the only way to make it truly safety wise is to have average cameras on every road, that would make it "fair" and make sure everyone kept at a "safe" speed.
It's a weird one though, I suppose, by popping up here and there more speeders get a fine, if you are joe average the fine and points probably does make you think and slow down in future, thus it "stops" people speeding.
BUT on the other hand I do hate the sneekyness of it too. I hate how because of some spin doctoring they started calling them safety cameras, it comes across as they are treating us like idiots "if we change the name to safety everyone will be on board" I think the renaming made it worse.
BUT, another but, if we didn't speed we would have nothing to worry about, would we? It's like I know I'm not going to go down for robbing banks because I don't,(well, not until I've put on another 15 stone, then I will and I'll buy us all Fazers and they won't send me to jail !!
It's the placement of some cameras I hate, for a biker especially some are more dangerous. 2 examples:
A2 in Faversham, Kent, sittingbourne bound, there is one by a school. 30mph, no probs with the speed etc and a camera to make sure we are being good outside the school (another) BUT, it's right by the busy entrance to the school and opposite a junction. All of a sudden, I'm more worried about my speedo than important things like kids running across the road in front of me, cars pulling out of either the school or the opposite junction.
2nd badly placed one. Dartford tunnel, Essex bound, so this little shit bag on the way to the Essex LOFO ride. 20mph limit through the toll removal works, now for those that know this area, 10+ lanes of tolls turns into 2 tunnels of 2 lanes. Cars are darting this way and that to "get in lane" At this time I am more worried about my lifesavers whlie crossing to my lane, worried about cars moving to their lane and worried about the general space around me. 20mph is a slow speed indeed on a bike and not one we are used to judging from engine revs etc, so once again, at a time when I should be concentrating on my safety, I'm more worried about my speedo. Plus the camera is right as you enter the tunnel and just before you can go back up to speed, so IMO it's there purely to catch people thinking they are out of the 20mph zone.
Right, after all that, anyone know the way to speakers' corner?