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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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The
sole aim of the partnership is to reduce the number of casualties
on Hertfordshire's roads by the introduction of more safety cameras
across the county.
The
Hertfordshire Partnership is now part of a national safety camera
partnership scheme.
Choose
a town to see the cameras in that location:
Watford
Baldock
Letchworth and Odsey Oaklands and Woolmer Green
Hemel
Hempstead
Kings Langley
Rickmansworth and Croxley Green
Stanstead Abbots
Potters Bar
Waltham Cross
See
where the Hertfordshire mobile safety cameras will be this week>>
Key:
j/w= junction with SC= safety camera RL=red light
cameras
* The Site Number is unique to each camera and may help if you need
to identify a specific camera.
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| Watford |
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101
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A41 Colne Way j/w
Westlea Avenue, Watford
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102
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Hampermill Lane j/w
Brookdene Avenue, Watford
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105
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A411 Hempstead Road
j/w Langley Way, Watford
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106
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A412 St Albans Road
j/w Lowestoft Road, Watford
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107
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Gammons Lane j/w Dell
Road, Watford (Southbound)
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108
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Gammons Lane j/w Gammons
Farm Close, Watford
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109
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Gammons Lane j/w Leaford
Crescent, Watford
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110
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Gammons Lane j/w Dell
Road, Watford (Northbound)
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111
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The Harebreaks j/w
Brett Place (Southbound)
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112
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The Harebreaks j/w
Brett Place (Northbound)
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176
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A412 Rickmansworth
Road j/w Harwoods Road, Watford
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177
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A412 Rickmansworth
Road j/w Cassiobury Road, Watford
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178
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A412 Rickmansworth
Road j/w Rosslyn Road, Watford
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179
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A411 Hempstead Road
j/w Woodville Court, Watford
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180
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A411 Hempstead Road
j/w Kenilworth Court, Watford
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181
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A411 Hempstead Road
j/w Langley Way, Watford
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182
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A411 Hempstead Road
j/w Ridge Lane, Watford
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183
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A411 Hempstead Road
j/w Courtlands Drive, Watford
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| Baldock,
Letchworth and Odsey |
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151
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A505 Letchworth Road
j/w Jubilee Road, Baldock (Eastbound)
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152
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A505 Letchworth Road
j/w Jubilee Road, Baldock (Westbound)
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153
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A505 Baldock Road
j/w Jackmans Place, Letchworth
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154
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A505 Baldock Road
j/w Bowershott, Letchworth
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155
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A505 Baldock Road
j/w Barrington Road, Letchworth
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156
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A505 Hitchin Road
j/w Highfield, Letchworth
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184
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A505 Royston Road
(at Baldock Radio Station) Eastbound
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185
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A505 Royston Road
j/w Station Road Ashwell, Odsey
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186
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A505 Royston Road
at Thrift Farm) Eastbound
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187
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A505 Royston Road
(at Thrift Farm) Westbound
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188
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A505 Royston Road
at Kelshall Turn
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189
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A505 Royston Road
(at Baldock Radio Station) Westbound
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| Oaklands
and Woolmer Green |
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158
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B197 Great North Road
j/w Oaklea, Oaklands
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159
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B197 Great North Road
j/w Mardley Ave, Oaklands, (Northbound)
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160
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B197 London Road j/w
Bridge Road, Woolmer Green
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161
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B197 London Road j/w
Mardley Ave, Oaklands (Southbound)
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| Hemel
Hempstead |
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103
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A41 Link Road j/w
London Road, Hemel Hempstead
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162
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Queensway j/w Lower
Adeyfield Rd, Hemel Hempstead, (W/B)
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163
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Queensway j/w Lower
Adeyfield Rd, Hemel Hempstead (E/B)
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164
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Queensway j/w Long
Mimms, Hemel Hempstead
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165
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Queensway j/w Great
Road, Hemel Hempstead
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166
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Queensway j/w Highfield
Lane, Hemel Hempstead
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200
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A414 Hemel Hempstead
j/w Wood Crescent
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201
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A414 Hemel Hempstead
j/w Lower Yott
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202
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A414 Hemel Hempstead
j/w Rant Meadow
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203
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A414 Hemel Hempstead
j/w Leverstock Green Road
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| Kings
Langley |
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167
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Station Road (opposite
Railway Station) Kings Langley
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168
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Railway Terrace, Kings
Langley
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169
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Station Road (outside
Ovaltine Factory) Kings Langley
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| Rickmansworth
and Croxley Green |
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171
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A412 Scots Hill h/w
Copthorne Rd, Rickmansworth (Northbound)
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172
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A412 Scots Hill Copthorne
Rd, Rickmansworth (Southbound)
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173
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A412 Watford Road
j/w Bateman Road, Croxley Green
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174
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A412 Watford Road
j/w Valley Walk, Croxley Green
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175
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A412 Watford Road
j/w Winton Approach, Croxley Green
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| Stanstead
Abbotts |
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191
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A414 Stanstead Abbots
By-pass j/w Briggens Park (Eastbound)
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192
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A414 Stanstead Abbots
By-pass j/w Acorn Street (Eastbound)
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193
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A414 Stanstead Abbots
By-pass j/w Acorn Street (Westbound)
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194
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A414 Stanstead Abbots
By-pass j/w Briggens Park (Westbound)
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| Potters
Bar |
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195
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Mutton Lane j/w Wroxham
Gardens, Potters Bar (Eastbound)
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196
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Mutton Lane j/w Wroxham
Gardens, Potters Bar (Westbound)
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197
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Mutton Lane j/w Laurel
Fields, Potters Bar (Eastbound)
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198
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Mutton Lane j/w Laurel
Fields, Potters Bar (Westbound)
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199
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Mutton Lane (on railway
bridge), Potters Bar (Eastbound)
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| Waltham
Cross |
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104
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A121 Eleanor Cross
Road, Waltham Cross
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| shaun
clarke, hemel hempstead |
Monday,
31-May-2004 21:37:03 BST |
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| I
have no problem with sensibly placed cameras but I wonder why
in towns where there are multiple junctions linked traffic lights
are not being used instead of cameras as this would force traffic
to move at the legal speed through the whole area rather than
speeding between cameras as presently occurs. |
| Paul
Owen, Redbourne |
Wednesday,
26-May-2004 08:44:08 BST |
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trouble with speed cameras is that they do not penalise bad
driving just speed, and the authorities are now relying on them
as their road safety medium. The totting up system was introduce
when you needed to be physically caught several times before
you lost your license. Now you could have 4 speeding events
where the total excess is less than that which would earn an
automatic ban for a single event and lose your licenses. They
should change the totting up procedure to match the offences,
or at least knock the points off one by one each year rather
than having to wait 3 years to lose all 3. Also, they system
should take into account previous good behaviour, all other
areas of our laws do, by reducing or waiving the points for
a first offence after sya 5 or 10 years clean. |
| Craig,
Tring |
Saturday,
22-May-2004 00:08:17 BST |
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| To
all the people who say 'if you stay under the speed limit you
have nothing to worry about' - ever considered that some speed
limits may be fixed at unsuitably low levels to assist with
the extortion, sorry, revenue collection process? For instance,
the B4630 Chiswell Green to St Albans - dual carriageway with
excellent visibility - 70mph would be standard; 50mph would
be a concession to the fact that there are a few houses around.
But no - 30mph! Stay below the speed limit here and you're likely
to incite extreme frustration in the traffic jam that forms
behind you, but at least you won't get pulled over by the bloke
hiding behind the bus stop with his camera. Combined with speed
cameras, the artificially low speed limit seems a great way
to boost the police's ill-gotten gains, and a particularly cynical
person might even suggest that it's a ploy to get us off the
roads! t! hey don't want us to use, and onto the jammed-up ones
that they do - after all, why take a direct route through Chiswell
Green when you can queue up for half an hour at the Park Street
roundabout? It's a conspiracy! ps. on another note, are we ever
going to get our POLO (see www.abd.org.uk/pr/286.htm)? |
| Jon,
Hertford |
Monday,
03-May-2004 01:30:00 BST |
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| A
speed camera needs to be set up on Ware Road just under the
A10 flyover for traffic coming into the 30mph zone from the
40mph zone. People drive too fast here, there are driveways
onto the road from the houses that have poor visibility. They
can't see traffic on the road, and traffic on the road can't
see them trying to edge out. If you drive this way, please slow
down and keep your eyes open. People have to live there. Imagine
how annoyed you would feel if people sped down your street? |
| Alan
Rattue, Watton at stone |
Wednesday,
14-Apr-2004 11:51:09 BST |
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| if
speed cameras are for safty why do they not stop the children
crossing the A602 broadhall way while they are filming drivers
as the kids cross in front of them. |
| carol
grace, markyate |
Tuesday,
13-Apr-2004 23:00:40 BST |
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| Markyate
has no speed cameras. i have campainged to have road safety
measures in Markyate, particularly on 'rat runs' where drivers
belt through the village with no regard for children and parents
walking children to school etc. and i have had very limited
results. SlipEnd has also had limited results-- a speed camera
with no film in it! But go to Hemel Hempstead! All roads into
and out of the town, even where there are no pedestrians, may
even have footpaths 30 yards from the main roads have live and
active speed cameras. The speed limits change,40,50,30 as you
enter. No one knows what speed they should be doing as they
enter the town. So 'wham' they capture loads of unsuspecting
people as they gaze looking for the most recent speed sign.
Truely a money making concern and absolutely nothing to do with
road safety. Carol Grace |
| Bob
Keen, Harpenden |
Tuesday,
13-Apr-2004 15:33:55 BST |
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| The
cameras arent going to stop people from speeding because they
dont know they are there. They are placed in sneaky places so
it is too late to stop once youve seen it, its a money scam.
If they want to stop speeding then they should be placed where
they can be seen and then people have a chance to realise the
speed they are going and will drive slower every time they go
down that certain road without having a ripoff fine. |
| Anne
Peverett, Royston |
Friday,
09-Apr-2004 12:46:51 BST |
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| I
wish there were more warning type camera as they do slow me
dowm. IT'S EASY WITH CARS THESE DAYS TO GO FAST.SOME DRIVERS
LIKE ME GET USED TO FAST SPEED AND DONT REALISE HOW FAST THEY
ARE GOING IF GOING FROM 30 TO 60 TO 30 40 SEEMS SLOW ENOUGH
this si where the danger lies,. Ilike the warning camera's and
the lighted ones are successfull. fines dont only punnish the
driver they punish the family. |
| Martin,
Hemel Hempstead |
Saturday,
20-Mar-2004 23:40:41 GMT |
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know of at least two of these cameras in Queensway do not appear
to work anyway so there does not seem to be any point them being
there really is there? |
| Mary,
Radlett |
Wednesday,
24-Mar-2004 21:47:43 GMT |
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cameras just been installed on Hatfield Road going towards St
Albans from Hatfield Galleria end - yet another money spinner?
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| Lynne,
St Albans |
Friday,
20-Feb-2004 13:15:26 GMT |
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| Yes,
we should all drive at the legal speed limit, but lets face
it, a large majority don't. We are all in a big hurry to get
somewhere and, at times, this can end in tragedy (this does
not include the horrendous amount of wildlife killed on the
roads each year). So I would say please THINK and regulate your
speed, but speed camera's? I don't think they are the answer.
I believe many are in inappropriate places and it does seem
many are there soley to rip off motorists and anyway people
who know where the camera's are speed inbetween each camera.
It's a shame people can't be responsible, then we wouldn't need
them anyway. |
| Paul,
Welwyn Garden City |
Wednesday,
28-Jan-2004 19:33:19 GMT |
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| All
this bitching about cameras is stupid, it's the law just like
there's a law to make murder illegal!!! Break any law and people
deserve to get done, tough luck, shut up and take it like an
adult not some spoiled child. If you want to take revenge -
never break another speed limit, you too can waste police time
and resources by doing so and you wouldn't even realise you
were being ironic. |
| Jez,
hertford |
Saturday,
13-Dec-2003 20:00:20 GMT |
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| I
have only seen one speed camera in a useful place. It is on
the A414 outside Stanstead Abbots and is just before you get
to a dangerous junction - so if (like the majority of motorists)
you just slow down for the camera you have also slowed down
for the junction. It is a shame that in the other direction
the camera is placed just past all the junctions. Presumably
to catch you as you speed up to the national speed limit a little
too early |
| Andy,
Hitchin |
Wednesday,
12-Nov-2003 19:44:46 GMT |
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| Ive
been caught along the stretch from luton to hitchin by a hidden
camera literally meters before a national speed limit. Cameras
near schools I agree with however next to dual carriage ways
is an obvious easy catch area. Im sure they have targets to
beat and this is an easy way. |
| Marie,
Welwyn |
Monday,
17-Nov-2003 12:34:27 GMT |
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| I
think that the cameras are just another way to get money for
the Police Service. In my experience everyone just races in
between the cameras and then slam on the brakes when they approach
the next one. The only thing that really seems to slow traffic
down are those warning signs that tell you to slow down if you
are going to quickly. I also think that the police are very
sneeky when they are catching people with the GATSO. By law
they are suppose to be easy to see but I have also seen the
Policeman hiding in the bus stop down Gunnels Wood Road in Stevenage,
and another favorite is hiding completely out of view down that
road in WGC where Roche is. I agree that if no one drove over
the speed limit there would be no problem but being realistic
we all do once in a while whether we realise or not. |
| LM
Chambers, Stevenage |
Monday,
01-Sep-2003 06:30:16 BST |
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| In
Stevenage we have two cameras ! They have been placed on a dual
carriageway where the speed limit is 40 miles an hour. Pedestrians
being struck by a car on this road would probably not survive
at 40 miles an hour. In the peak traffic times the road speed
seems to be about 10mph. What's the point ? I live next to a
'through road' where there is a limited access at one end only
for buses, emergency vehicles and mopeds. It is clearly signposted,
not just at the entry point but also along the main roads leading
upto and around it. Due to the nature of the road being closed
to through traffic a lot of children play on or near the road.
However, it is a 'rat run' for drivers from Stevenage to the
A602. It seems are large number of vehicle drivers that can't
read ! Vehicles come through the road at a speed which is greatly
in excess of the 30 mph speed limit. I assume that they know
they shouldn't be doing it and so want to get through as quickly
as possible. We don't have a camera. I have never seen a mobile
speed camera unit here. We could do with one, set to not only
catch people driving through the 'No Access' road but also for
the speed that they travel. This would solve two things, speeding
and bad driving. This would prevent accidents. But this is common
sense... I'm not moaning about speed cameras, they have their
place, no we shouldn't speed. However, their use is misguided
and we are all being conned under the 'safety' banner. Whatever
happened to the good old visible deterent of a 'jam sandwich'
not just for slowing down drivers (which surely is all 'safety'
cameras are meant to do) but also to prevent bad and dangerous
driving practices ? OK, so the campaigners argue that you shouldn't
speed because it's dangerous and speed is a factor in crashes.
What is missing from this statement is that the majority of
crashes are not just caused by speeding but also due to 'bad'
driving. Think about it, how often have you seen a car overtake
a police car on a blind corner, or in front of a zebra crossing,
or in a 30 mile an hour zone, or 70 miles an hour on a motorway
? Think also that the camera only catches those who pass it
over the speed limit, not all those who slam on the brakes at
the last minute. With a police car travelling along t! here
is a safety and good driving bubble that seems to follow it
along. The point of this is simple, policing now seems to be
about crime and retribution not crime prevention ! It is far
simpler to charge people for misdemeanours rather than educate
and encourage them to be more responsible. Doesn't that suck
? |
| Mohammad,
Watford |
Sunday,
31-Aug-2003 20:41:14 BST |
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cams are located wherever they maximise revenue! Its as simple
as that! |
| Les,
Colney Street |
Thursday,
28-Aug-2003 11:51:19 BST |
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| I
live on the A5183 where the maximum speed limit is 40mph. We
the residents have suffered for years, from speeding vehicles
of all types; motor bikes to heavy trucks. We have had parked
cars written of, damage to property, and people knocked down.
because there have not been enough people killed, cameras will
not be installed. We as a community have, and still are, trying
to get cameras installed. If cameras are a money making machines,
as so many of you claim, why is it so difficult to get them
installed? |
| Phil,
Stevenage |
Friday,
15-Aug-2003 15:55:41 BST |
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| Just
to highlight the fact that there are now speed cameras also
in Stevenage!! |
| Heather,
Letchworth |
Thursday,
14-Aug-2003 00:36:48 BST |
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| On
rural roads, are they trying to keep every-one around the road
limit i.e. 55-65, so it isn't worth overtaking? A reasonable
overtake needs at least 10mph faster than the car in front. |
| Paul
C, Knebworth |
Wednesday,
06-Aug-2003 14:18:30 BST |
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| The
cameras are not located at accident blackspots because the traffic
flow is not high enough to generate revenue. Common all you
"saftey camera" campaigners. Publish a list of accident blackspots
and a list of camera locations? Any correlation between the
two? Thought not! |
| Bob
Pearce, Buntingford |
Saturday,
02-Aug-2003 20:35:27 BST |
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| I
cannot believe the claims for camera use as "for safety". I've
lived in Baldock Road for 30 years. It is winding, narrow, with
parked cars, and (during term time) is crossed by children to/from
two schools. We are plagued by lorries during the day and "boy
racers" at weekends and evenings.... it is a 30mph limit that
they do speeds of up to 65mph in... an accident waiting to happen.
On the few occasions that police have ventured in to the town
with their cameras where do they go? Station Road is where.
It is straight, downhill, the linit changes from 40 to 30 without
obvious reason... they catch plenty of suckers! They are not
the slightest bit interested in catching anyone that behaves
awkwardly for them. Middle class mums, reps and business people
not only get caught by this sort of speed trap... they pay their
fines. The police server themselves, not the public! |
| ,
Rickamnsworth |
Saturday,
02-Aug-2003 11:31:41 BST |
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| 2
new 'safety' cameras in Rickmansworth - Uxbridge Road near Halfway
House Pub |
| Steve,
Stevenage |
Saturday,
02-Aug-2003 09:54:22 BST |
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| The
tax payer is paying for two years training and high salaries
for Police to sit in camera vans or working video cameras. Would
their expensive time be better used catching criminals? Beware
of Police with a camera hiding behind a bus stop in Gunnels
Wood Road Stevenage. |
| clare
boost, letchworth |
Wednesday,
23-Jul-2003 15:18:14 BST |
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| if
you don't break the linit you have no worries? easy for people
who don't drive for a living to say.for people like my husband
who has to stick to a tight schedule he is for ever worried
that these cameras will cost him his living and the fact of
the matter is that his comnpany book his work so tight and the
fact that normally he does 15hours a day to stick to the limit
would mean doing nearer 18 hours a day |
| mike,
elstree |
Wednesday,
23-Jul-2003 11:17:12 BST |
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| Most
of these are just revenue making machines, they are often in
places where the speed limit changes suddenly and is poorly
defined.I say remove all but the blackspot cameras. By the way
there are a few in Borehamwood now |
| Rob
Tillotson, Hatfield |
Wednesday,
16-Jul-2003 22:46:12 BST |
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| Yeah,outside
schools and accident blackspots I can understand,but the new
ones in W.G.C are just for money. And riding back from the Ace
Cafe the other week,it's dangerous,speeding up to avoid blind
drivers,then slamming on the brakes for a gatso.No wonder so
many people are cloning number plates or making them up. |
| Steve
Graham, St Albans |
Tuesday,
08-Jul-2003 13:25:17 BST |
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| Although
many people consider the cameras a revenue maker for the police.
The fact is that if you don't drive dangerously above the speed
limit then you have nothing to worry about! |
| Graham,
Hitchin |
Thursday,
15-May-2003 19:27:01 GMT |
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| cameras
are for the most part a must for slowing down the traffic in
built up areas, but out of town they are a dam nuisance and
a source of great annoyance, which is why I use a camera detector.
They are worth every penny as they are able to detect a hidden
camera from a great distance, informing me long before I get
near to it. |
| Gary,
Hemel |
Wednesday,
07-May-2003 16:45:36 GMT |
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| Speed
cams are just police cash pots. Simple! |
| Arthur
Haggar, Royston |
Wednesday,
23-Apr-2003 08:09:45 GMT |
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| I
am all for slowing down traffic anyway possible. I think if
the white line was abolished,that would have the same effect
because ninety percent of drivers could not steer if that white
line never existed! |
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