Comments on: Shouldn`t speed camera detedtors on Sat Navs be banned.?

By: quik1964

quik1964 — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:21:59 +0000

Remember when thing…
SPEED DOES NOT KILL…. IT IS THE SUDDEN STOP THAT DOES!!
So don’t speed and you won’t have to worry so much about your head going through the windshield.
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By: StingRay

StingRay — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:08:59 +0000

When I had a Corsa 1.2 it did 112mph on private land. Every boyracer I know drives like a God. I laugh at Your thumbs down, killjoys.
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By: savanay

savanay — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:33:59 +0000

its all been said many times before and nothing changes the motor bike cop should be seen a lot more but where are they all infact where are all the coppers none on the beat that's for sure and nightime they are all shut up in the station with entrance after 10 pm non existent
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By: spannerbox

spannerbox — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:26:59 +0000

speeding should be controlled, but it does seem to me, that the police and local authorities are using them to raise money. Everybody speeds at some time even Steven Ladyman (transport minister) who has 9 points on his licence (top gear)
Its not been proved that camera’s cut down on accidents or deaths
which make me wonder what purpose they serve. Surely education is a better way. Also all new driver’s should be limited to a maximum cc size car, the same as young bikers are. It seems totally stupid that a 17yr old can go out and buy a car that most experienced driver would have trouble controlling on wet a greasy roads. They should also earn points for not speeding, accidents Maybe a warning system, i.e. if stopped for bad driving manners they would be issued with penalty points.and if they collect more than say 20 points then should face a months ban. Rather than fines and 3yr penalty points.Just a thought what does anyone else think ?
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By: angie

angie — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:11:59 +0000

there has to be road signs warning you of speed cameras anyway so what difference does it make whether a road sign warns you or your sat nav.. not that i've got one
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By: cm_carey

cm_carey — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:36:59 +0000

No, sat nav camera alerts shouldn’t be banned. ALL speed cameras in the UK are painted a lurid shade of yellow and stand out a mile off. They are also well signposted (as a result of numerous lawsuits) so there really is no need to be caught by a speed camera at all…

Yes, we all have our moments and lapses of concentration and the people who drive at 90 between cameras deserve to be punished. I have a clean license and in 5 years of having a license I have never had an accident. I drive at 80 on motorways, 70 on 60 roads (where clear) and adhere religiously to 30mph round towns, even less in residential areas depending on conditions / kids in street etc. I agree with what someone said previously about driving at a speed that suits the conditions.

What really bugs me is people who drive at 40mph on single carriageway trunk roads with a 60 limit. But that’s another debate entirely!

Neds in Corsas with baked bean can exhausts need to be shot. I’m with you there. Although to be fair none of them could really reach 90mph…..

Finally; please don’t ban speed camera detectors in sat nav, I got a Tom Tom for Xmas and I want to try it out!!
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By: Squidgy

Squidgy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:59:59 +0000

Why, I'd like to see some copper nick me on my bicycle for speeding and like to laugh at the nutters going past in their cars who I know'll get caught!:-)
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By: creviazuk

creviazuk — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:38:59 +0000

No, because people think MOST motorists can’t use common sense and let traffic flow at a speed that’s safe for the road conditions. They need ‘numbers’ to feel safe…which is why morons do 70 in thick fog & snow…because they’ve been force fed 70 safe…71 unsafe.
The last few cars I’ve owned are all capable of well over 150mph…and I’ve never been near the top speed. But 90 or 100mph where conditions would allow would feel the same in a ‘proper car’ as 50 or 60 in a small ‘micra’.

I hate speed cams. I have a totally clean licence too, so it’s not a bitter & twisted, sour grapes rant.

But these cameras are put on ONLY the straightest, safest sections of road – not where the accidents occur. eg. outside schools & on rural roads. They are a pointless, money making scam to keep the UK motorist in check.

Get more REAL police on the roads…ones with good sense.

ADDITIONAL:

True, True Middenraker. It take skill to handle a car at speed – and I totally agree with you about ‘boyracers’ who ‘think’ they can handle a knackered corsa at 80 doing stupid overtakes on the A9 for instance…weaving through traffic. But CAMERAS DON’T PREVENT THIS – only REAL coppers do!
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By: MICHAEL P

MICHAEL P — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:15:59 +0000

Of course you are right and the answer simply is that we need more motorway police … in marked and unmarked cars. People do take chances like that and they have to be caught … they are a menace to the safety of just about everyone around them …… I have a GPS camera detector and it nags me to death when I am one mile per hour over the limit where cameras are in operation … it has slowed me down as a result and I am much more aware of changing speed limits. So in answer to your question, no they shouldn’t be banned. But we do need additional measures to trap people who drive blatantly well over the odds …. try writing to your local head of traffic police for the area concerned and ask for an opinion and what preventative measures they may put in place. You may just get a reply!
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By: no bush 02

no bush 02 — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:34:59 +0000

no
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