According to the Auto express UK https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/...letter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter
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The locations for speed cameras are chosen because they are likely to generate significant revenue from fines, rather than because they are accident hotspots that would benefit from increased monitoring, according to a new report from a police watchdog.
An investigation into roads policing by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) says its inspectors were told speed traps are sometimes set up because the locations are “good hunting grounds” for speeders, rather than for safety reasons. The report adds: “In some cases, we found that the rationale for the deployment of camera enforcement technology was open to the suspicion that it supported a self-serving approach to raising revenue.
The report gives further evidence that cashflow, rather than traffic safety, can be a priority for siting cameras in its explanation of how mobile locations are chosen. Rather than being managed exclusively by police officers, speed traps are often run by Safety Camera Partnerships, multi-agency groups comprised of organisations including local councils and Highways England, and operated in conjunction with police.
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I noticed while visiting the UK late last year, that Municipal Councils were heavily involved in issueing penalty notices. and according to the tradies, it is all about money, so maybe they were right (if this report is correct)
Here of course in Australia, the police insist site selection is evidence based, on complaints and collisions .. so safety.
Ken
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The locations for speed cameras are chosen because they are likely to generate significant revenue from fines, rather than because they are accident hotspots that would benefit from increased monitoring, according to a new report from a police watchdog.
An investigation into roads policing by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) says its inspectors were told speed traps are sometimes set up because the locations are “good hunting grounds” for speeders, rather than for safety reasons. The report adds: “In some cases, we found that the rationale for the deployment of camera enforcement technology was open to the suspicion that it supported a self-serving approach to raising revenue.
The report gives further evidence that cashflow, rather than traffic safety, can be a priority for siting cameras in its explanation of how mobile locations are chosen. Rather than being managed exclusively by police officers, speed traps are often run by Safety Camera Partnerships, multi-agency groups comprised of organisations including local councils and Highways England, and operated in conjunction with police.
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I noticed while visiting the UK late last year, that Municipal Councils were heavily involved in issueing penalty notices. and according to the tradies, it is all about money, so maybe they were right (if this report is correct)
Here of course in Australia, the police insist site selection is evidence based, on complaints and collisions .. so safety.
Ken