Cameras To Be Installed Following Six Deaths

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Average speed cameras are to be installed after thousands of people signed a petition calling for safety measures on the A4540 in Birmingham.

The petition followed the tragic death of six people in a 100mph crash when a driver, who had cannabis in his system, crashed into a taxi. Each car had three passengers travelling in it.

Birmingham City Council will now erect the point-to-point cameras along a 1.7 mile (2.8km) stretch of the road. The system is due to go live by the autumn

The leader of Birmingham City Council commented: "Given the long and complex nature of the resulting police investigation, it was important that we understood what had contributed to this truly heartbreaking loss of six lives before considering what safety measures could be put in place."

A spokesman for the local police said: "We welcome the introduction of any measures that improve safety on our roads."

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exportman · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:58 pm Post subject:

And average speed cameras would have avoided this how??

The driver was intoxicated on drugs and driving at 100+ MPH Speed cameras would not have changed his behaviour. Why are speed cameras then suggested as a solution?

M8TJT · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:04 pm Post subject:

Incredible. Just an excuse to put up what is likely to be a moneymaking camera.

atonks · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 10

The cameras will make no money if you don't exceed the legal speed limit.
What's the problem with enforcing the law?

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:14 am Post subject:

atonks · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 10

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:28 am Post subject:

I suggest that you read and understand exportman's post once again.
Putting up speed cameras is unlikely to change the driving habits of people who are off their heads on drugs and speed at 100+MPH.

And it's not me being cynical, it's the people who use the slightest excuse to erect cams and use one accident, caused by a driver with a record of dangerous driving (ref. your post), which unfortunately killed 6 people, as the reason.
Had they said that there was long established data of excess speed causing multiple accidents, however major or minor on that road, the reason would have been far more acceptable, and I would have been far less likely to comment.

Where there is no, or minimal evidence of excess speed causing or being a major contributory factor to an accident as is often the case, there can be only one reason for installation of cameras, and that's the revenue raised from fines, or more likely, speed awareness courses.

Kremmen · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:37 pm Post subject:

I agree that cameras will not stop the drink and drug mob, but, I seem to recall, at the time, locals saying that the road was an accident waiting to happen as speeding is commonplace.

Maybe the cameras are to help stop the general speeding this road suffers.
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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 6:41 pm Post subject:

Probably, but it seems that six being killed makes for better headlines. Rolling Eyes

Davidonly · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:25 pm Post subject:

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