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Matt B
Guest
In a thread here not too long ago, it was said, in an attempt to
ridicule my contention that speed cameras were not chosen because they
were thought to be the most effective way of reducing KSIs across the
country, and that other solutions would be more effective:
"If you have a site that requires some treatment, a traffic engineer
will look at it and suggest an appropriate treatment method. they do not
just pick one at random."
It has been reported today that indeed they were not chosen at random[1].
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Mr Darling told BBC News that authorities often chose to install new
cameras as they were effectively free, being run with funds from central
government.
He said: "I believe it is time to look at the way in which we fund road
safety so that when you have got councils and police looking at a
particular site, they consider all the options open to them.
"It might be a junction improvement, it might be the speed limit or it
might be a camera."
He said he hoped the changes would allow authorities to take a broader
approach to road safety
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I think that confirms, straight from the horses mouth, /exactly/ what I
have been saying for quite some time now
Perhaps now, after these wasted few years, we will see the downward
trent in KSIs restored.
[1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4530464.stm
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Matt B
ridicule my contention that speed cameras were not chosen because they
were thought to be the most effective way of reducing KSIs across the
country, and that other solutions would be more effective:
"If you have a site that requires some treatment, a traffic engineer
will look at it and suggest an appropriate treatment method. they do not
just pick one at random."
It has been reported today that indeed they were not chosen at random[1].
================
Mr Darling told BBC News that authorities often chose to install new
cameras as they were effectively free, being run with funds from central
government.
He said: "I believe it is time to look at the way in which we fund road
safety so that when you have got councils and police looking at a
particular site, they consider all the options open to them.
"It might be a junction improvement, it might be the speed limit or it
might be a camera."
He said he hoped the changes would allow authorities to take a broader
approach to road safety
================
I think that confirms, straight from the horses mouth, /exactly/ what I
have been saying for quite some time now
Perhaps now, after these wasted few years, we will see the downward
trent in KSIs restored.
[1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4530464.stm
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Matt B