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In May 2004 there was a terrible accident on the A23 just outside Brighton; eight people, including a two year old child, were killed There have been numerous other accidents on sections of the road between Crawley and Brighton.

Having considered the factors involved, Sussex Police have launched a new initiative. In addition to the regular patrol cars, UNMARKED cars are to be used for patrolling the most accident prone road segments; large roadside signs have been erected to inform drivers - in the words of the BiB "to make drivers aware that we're around and to get them to be attentive to their driving".

After the 2004 tragedy there were vociferous calls for speed cameras. I feel that it is to the credit of the police that they recognise that automated enforcement is no solution to a complex problem - proper trafpol is the way to go.

I don't know the road but I can guess it is a SC with moderately heavy traffic which has been crying out for dualling for years.

The type of road where drivers get frustrated and start to take chances.

Nope, this section of road is a D3 dual carriageway; it's of a reasonably good standard but because it's D3, people treat it like a motorway when it's not by any means motorway standard.

Of course, if we lived in any other country, the A23 between Crawley and Brighton would have been upgraded to motorway standards.