 2009 6:43 am |
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TSR2
Member Since: 22 Jul 2008
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 1104
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I think what is being said is that it isn't speed that causes the accidents it's the idiots behind the wheel and therefore speed cameras only purpose is to feed the coffers of the Government. British Police until this year have stated that 24% of all accidents are caused by speed which is absolute bo cks. Root cause analysis states that an incident can only be caused by a person or persons actions or lack of actions. This is why, with all the improvements in safety of cars and breaking systems we are still killing people...now they are reducing the speed in rural areas to 50 mph because the figures are not improving. Will We all be travelling at 20 mph before they reailise. You have to look at the circumstances and the individuals who have the accidents before you can attempt to cure the problem
Trev.
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| 30th Dec 2009 7:19 am |
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crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 5011
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I wonder how many accidents (and deaths) have been directly caused by people surfing the camera's or fixated on their speedo's, instead of properly observing the road conditions ahead? We don't seem to get those figures from the police. 2005 D3 HSE
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