Flashing speed-activated warnings set to replace cameras if new trial proves successful.
Speed camera operations on Derbyshire County Council roads are set to be reviewed in a 12-week trial to see whether a significant increase in the number of speeding motorists occurs once cameras in key areas have been 'switched off'. Three cameras are set to be covered up over the three-month period; authorities says drivers will be monitored to assess the feasibility of shutting down the cameras on a permanent basis, following government funding cuts announced last month.Rob Hill, manager of Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership, said:"We can't afford to keep our safety camera operations as they are."Mr. Hill confirmed that if the cameras are made redundant, the yellow housings could still remain in place as a deterrent."Certainly one of the options would be to reduce camera activities but not take away camera houses."Councillors said they were hoping to retain many of the camera sites as a substantial number of the public believe they're beneficial to road safety.The council is also planning to erect a series of less-expensive speed-activated warning signs in a bid to keep down costs.I don't know about you but it seems to me that we are going backwards.
<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p>All the cost-cutting, especially on our roads, where's it going to end? Stop resurfacing the roads? </o:p>
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Yep, they've deff allready started to do that over this way! It won't be long before the safest vehicle to go for a blast out with, will be a tractor!!
Yep, they've deff allready started to do that over this way! It won't be long before the safest vehicle to go for a blast out with, will be a tractor!!
whats that again???? the safest vehicle sot go for a blast out with is a HARLEY? mmmhhhh not sure on that one depends wether or not you want to get back under bike power or on the back of an AA truck lol
There's definitely no road resurfacing just north of the Derbyshire border, Sheffield is pothole city.
As for replacing speed cameras, I don't know how they know, but I was told (at a speed awareness course just before last xmas ) that the signs that flash your speed at you are the most effective means of reducing speed.
Cynically I thought that they would never be introduced cos they don't generate any revenue.
I am wrong once a decade so I suppose this is it til 2020
LOL Roachy, yea, I think you're right.
Johnny, don't be a Harley-ist, Sue will be ok as long as she doesn't want to go round bends (Oo did I say that?)
6ypsy, I beg to differ, I think Huddersfield has that prestigious title.
No funding for cameras so all of a sudden oh well its safe enough after all.
Councillors said they were hoping to retain many of the camera sites as a substantial number of the public believe they're beneficial to road safety.
Has anyone ever met any of thes members of the public???
I think if they had been sited in towns and on known accident black spots then people would have been a bit more tolerant off them but on open straight roads.
They would have had to employ a lot more little old ladies to knit big hats
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