http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/8142692.stmQuote:
Cameras clock cross-border speedsThe campaign is targeting the entire length of the A74(M) motorway
A speeding crackdown is under way targeting the motorway that links Scotland and England.
It is
hoped the clampdown will help to reduce the speed of vehicles along the entire length of the A74(M).
Safety camera partnerships in Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway and Strathclyde have joined forces for the day of action on the route.
Two years ago a stretch of the motorway near Gretna was identified as having the fastest average speed in the UK.
The 24-hour campaign is being led by Dumfries and Galloway Safety Camera Partnership (DGSCP).
It will see an increased number of its speed checking devices along the road.
Sgt Lee Black of DGSCP said: "We are co-ordinating this day of action to make motorists aware of their speed on the A74(M).
"I am confident that with such a visual presence we will have a positive and long lasting effect." I am confident that Sgt Blacks confidence is misplaced, and all that will happen is that motorists will resent the activities, because they feel they are driving safely.
The report makes no mention of any educational aspect to this campaign.
It is all stick and no carrot.
Jan Sjorup of CSCP recently confessed that the effectiveness of the fixed cameras at Ings lasts just 200 to 300 metres. I reckon the entire length of the A74(M) will therefore require several hundred cameras to make that lasting impression!
I also find it strange that there has been a two year gap between the discovery that Gretna has the highest average speed in the UK, and measures being taken to combat it!