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If
you are caught by a speed cameras you will receive a £60
fixed penalty ticket and three points on your licence or a
court summons.
If
drivers reduced their speed by just 1mph there is up to 7%
less risk of being involved in a serious crash.
If
you are driving at 40mph and hit a child, you are likely to
kill that child.
If
you are driving at 30mph and hit a child, that child has a
50/50 chance of survival.
If
you are driving at 20mph and hit a child, that child is likely
to survive and may be uninjured.
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Listed below are the mobile camera sites for Bedfordshire,
where Police Officers using laser detection equipment will
be situated according to accident information.
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Week
commencing 29th November 2004
A1
ROAD, BEESTON
A1081 AIRPORT WAY, GIPSY LANE, LUTON
A421 BEDFORD ROAD, GREAT BARFORD
A428 BROMHAM ROAD, BEDFORD
A428 GOLDINGTON ROAD, BEDFORD
A5 ROAD, HOCKLIFFE
A5 ROAD, KENSWORTH
A5, DUNSTABLE to CADDINGTON TURN, KENSWORTH
A505 BY-PASS (nr Stanbridge Turn), STANBRIDGE
A505 BY-PASS, TOTTERNHOE
A505 DUNSTABLE ROAD, (nr Lewsey Road), LUTON
A505 DUNSTABLE ROAD, (nr Beechwood Road), LUTON
A505 DUNSTABLE ROAD, (nr Overstone Road), LUTON
A505 LUTON ROAD (Linden Rd to Evelyn Rd), DUNSTABLE
A505 PARK VIADUCT, LUTON
A507 SHEFFORD BY-PASS
A5120 BEDFORD ROAD, HOUGHTON REGIS
A5120 DUNSTABLE ROAD, FLITWICK
A5134 HIGH STREET, KEMPSTON
A6 PULLOXHILL
A6 SILSOE (nr Gravenhurst Turn)
CARDINGTON ROAD (nr Lovell Road), BEDFORD
CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD (nr Devon Rd), LUTON
GOSWELL END ROAD, HARLINGTON.
LEAGRAVE HIGH STREET (nr Pastures Way), LUTON
NEW BEDFORD ROAD (nr Alexandra Avenue), LUTON
ROFF AVENUE, BEDFORD
STAGSDEN ROAD, BROMHAM
STOKE ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD
WALLER AVE, LUTON
WHITEHORSE VALE, LUTON
Week
commencing 6th December 2004
A1
ROAD, SANDY
A1081 AIRPORT WAY, GIPSY LANE, LUTON
A421 ASPLEY GUISE
A421 BEDFORD ROAD, GREAT BARFORD
A5 BATTLESDEN
A5 ROAD, KENSWORTH
A505 DUNSTABLE ROAD, (nr Beechwood Road), LUTON
A505 LUTON ROAD (nr Dale Rd), DUNSTABLE
A5120 BEDFORD ROAD, HOUGHTON REGIS
A5120 DUNSTABLE ROAD, FLITWICK
A5134 HIGH STREET, KEMPSTON
A6 HIGH STREET (nr Highbury Grove), CLAPHAM
A6 PULLOXHILL
A6 SILSOE BYPASS
A603 WILLINGTON
AMPTHILL ROAD, FLITWICK
B1040 POTTON ROAD, BIGGLESWADE
B4540 COMMON ROAD, KENSWORTH
B531 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON (Bunyan Rd to Spring Rd)
BARTON ROAD, HARLINGTON
C70 HIGH STREET, CRANFIELD
CARDINGTON ROAD (nr Mareth Road), BEDFORD
CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD (nr Leygreen Cl), LUTON
HIGH STREET, WRESTLINGWORTH
LEAGRAVE HIGH STREET (nr Emerald Road), LUTON
LONDON ROAD, DUNSTABLE
NEW BEDFORD ROAD (nr Brook Street), LUTON
PARK AVENUE, BEDFORD
ROFF AVENUE, BEDFORD
STAGSDEN ROAD, BROMHAM
WHITEHORSE VALE, LUTON
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addition to the mobile enforcement locations listed above the
enforcement will continue at all the fixed camera locations
within the county. |
| Geoff,
Wellingborough |
Saturday,
15-May-2004 20:54:16 BST |
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notice that under ESSENTIAL INFO for this internet page it states;
If you are driving at 40mph and hit a child, you are likely
to kill that child. If you are driving at 30mph and hit a child,
that child has a 50/50 chance of survival. If you are driving
at 20mph and hit a child, that child is likely to survive and
may be uninjured. The obvious logical conclusion from this is
to drive at 10mph, or not at all, so why not bring back the
man with the red flag walking in front of the car. I think it
is better not to hit a child at all, whatever speed one is driving,
then the child has a 100% chance of surviving uninjured. Hence
I would prefer to give my full attention to looking out for
children and other road users, rather than continually having
the look at my speedometer and for concealed speed cameras.
My wife is very careful about sticking to the speed limits,
but has succeeded in writing off two cars in 10 years by running
into stationary vehicles, so how do speed cameras help to prevent
such accidents. If mobile speed cameras substantially contribute
to road safety then I challenge the government and police to
produce the independent and unbiased scientific evidence for
this. With the proliferation of mobile speed cameras even the
most careful driver is now likely to be caught. If so then write
to the ticket office and ask for the location of the camera
and a copy of the photographic evidence, the method of measurement
used, its specifications and accuracy, how that accuracy was
assured and for a copy of the procedures and guidelines that
apply to the use of mobile speed cameras. Some of the methods
used can have potentially significant errors and are not used
properly. At least they will then have to do a bit of work to
earn their £60. For Bedford the man to contact is, Sgt Tony
Richardson, Road Safety Enforcement Team, Road Policing Unit,
Halsey Road, Kempston, MK42 8AX, Tel 01234 842 491. Otherwise
you can write to, The Chief Constable, Police Headquarters,
Woburn Road, Kempton, Bedfordshire MK41 9AX. |
| Peter
Clemison, Luton |
Wednesday,
26-May-2004 09:40:59 BST |
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have never been caught on a speed camera and never knocked a
child down! Perhaps this is because I am clever enough to drive
at, or under, the speed limit and keep my eyes on the road at
the same time. If you can't do both of these things, then it's
questionnable whether you should be driving at all. |
| tony,
newport pagnell |
Tuesday,
18-May-2004 15:18:37 BST |
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spend as much time looking at my speedo as I do the road, how
safe is that? Sick of the general dumbing down that cameras
breed, it is inappropriate speed that is a problem, tackle that
& not hassle responsible drivers who drift over what are often
unnecessarily low speed limits |
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