Re: [doc] Kent Modified Car Show This Sunday/Speed Warning

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

While you're there, perhaps you could voice the following:

1) The statistics usually fired at us regarding speed being a major 
contributing factor in a third of all road fatalities fails to take one 
very important factor into consideration

The definition of "excessive speed" in those statistics is NOT merely 
exceeding the speed limit. If the statistics are further crunched down 
to exclude those involving driving too fast in the wet, in a car not 
capable of it safely, or when the road is unsafe at that speed (eg 
twisty country lane at 60), then the statistics drop to an alarming 7% 
By far and away the largest caus eof fatailities on the roads are 
pedestrians not looking where they're going...

2) Show me some statistics that speed cameras reduce fatalities. I knew 
about this stuff before it was pointed out on top gear, but it wsa nice 
to hear them again

Sorry, I know it's nothing to do with you, but it really gets my goat - 
and I've never been done for speeding.

Martin

Claire Usher wrote:

> I've just had a very interesting day as part of my temporary job with the
> Magistrates/Fixed Penalty Office as we had a day out at the "Safety Camera
> Unit" seeing what they do and the processes involved from examining the
> films from the cameras to when the offenders are taken to court.
>
>
>
> I think it's a joke though, that for the employee's and the building's own
> "safety", the building has no reference to the SCU being there and all 
> mail
> is sent to a PO Box - you are not allowed to give the address out.
>
>
>
> I suggested it would be better if camera's had the speed limits shown on
> them, but that fell on deaf ears naturally.  I am still very sceptical 
> about
> the placement and use of both mobile cameras and Gatso's but I learnt 
> a lot
> today, a lot of it completely confidential of course, but lets just 
> say I'll
> be 'driving like Miss Daisy' from now on (Officer).







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