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bw2020
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 Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject: Lothian & Borders Motorbike Speedcam |
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That's Lothian & Borders Safety Camera Partnership launching the first motorbike speed camera in Scotland see BBC News link
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Andy_P
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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How long before they link it into the speedo of the bike, so he won't even need to stop?  |
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PaulB2005
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| Quote: | | Steve Stradling, professor of transport psychology at Napier University's Transport Research Institute, said: "A recent study has shown that drivers who have been caught speeding by a speed camera are twice as likely to have a collision than those who haven't been caught." |
Is it entirely possible that the people who were caught by Speed Cameras are the types of driver who don't pay enough attention to the road? Hence they are more likely to have a collision?
Also it doesn't specify if they are more likely to CAUSE a collision or be on the receiving end. If they are on the receiving end of a collision then the other driver (who may not have been speeding) may be at fault. Finally it doesn't specify if these collisions are ones were speed is a factor. For example just because someone is caught speeding on the M1 and then has a collision a few months later doesn't mean they were speeding at the time of the collision. |
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Border_Collie
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Location: Rainham, Kent. England.
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| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | will only go to sites where there is a history of road collisions.
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| Quote: | "A recent study has shown that drivers who have been caught speeding by a speed camera are twice as likely to have a collision than those who haven't been caught."
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Probably twice as likely to have a collision because they are looking round for speed cameras. So it's logical to remove the cameras thus resulting in fewer collisions, which in turn means roads will have less of a history of collisions and there will be no need to site any more cameras. :P
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