Radio to warn drivers of speed cameras in Essex

[CarZee]

Partially counter-intuitive given their position on speeding thus far, but:

www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=653925&in_review_text_id=625128

quote:Motorists in Essex will now be told where police speed cameras are located after claims that forces are using them as a licence to print money.

Essex Police are now telling drivers in an effort to clamp down on speeding and reduce the numbers prosecuted and fined. Radio stations will notify listeners of the day's locations of mobile safety cameras.

Brian Ladd, a casualty-reduction manager with Essex Police, said today: "The announcement of safety camera zones will provide motorists with even less of an excuse for inappropriate speeding."

How long before they're reeling off a long list of roads that have no camera at all...

[mondeoman]

quote:
Brian Ladd, a casualty-reduction manager with Essex Police, said today: "The announcement of safety camera zones will provide motorists with even less of an excuse for inappropriate speeding."

Are they finally getting the message that we're not stupid, we know a scam when we see one and SPEED DOES NOT KILL!!!!


>> Edited by mondeoman on Tuesday 30th July 12:03

[salty]

Remeber hearing similar radio messages whilst in Australia. All mobile traps were specified, including type. Not sure if that was police arranged, or just your average p**sed off driver.

Paul

[funkynige]

Already hapens in Norfolk, they tell listeners where the mobile sites are going to be. Police are all for it as it 'makes people slow down at these points, which is why we are there'.

[Maf]

Read in the local rag that they are actually publishing them on their (police) website on a Monday for the following week.

Was very interested to see that this was mobile cameras.

Now the only questions is, can I be bothered to look every week? Or shall I just take my chances on my observational talents, which along with a lot of luck, have kept me out of trouble so far.

Maf

[billb]

they've been doing this for ages in northampton - they say every day on radio and its published on their web sites including the mobile ones. guess it makes them feel better at ripping of the public

[Toffer]

Every morning VIBE FM announces the "mobile speed control camera" locations for East Anglia

There does seem to be a lot of them though

[cotty]

quote:
Every morning VIBE FM announces the "mobile speed control camera" locations for East Anglia

There does seem to be a lot of them though

I thought we were only talking about this country