Clear Case for More Cameras Cracking Down On Speeding Should Reduce Casualties
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SPEED kills. It also hits motorists hard in the pocket when they ignore the limit in town and the countryside, or on the motorway. According to figures released by the Scottish Executive yesterday, speeding motorists caught on camera or during police blitzes paid some - pounds10m in fines in 2003. These drivers account for nearly 20% of crimes handled by the police. For those who believe that speed cameras are at the core of a policy of fleecing drivers to swell Treasury and police force coffers, the new figures will come as no surprise, if a source of continuing anger.
Articulating the views of that camp, Neil Greg, head of policy for the AA in Scotland, said speeding fines were of no benefit to motorists. They wanted to see road rage and careless driving tackled, not more speed cameras. There are two points to make in response. First, fines are not intended to make life easier for offenders. They are intended as a punishment to stop them transgressing in future. Secondly, it stands to reason that speeding will be a factor in both road rage and careless driving.See the full content of this document
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Clear Case for More Cameras Cracking Down On Speeding Should Reduce Casualties
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