Saturday, May 29, 2010
Will the New Speed Camera Signs Have Any Real Effect?
Will the new speed camera signs the County Council have put on the A518 through Haughton and Gnosall make any difference to the safety of the road? I really don’t think so!
As any policeman who is involved with using a speed gun will tell you the vast majority of those people they catch are locals who are familiar with the road. I worry that putting up these new signs will just have the same effect. People who regularly use the road will soon realize that no permanent cameras are in place and will then forget the signs are even there. Then the only people who might take note and watch their speed will be those just passing through for the first time.
While I would support any efforts the Council makes to make this road safer I, and I know a lot of local residents, think this latest move has more to do with legitimizing the mobile speed cameras that occasional visit the A518.
For a long time I have argued that not only should more engineering improvements be carried out on the road, but that the County Council should review the current 60mph speed limit with the view of reducing this down to 50mph. Nothing they have done so far, and that includes these new signs really gives me any confidence that they are taking the problem seriously, and that the amount of cash the spend is more important that getting a really improvement that will save lives in the future.
As any policeman who is involved with using a speed gun will tell you the vast majority of those people they catch are locals who are familiar with the road. I worry that putting up these new signs will just have the same effect. People who regularly use the road will soon realize that no permanent cameras are in place and will then forget the signs are even there. Then the only people who might take note and watch their speed will be those just passing through for the first time.
While I would support any efforts the Council makes to make this road safer I, and I know a lot of local residents, think this latest move has more to do with legitimizing the mobile speed cameras that occasional visit the A518.
For a long time I have argued that not only should more engineering improvements be carried out on the road, but that the County Council should review the current 60mph speed limit with the view of reducing this down to 50mph. Nothing they have done so far, and that includes these new signs really gives me any confidence that they are taking the problem seriously, and that the amount of cash the spend is more important that getting a really improvement that will save lives in the future.
# posted by Barry Stamp @ 11:37 AM 
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