Why Do People Hate Stealth Speed Cameras?

robbies_gal

lol i think he was referring to getting extra lessons fromthe parents while also taking lessons from him

their parents were adamant they were right and were just confusing the poor learner

no1catman

molerat wrote: »

About 3 years ago they reduced my local ring road from 40 / 30 / 40 to 30 all along. Whilst the workmen were out changing the signs they had a camera van tucked away on one of previous 40 areas. In the interests of road safety or cash generation ?

Probably to protect the workmen getting killed!

Cash-Cows

wiltsguy wrote: »

how many of us would actually pass? I have been driving cars and motorcycles for 26 years, currently teaching my 17yr old daughter to drive and I took the online practice theory test-FAILED, not by a lot but failed.

Give it a go, it opened my eyes

So you failed the online test and yet you're teaching your daughter to drive? :rotfl:

Ebe_Scrooge

wiltsguy wrote: »

how many of us would actually pass?

Out of curiosity I just took it, 49/50. Maybe I got lucky questions, but most of them were plain daft - along the line of "If a bus is parked at a bus stop, should you rev your engine and accelerate hard past it, or be on the lookout for pedestrians alighting from the bus". Blimey, it's 30 years since I passed my test, but those questions are just common sense - even a non-driver could make a reasonable guess at most of them.

anotheruser

motorguy wrote: »

anotheruser wrote: »

If two officers can make their salary, working costs and a bit of profit I'd invite more of them on the road.

I would suggest those two officers might find their time better spent investigating real crimes, were true traffic calming and speeding prevention measures put in place.

Different officers have different roles in the police.

motorguy wrote: »

Theres 3 places around me the police invariably sit with their hair driers. Has there ever been an accident on those stretches due to speeding? No. Has a child ever been hit by a speeding car? No.

In your own words though:
"Speed cameras should be used as a deterent [sic]. Make it obvious and 10,000 people know to slow down."
Take the officers away and you may find more accidents...

anotheruser

arcon5 wrote: »

That and the fact nobody believes it to be anything more than a money making exercise.

Ergo the problem.
But hey, if people are breaking the law and the government wants to get some money because of it - again, what's the problem?
The only people who see it as a problem are those who are breaking the law regularly.

Handsome90

This is worth a read http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/06June/Pages/No-evidence-speed-cameras-raise-crash-risk.aspx