Speed cameras and speed limits review (Speed Cameras and Speed Limits)

Member Name: daadr

Product:	Speed Cameras and Speed Limits
Date:	10/03/09 (57 review reads)
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Advantages: Speeding limits are a good thing to keep traffic to an acceptable limit

Disadvantages: Speed cameras and traffic police make the situation worse

I do not think speed cameras work but i do like speed limits! I am a 21 year old male and been driving for four year. I havent been caught speeding as generally i dont speed but if i was and i saw a camera i would slow down go through it at the correct speed then pick my speed up again. What does that do? It does nothing to bring the speed of drivers down for more than about 10 seconds. I like speed limits as i hate people who drive really fast and as they are the sort of people that cause accidents an usually the ones that keep their lives in the crash, so speed limits are good ideas but surely there is a better way than just one speed camera to slow you down for a few seconds. I can stand traffic police who hide in bins and what ever crazy thing they can think of to catch you and get their comission for the month. I feel there should be more average speed checks on the road. They have these on main motorways and i think they work well. They usually only have them when they are doing road maintenance or something like that but i think they should be more consistent in putting these up. They keep everyone at a certain speed by taking your speed at the first camera and then maybe a mile down the road they take your speed again and average it out for that distance. This means that if you speed through the average speed check then your an idiot and deserve to be fined, normal people slow down and do the correct speed to avoid a fine and it keeps the traffic moving at a sensible speed for a longer period of time than a speed camera or a traffic cop that when you first see them you slam your brakes on to get to the correct speed causing a tail back of braking behind you.

Summary: I feel their should be more averga speed checks as they keep cars slower for a longer period