When you see a speed camera

[Peoplesoft bloke]

............

[Cyberman]

... you will wonder why it is there because how can tumbleweeds pay fines.

[Bob Dalek]

Surely the best bet is to smash the offending camera aftwerwards. Or transplant speed signs, like that bloke did last year (I think). Maybe worth snaffling a few autobahn signs if in the Reichland, to do similar?

[PRC1964]

The reason why it can be shown that most speed cameras are placed in safety blackspots is because drivers take their eyes off the road and check their speedo and crash. Thus creating a safety blackspot.

This justifies the speed camera.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

The reason why it can be shown that most speed cameras are placed in safety blackspots is because drivers take their eyes off the road and check their speedo and crash. Thus creating a safety blackspot.

This justifies the speed camera.

I hope your work doesn't involve any kind of simple logic.

On a secondary point - I wonder how all those people who can't manage a simple glance at the speedo now and again managed to pass their driving tests since it is apparently not possible to drive safely without speeding. IN fact, I wonder why manufacturers bother fitting speedometers as they are apparently so dangerous.

[Cyberman]

I hope your work doesn't involve any kind of simple logic.

On a secondary point - I wonder how all those people who can't manage a simple glance at the speedo now and again managed to pass their driving tests since it is apparently not possible to drive safely without speeding.

The fact is that it is forcing everybody to check their speedo at camera sites to ensure that they are under the speed limit. You thus have maybe 100 drivers all with their eyes momentarily off of the road ahead. That is a potentially lethal situation.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

The fact is that it is forcing everybody to check their speedo at camera sites to ensure that they are under the speed limit. You thus have maybe 100 drivers all with their eyes momentarily off of the road ahead. That is a potentially lethal situation.

Bollocks. Using that argument all speedometers, traffic lights, speed limits signs etc would be redundant. It's just an excuse from people who can't drive.

[Troll]

I use cruise control in all situations to maintain a constant speed - it's surprising the amount of people who cannot manually hold a given speed

HTH

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I use cruise control in all situations to maintain a constant speed - it's surprising the amount of people who cannot manually hold a given speed

HTH

Almost everyone - especially on hills.

[oracleslave]

I use cruise control in all situations

No traffic on your planet? No surprise there I guess