Re: Two consecutive speeding tickets!

On Jan 18, 11:40 am, Keith <ke...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 18 Jan 2009 at 19:12, tim..... wrote:

but there are 100s of these signs where there aren't cameras

I agree that it's not a trap, but a sign doesn't equal a camera

Exactly.

It's all part of the scamerati's lies about how they aren't targetting
motorists, just want to reduce speeds at accident blackspots, etc., so
they make a great play of being "open" about camera locations.

But this openness is a facade, because they litter roads with camera
signs whether or not cameras operate there, just to unsettle drivers and
try to bully nervous motorists (new drivers and those on 9 points
especially) into driving well below the legal limit to give themselves a
safety margin for the cameras.

If they were really honest and open about things, they'd put camera
signs at the start of the area where cameras operate, and "end of speed
enforcement" signs at the end. But of course they don't, because all
they care about is 1) making money; 2) making drivers' lives a misery.

If they were honest they would have a tape sent along with the ticket
showing conditions and traffic for ten seconds before and after
ticketed driver was snapped. In this way, the judge could see if it
was an improper speed for conditions and adjust penality accordingly.
It is was merely for breaking a pointless rule, s/he could be punished
to an hour sweeping a nearby shopping precinct or some other useful
task for breaking silly (for the moment) speed limit.
.

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