andyps
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 08:49 PM |
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Speed Camera Poll
The lovely people at West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership (speed camera operators) want to know if the public think cameras are effective.
The poll is at {http://www.safetycameraswestyorkshire.co.uk/polls.htm }
Well worth clicking the appropriate box just to ensure they get the message which seems to be coming across loud and clear to them at the moment. I am
looking forward to the comments if it is not what they were hoping for.
To help ensure they don't see that it is bulk linking from here (hopefully won't be a link anyway) please post the link into the address
bar, there is a link from this {http://www.safetycameraswestyorkshire.co.uk/} in the middle at the bottom.
Happy voting!
Oh, by the way, if you log off and back on you can generally vote again....
[Edited on 15/6/08 by andyps]
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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RichardK
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 08:51 PM |
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92% say no so far 
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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andyps
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 08:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
92% say no so far
Someone with a user name andyps posted it on Pistonheads yesterday. Helped the ratio a bit, but it was already slightly on the no side!
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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darrens
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 09:01 PM |
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93% now!!!
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RichieW
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 09:03 PM |
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Its up to 93 now......
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clairetoo
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 09:05 PM |
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Done
I doubt if they will listen , though 
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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andyps
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 09:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Done
I doubt if they will listen , though
Maybe not, but we can have some fun with them!
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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JoelP
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 09:32 PM |
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i voted yes
lets be frank, they work well at proven blackspots, its when they are in the middle of the only straight on a long windy road that they cause crashes.
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Chippy
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 10:40 PM |
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Speed kills-----absolute rubbish!!!
It's the (very) sudden stop that does it!!!
This usualy happens, looking out for the bloody camera's. Cheers Ray
To make a car go faster, just add lightness. Colin Chapman - OR - fit a bigger engine. Chippy
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mookaloid
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| posted on 15/6/08 at 10:59 PM |
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94% now
I don't think speed cameras help at accident blackspots particularly.
I think that if there is an accident blackspot then it's probably because the road is badly designed and this should be addressed first.
 Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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clairetoo
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 05:34 AM |
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Yep - you can go back and vote again
Its up to 94% now !
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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britishtrident
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 06:36 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
94% now
I don't think speed cameras help at accident blackspots particularly.
I think that if there is an accident blackspot then it's probably because the road is badly designed and this should be addressed first.
Mark
Average speed cameras do work on black spots roads, but in some areas 90%+ of GATSOs are installed for revenue purposes only.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 07:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
94% now
I don't think speed cameras help at accident blackspots particularly.
I think that if there is an accident blackspot then it's probably because the road is badly designed and this should be addressed first.
Mark
Hmmm... From their standpoint, Its cheaper to put up a camera than sort the road out.
Also they will make a revenue from it.
Cheap solution for the authorities, instead of just improving the road.
I suppose its just a matter of how much cash they have in their budget.
The REAL cause of crashes, is the Pratt Behind the Wheel. not the roads or Camera's.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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chrisg
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 09:48 AM |
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I'm more worried that they are used instead of Police officers.
Police patrols have reduced by 67% since the government switched to "policing by camera"
This means that speeding is virtually the only motoring offence that is detected.
To be honest I'd rather share the road with someone doing 5mph over an arbitary limit than a drunk, drugged, unlicenced, uninsured driver in a
death trap.
So the next time someone tells you that speed cameras are for "road safety" you can put them straight.
A living, breathing Police officer with the ability to detect ALL motoring offences costs money, a camera detecting only speed makes
money.
It's all about cash, If these people really wanted to improve road safety they'd be campaigning for police traffic patrols to be restored
to pre camera levels.
Cheers
Chris
[Edited on 16/6/08 by chrisg]
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 16/6/08 at 10:36 AM |
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Although it's not strictly related to static cameras etc - There's a long downhill sweeping bend (before someone says it - Yes, it's
uphill if you go the other way) on a dual carriageway not far from me. There was quite a bad accident last year when a woman coming down the hill
spotted a police camera van, panicked, locked up and lost control and put her car through the hedge. How is that stopping accidents? 
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JoelP
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| posted on 19/6/08 at 05:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
Although it's not strictly related to static cameras etc - There's a long downhill sweeping bend (before someone says it - Yes, it's
uphill if you go the other way) on a dual carriageway not far from me. There was quite a bad accident last year when a woman coming down the hill
spotted a police camera van, panicked, locked up and lost control and put her car through the hedge. How is that stopping accidents?
still her stupidity some would say?
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andyps
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| posted on 25/6/08 at 12:18 PM |
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It's worth having a look at the comment which currently resides where the poll was - I don't think they liked the result particularly. The
comments under "Opinion Poll" in the "You Said It" section are somewhat mis-truthful too.
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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