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on the spot fines
The headlines about the new the Strategic Framework for Road Safety say, "On the spot fines for careless drivers". Surely this in fact really means fewer fines, end of story. It further strengthens the hand of the people who want speed-cameras removed (they can now point at this measure), without actually providing any guarantee that police forces will be willing or able to divert the resources needed to monitor drivers to catch the "careless" ones. Transport secretary Philip Hammond took the opportunity to engage in more populist criticism of speed cameras, saying, "The big problem under the last government was using technology". Technology, at least, sees every driver as equal, something which cannot be said for human interpretations of what consitutes careless driving.
11.05.11 @ 05:45 PM CST [link]