Speed Cameras

Finally, the Government is seeing sense - that the motorist doesn't like speed cameras. Supposedly they are there to make roads safer but in my opinion some cameras are only there for the following:

• To make enough money to pay for more cameras, and make the camera partnership loads of money
  
• To enforce a lowered speed limit on a road

Speed Cameras are a good idea, but they should only be used as a last resort, once all other road safety avenues have been explored. The Government is right that the time has come to halt the numbers of speed cameras being put on our roads. I feel that some speed cameras are placed in places designed to make loads of money, for example just before the A3 becomes the M275 in Portsmouth by the ferry port, and the speed limit changes from 40 to 70 there is a Truevelo speed camera, cleverly placed to make money, as it is just before the limit changes, and catches motorists who have speeded up to early. If a speed camera is to be used then there must be a good reason such as a High accident rate where the camera is to be situated, or the need to keep speed at a reasonable level, not just to make money.

It's time that traffic police went out and caught drunk drivers, drug ridden drivers and any driver, or those tailgating / committing road rage, rather than penalising those who might go 3-4 miles per hour over the speed limit!