£2.1m for this....

[Paul007]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38555443

 

Surely it's better spent on driver education either by the IAM or ROSPA ?

 

[@Lee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38555443

 

Surely it's better spent on driver education either by the IAM or ROSPA ?

or funding a pro-active police traffic unit. Cameras are a cash-cow. Speed.......... camera........braaaaaaaake..........passed... speed.............camera........braaaaaake...........

[Paul007]

Exactly. Keeps Euromaster (and others) in supplying replacement brakes though.

[moley]

or funding a pro-active police traffic unit. Cameras are a cash-cow. Speed.......... camera........braaaaaaaake..........passed... speed.............camera........braaaaaake...........

The article states that they are installing average speed cameras.

[@Lee]

The article states that they are installing average speed cameras.

have you never followed people on stretches of motorway with average speed cameras? That's what they do.

[Paul007]

Not everyone knows their GATSO from their SPECS and not everyone wears them all the time either.

[moley]

have you never followed people on stretches of motorway with average speed cameras? That's what they do.

I have seen a very small percentage of drivers do this, but not that many. Once they get a speeding ticket or two drop on the mat the penny will drop.

[@Lee]

I have seen a very small percentage of drivers do this, but not that many. Once they get a speeding ticket or two drop on the mat the penny will drop.

It only takes a small percentage on a motorway or the odd one on an A road  and you get the 'accordian effect'. It only takes one to brake sharply and the one behind (automatically at fault) to hit the car in front.

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accordion_effect

[moley]

It only takes a small percentage on a motorway or the odd one on an A road and you get the 'accordian effect'. It only takes one to brake sharply and the one behind (automatically at fault) to hit the car in front.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accordion_effect

If you're travelling at 50 in a 50 average speed zone on the motorway any car exceeding the speed limit will be further away from you or moved to the next lane when they brake.