Re: Cambs Safety Camera Bloke on Radio this morning..

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From: Adrian
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 09:51

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Colin Davidson (cabd2@biotech.cam.ac.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying : 

>> Perhaps you would like a new law that prosecutes when your drunk, but
>> only over the speed limit? If your drunk and under the speed limit,
>> your perfectly safe.
 
> I said that where?

But that's what we've got.

> That the mobile cameras pick out people visibly and obviously breaking
> the law is clearly a good thing.

But they *DON'T*

> That they're only part of how traffic laws ought to be enforced is 
> obvious.

Ought, yes. Unfortunately, they aren't.

It's treating one small symptom, while encouraging the disease of bad 
driving to spread more generally.

> The mobile cameras don't prevent people being done for drunk driving.

No, but the complete lack of police on patrol does.

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