Privately Run Speed Camera’s

My fear is that profitabilty will be the key for a private company. I'd guess that we are going to see cameras at speed limit transitions (e.g. coming into villages), at bends, county roads, bottom of hills and all the sneaky places where you could be easily 5kph above the limit but driving safe.

I do not expect this initiative to work in cutting down serious accidents, just like penalty points do not work. The idiots out there who drive like luantics, while drunk/drugged, overtake dangerously, cut up traffic, on the phone, not concentrating, etc., will not change their behaviour - instead it is the majority of punters generally intending driving within the law that will be caught out for realtive misdemeanors. We still cannot learn from others (e.g. the UK and Germany) that having such a simplistic measure on driving standards simply doesn't work.

I think the likes of this is ghastly and hope it won't happen here.
Bloody bikers!

Umm... I don't really know where to stand on this really. As a motorist who rarely breaks the speed limit I'd imagine this would be a good thing. However there is a caveat, I bet that it is the likes of myself that will get stung for the one time in the month or whenever I am doing say 110km/h in a 100km zone.

I am also of the belief that there should be a minimum speed limit and this should be enforced just the same as the max limit. I spent at least 10miles today plodding along firstly behind two Nissan Micras (with the Mandatory L plate) two tractors and an articulated lorry at around 50Km/h  in a 100Km/h Zone and it was very frustrating I couldn't pass due to this long cue and visibilty was poor.

I do take glee in the fact that at least it is run by a private firm which should mean at least some efficiency and possible accountability. Some people have racked up several points before even finding out under the current system run by the Civil Service where lazy, over paid individuals who wouldn't even be in there only they have some connection with FF.

One Step forward yet two steps back.

The blue bullet wrote: We can learn a lot from the UK on this matter http://www.speedcam.co.uk/welcome.htm Incidentally Captain Gatso drives a M3. bless you sir.

Thanks good link very informative.

Think it's time to buy a petrol driven cutter expanding foam and a jammer and join the club of MAD  

Chris

Daveco wrote: I would have no problem in destroying these scameras; it is grossly unfair that the people who pay the most to use the roads are being penalised the most. So the next question is, what would be most effective?

Expanding foam

 

(so I've been told)

larzyh wrote: Revenue collecting in disguise of safety-awareness; I can already see speed-cameras up and down the nation's dual-carriageways and motorways. The figures from Britain on the effectiveness of speed-cameras in reducing road fatalities is inconclusive to say the least. An expected reduction of 20% is ridiculously optimistic.

Hit the road from porthsmouth to holyhead, along a 4 mile stretch I counted about 8/10 cameras

I would have no problem in destroying these scameras; it is grossly unfair that the people who pay the most to use the roads are being penalised the most. So the next question is, what would be most effective?

-Expanding foam?
-Hammer & chisel?
-Spray painting the lens?
-Setting them on fire?

Revenue collecting in disguise of safety-awareness; I can already see speed-cameras up and down the nation's dual-carriageways and motorways.

The figures from Britain on the effectiveness of speed-cameras in reducing road fatalities is inconclusive to say the least. An expected reduction of 20% is ridiculously optimistic.

kbannon wrote: yeah! Not the one about the new system reaping €70 million per annum!

doh

"The cameras will be moved around approximately 600 roads and junctions identified by gardaí as being "prone to collisions". Decisions on when and where to site a camera will be taken by gardaí."

 

May I suggest that whenever anyone sees one of these new cameras, you use a camera or cameraphone to take a picture of it, and note where and when you saw it.  Then send the picture and the details to each of your local TDs, as well as to the minister of justice, asking for details of at least 3 collisions at that spot in the previous 2 years, and see what the response is.