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The problem with speed scameras is that they really are not about safety. A wise man once said. "measure what is important, not what is easy to measure". It is easy to measure speed, that doesn't mean that micro managing this is a good idea. It is not. Speed scamera side is not interested in safety (beyond the talking points). They don't care if you are guilty or innocent. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/40/4009.asp don't care if they make mistakes, unless it makes the press like this one out of Baltimore. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-14/news/bs-md-speed-camera-error-rate-20121214_1_camera-tickets-camera-contractor-xerox-state don't even care if you are not speeding. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/the_18mph_taxi_driver_clocked_doing_50mph_by_misfiring_speed_camera_1_1831308 They will even issue a ticket on speeding at 0 mph! http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-12/news/bs-md-speed-camera-stopped-car-20121212_1_potential-citation-xerox-state-camera-ticket Heck, they have gotten to the point of not just 1 km/h tickets http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/32/3266.asp Quote: Vehicle owners have begun to protest after receiving 45 euro (US $58) tickets for driving as little as 61 km/h (38 MPH) in a 60 zone -- just 1 km/h or sixth-tenths of a mile-per-hour over the limit. The camera in question is positioned just a few yards away from a sign that lowers the limit on the road from 90 km/h (56 MPH) to 60, Varese Notizie reported. Vendors have in Europe now citing for driving UNDER the speed limit. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/35/3523.asp The speed scamera are a tax. On those who say "big" deal, so they go "after" those "car" drivers, REALIZE that this style of enforcement will creep outside of cars. Already there have been speed scamera tickets to bike riders. http://www.banthecams.org/Speed-Camera-News/poland-naked-speed-camera-protester-fined-315-bike-riders-in-poland-are-cited-by-speed-scameras.html Scameras are about petty enforcement to make dollars, NOT safety. Safety is pulling over a dangerous driver, not sending a bill weeks later to benefit a private company. www.motorists.org www.banthecams.org camerafraud on Facebook.
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The problem with speed scameras is that they really are not about safety. A wise man once said. "measure what is important, not what is easy to measure". It is easy to measure speed, that doesn't mean that micro managing this is a good idea. It is not. Speed scamera side is not interested in safety (beyond the talking points). They don't care if you are guilty or innocent. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/40/4009.asp don't care if they make mistakes, unless it makes the press like this one out of Baltimore. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-14/news/bs-md-speed-camera-error-rate-20121214_1_camera-tickets-camera-contractor-xerox-state don't even care if you are not speeding. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/the_18mph_taxi_driver_clocked_doing_50mph_by_misfiring_speed_camera_1_1831308 They will even issue a ticket on speeding at 0 mph! http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-12-12/news/bs-md-speed-camera-stopped-car-20121212_1_potential-citation-xerox-state-camera-ticket Heck, they have gotten to the point of not just 1 km/h tickets http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/32/3266.asp Quote: Vehicle owners have begun to protest after receiving 45 euro (US $58) tickets for driving as little as 61 km/h (38 MPH) in a 60 zone -- just 1 km/h or sixth-tenths of a mile-per-hour over the limit. The camera in question is positioned just a few yards away from a sign that lowers the limit on the road from 90 km/h (56 MPH) to 60, Varese Notizie reported. Vendors have in Europe now citing for driving UNDER the speed limit. http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/35/3523.asp The speed scamera are a tax. On those who say "big" deal, so they go "after" those "car" drivers, REALIZE that this style of enforcement will creep outside of cars. Already there have been speed scamera tickets to bike riders. http://www.banthecams.org/Speed-Camera-News/poland-naked-speed-camera-protester-fined-315-bike-riders-in-poland-are-cited-by-speed-scameras.html Scameras are about petty enforcement to make dollars, NOT safety. Safety is pulling over a dangerous driver, not sending a bill weeks later to benefit a private company. www.motorists.org www.banthecams.org camerafraud on Facebook.