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I didn't mean to start an argument on here I just thought the story was funny. What some people do just so that don't have to pay. Nat

natalie you didnt start an arguement :0) friends disscuss they dont argue lol nice to air views on all sorts of subjects tina xx

Can I just say that if a child runs out between parked cars he obviously hasnt been taught the green cross code and its not your fault if you hit him and at any speed he will be hurt!! As for the the commebts about RTA I myself have a ex partner in a wheelchair for life so I do understand what its like to watch some one fighting for their life and being spinally injured and paraplegic! A speed camera wouldnt have stopped it happening! I think its sad when someone posts a light hearted article and a fight starts. In every walk of life there will be a comment that hits home, or hurts or makes you angry and other people find it funny....thats life........if people didnt post these little articles it wouldnt be half so much fun! I bet you would larff at a story about somone with a bottle stuck in the bottom...but to someone else(the person concerned) it was a very nasty and embarrasing episode! Right got that off my chest Debbi(sticks head between knees and waits to be bombarded)

I cannot understand why people get so upset about being punished for breaking the law. Whether or not a camera is in the wrong place is, to a degree, irrelevant. If you are breaking the speed limit for that road and get caught you have no right to complain. The same applies if you park where you shouldn't. It is not right to get annoyed with a parking attendant, or whatever they call them these days because the simple fact is YOU HAVE BROKEN THE LAW. And yes, I have been done for speeding and parking wrongly and have paid-up without complaint.

My reason for disliking speed cameras is not because I am in favour of unsafe driving but because I do not believe that they have anything than a marginal impact on road safety. I have lost several friends and relatives in road accidents. In none of those cases was a vehicle breaking the speed limit. Whilst we concentrate on only on enforcing speed limits the other ninety percent of the causes of accidents go unchecked. The failure is to differentiate between absolute speed and inappropriate speed. Fifty miles per hour on a motorway in good conditions is possibly obstructing other traffic unneccessarily, especially if it's in the centre lane! Fifty miles per hour in fog or snow on the same stretch of road is dangerous. A camera at the approach to a village or junction is performing a useful function, although a sign warning of the hazard might not come amiss. One on an open road with no immediate hazards and an artificially low speed limit is only there to gather revenue.