Burning Rubber, are you in North or South Cumbria?
Do you know how to access the info. regarding your "local" camera site?
There is a document in the Library section of the CSCP site, which has maps of the camera locations, and the figures for the KSI's used to justify the site.
The two KSI's which led to the cameras at Ings, were not the result of speed. Mr Gaskell ended upside down in a ditch having had a heart attack at the wheel. He was NOT speeding at the time.
Those are the accidents which will NOT be prevented by placing SPEED cameras! When the Westmorland Gazette applied for this data under the Freedom of Information Act, they were denied the information.
This of course is essential to preserve the
illusion that speed cameras make a difference to accident statistics (at least in the manner they would like to make!!). This has led to my use of a word, which although I am cautious about using again in deferance to my host, the forum administrator, is fast becoming an accepted term to describe the manager of the local camera partnership responsible for enacting this policy which is Government sponsored.
They cannot stop you from THINKING it, or finding out the truth for yourself, but here in Cumbria, they are expending a good deal of effort to try and succeed in the latter!!
The Eastern Daily Press were more successful in their FOI application, and were able to tell their readers the truth behind their local partnerships smoke screen!!
I am glad you like the smileys we have on this forum - unfortunately, the
thought police have seen fit to try and prevent even the use of an emoticon, because the code writers saw fit to include an alt.text description of the code which they felt offered a slight to their leader.
However, you might wish to visit another site to see a similar icon WITHOUT the mouseover effect - I hope the thought police dont object to that.
Up poop-a-scoop!!
Best Wishes BR!!