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Agreed - People only have to google for the link between fatalities and speed to see how it plays a big part Someone saying but I was only going a few miles an hour over the 30mph limit and therefore feels hard done by should consider that those areas are where you are more likely to encounter...

Isn't that a bit like saying that if there was a copper on every street corner 24 hours a day then there would be no assaults or burglaries? There are limited resources available and speed cameras are deemed a cost effective way of helping to make the roads safer. What would happen without...

Like a speed camera to get people to stop speeding and drive under the limit?

My post was purely tongue in cheek So it's a spot where a lot of people drive faster than the speed limit for that stretch of road, sounds to me like that particular camera is very much needed then. If drivers were sticking to or under the speed limit and no-one was caught speeding there...

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time (/ punishment)?

There are Police cars, (and bikes) both marked and unmarked out there and i have seen several motorists that have been stopped by them as i have travelled around the county. There are also regular vehicle road worthiness stops and checks (weighbridges and general roadside checks) There are...

Why use a Police officer to do this? Wouldn't they be better off doing their proper job like protecting the public and catching burglars, etc rather than doing a role that a trained and authorised civilian can do? - The purpose of these speed cameras is to make the roads safer for everyone...