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Personaly I find vandalism of any kind Abhorrent but in the case of trashed speed cameras I get a feeling that justice has served.

What to you think?

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Speed camera policy Kills

Well, I voted for "turn a blind eye", although in reality that's only because reporting to the police immediately isn't really an option. After all, I'll almost certainly be in my car, and using a mobile phone is a big no-no and very much frowned upon even with a car kit. So in the interests of my personal safety and that of other road users around me I would actually report it to the police............... eventually.

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Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler - Einstein

I haven't voted.
It all depends on the location of the Scamera, if it is in an obvious money collection zone, I would turn a blind eye, in fact I would turn two blind eyes.
However, if it was in an obvious Safety Camera zone, such as the one outside my kids school, I would report it with little delay.
I find it incredulous that you see so few cameras outside schools.

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Semper in excreta, nur quantitat variat.

The placement rules effectively require cameras to be placed at the locations where exceeding the limit is least dangerous, and therefore most common.

If you take a typical 30 mph main road where the safe speed may vary between low 20s and high 30s, the camera will be on the stretch where, in clear conditions, 35 or so is safe.

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"Show me someone who says that they have never exceeded a speed limit, and I'll show you a liar, or a menace." (Austin Williams - Director, Transport Research Group)

Any views expressed in this post are personal opinions and may not represent the views of Safe Speed

Absolutely. See:

http://www.safespeed.org.uk/rules.html

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Paul Smith
Our scrap speed cameras petition got over 28,000 sigs
The Safe Speed campaign demands a return to intelligent road safety

I would turn a blind eye, it would be rude not to

Or maybe supply my eyes, to keep a look out

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Steve

So, are you saying it is acceptable for your children to run around on the road

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Steve

If I had the guts I would be the one destroying the damn things so I would NOT turn a blind eye, I would stop and congratulate them

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Ross

Yes I'm a hoon, but only on the track!!!!

I wouldn't have noticed - too busy looking at my speedo

I would turn a blind eye because I reckon that if I did report it, I would be infringing the privacy and Human Rights of the vandals. The police may show my name & address to the vandals and it wouldn't be right to see so much police time diverted to catching the vandals instead of solving more serious crimes.

Don't blame me, blame all the PC do-gooders!

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Anyone who tells you that nothing is impossible has never bathed in a saucer of water.

Given the large number of cameras which have been vandalised/destroyed, it seems that a fair number of these acts must've been witnessed by others.
Yet I've never heard of anybody reporting these incidents.
I wonder why?
They probably stop and say, "Have you got enough petrol, Mate, I've got a spare can in the boot".

Cheers
Peter

I would, of course, inform the police...

In writing...

2nd class post.

I would be out of the car like a flash, put on my balaclava and help out.
:gatso3:

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Still round the corner there may wait,
A new road or a secret gate. ( Camera )
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973)

the whole bloody lot of them should be burned they do not facilitate road safety in any way at all