Originally Posted by
sapph1
I do agree with this, its a bit like all young drivers being tarred with the same brush when it comes to insurance premiums, not all young drivers drive like idiots, but i think the amount of emphasis that is put on 'speed kills' is ridiculous, whilst i agree that excessive speed in the wrong hands, at the wrong time and wrong place is a recipe for disaster, there are other supposedly 'safe' drivers out there that drive within the speed limit that never indicate, have no idea of lane discipline, and have generally got no regard for other road users that are just as dangerous imo as someone who may be going a few mph over the limit.
Only difference being, that its a lot more difficult to prosecute these people because chances are, they dont do any of these things in view of a camera.
I dont care what people say, the main reason for speed cameras etc is to make money.
I agree here, there are no bad driving cameras! Some cameras round here are purely there for traffic flow, if everyone sticks to the speed limit people can get out of the junctions they are near, without them there would never be a gap. The rest are just money makers.
This bloke deserves what he got though. I'm not saying i dont speed but its not like he was doing 80 in a NSL is it. If you look at the road theres a pedestrian crossing just near the camera site.