AJ sheffield Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 This is the chilling new super speed camera heading for Britain’s roads – which can catch motorists committing five different offences at the same time. The ASSET camera can film inside a vehicle and see if the driver is wearing a seatbelt and can also measure distances between cars to identify tailgating. http://www.personallyyours.co.uk/number-plates-news/the-chilling-new-super-speed-camera-heading-britains-roads/ Apology accepted. I welcome any camera that will stop tailgaters, it'll save me having to do it myself through counter aggressive driving and eventually having to get out of my car at the next junction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Or break the law in other more serious ways and find that cameras are useless, unlike police officers in those situations. Very true, another good reason to put up static, hidden cameras and release the police force to go and do things a camera cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 It looks like there is a problem on that road: http://lesbonner.mycouncillor.org.uk/2008/06/26/details-of-laceby-bypass-safety-scheme-announced/ The first fixed speed cameras in North East Lincolnshire will be installed on the Laceby Bypass. It is the first step being taken by the council in a £100,000 scheme to cut road deaths on the notorious stretch of the A46. The cameras - which will be fitted within four months - needed special permission from the Home Office because of their permanent nature. Step two of the scheme will be to cut the speed limit from 70mph to 50mph, while step three will reduce the road to one lane by the Laceby junctions.The move follows years of campaigning by residents and road users concerned about the high number of accidents on the bypass and continuing A46 in both directions.On the bypass stretch from the A18 roundabout to Cottages Plot there have been 109 casualties from 50 crashes in the last 10 years. They have resulted in 34 people killed or seriously injured. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/daily-mail-london-england-the/mi_8002/is_2003_Dec_17/girls-killed-stupid-road-racers/ai_n37096146/ TWO young friends were knocked down and killed when a car involved in a 'criminally stupid' road race ploughed into them on the pavement, a court has heard. Amy Jones and Kayla Young, both 13, 'just happened to be in the wrong place' as two men raced along a dual carriageway at speeds of up to 100mph... So was Mr Thompson performing "a civic duty" by flashing his lights at other drivers? I don't think so; he was simply making a bit of a nuisance of himself. However, if he'd kept his mouth shut he would apparently have just been given a telling-off, as he himself said: "Because I challenged the officer he would not let me off with a warning." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 The warning to other motorists of a hazard ahead has allways been in place and a speed trap is a hazard. How on earth is a speed trap a hazard? It's not even on the road, and it's immobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LardyBoy Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 This is the chilling new super speed camera heading for Britain’s roads – which can catch motorists committing five different offences at the same time. The ASSET camera can film inside a vehicle and see if the driver is wearing a seatbelt and can also measure distances between cars to identify tailgating. http://www.personallyyours.co.uk/number-plates-news/the-chilling-new-super-speed-camera-heading-britains-roads/ Apology accepted. can it catch drunk drivers ? can it catch drugged drivers ? can it use good old fashioned common sense ? Er................ NO , it cant So , good old fashioned bobbies on the beat , bobbies who can use common sense when dealing with motoring issues are what is needed , NOT cameras that are set up and calibrated purely to make money . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 can it catch drunk drivers ? can it catch drugged drivers ? can it use good old fashioned common sense ? Er................ NO , it cant . Yep, as you'd know if you bothered to read the article, they detect erratic driving. Plus they free up police time so real cops can catch drunk drivers. Worth noting that speeding drivers kill many more people than drunk drivers, more than double in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LardyBoy Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Very true, another good reason to put up static, hidden cameras and release the police force to go and do things a camera cannot. My blod So you are in favour of trapping motorists with hidden cameras i take it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 So , good old fashioned bobbies on the beat , bobbies who can use common sense when dealing with motoring issues are what is needed , NOT cameras that are set up and calibrated purely to make money . If cameras set up purely to make money offend people, then those people should refuse to contribute any money. This is easily done, simply by obeying traffic laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 My blod So you are in favour of trapping motorists with hidden cameras i take it ? Absolutely. There are already plenty of openly visible warning signs telling motorists not to break the speed limit. The camera's job should be to fine people who ignore the signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindrift Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 My blod So you are in favour of trapping motorists with hidden cameras i take it ? Do you think CCTV in banks "trap" bank robbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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