You haven't got mobile speed (revenue) cameras yet? We have unmarked white vans at the side of the road in the UK. They park up with the backdoor or side door open with the cameras rolling. We also have average speed cameras on many of our motorways so even if you slow for the camera you still get the fine and points because it's averaged out over a longer distance.
... and where there aren't cameras they've put speed ramps just to make sure either you get a fine or a wrecked suspension. The best one though is where we have the roads with 1 lane in either direction and they put road narrowing ramps in so there is just enough room for 1 car to go in one direction so you have to go onto the wrong side of the road into the path of oncoming cars. What actually happens is you get drivers playing chicken with oncoming traffic. Not quite sure how that makes things safer but there you go. They've also just announced today that the fines for central London for parking on yellow lines has gone up to ?120 and about ?80 everywhere else. The traffic wardens don't even need to ticket you as they have digital cameras so the first you know is when the fine is posted out. Don't you just love it... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Russell Sent: 31 March 2008 13:44 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Red Light Cameras work too well On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 7:00 AM, Michael Madigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Listen to this nonsense. Some cities have seen a drop > in revenue from red light violations and are > considering turning off the cameras. It seems too > many people are obeying the traffic stops. > > I thought the idea of cameras was to improve safety > and save lives? > ------------------------------------------- Wait till they take them mobile, where they pick a new corner every other week. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
