Should local radio stations be banned from telling drivers where mobile police speed traps are operating?

Answer 1

I don't think so! Fines & Court Costs are very high nowadays! (plus time off work to go to court) This is more "Big Brother"! Next they will just mail you the ticket!

Answer 2

No, they should.t be banned, and another thing: The radio station can be doing everybody a favour (including the police!) by SAYING that there are speed traps in operation EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT!!!!!
Anything that slows the traffic down to a reasonably safe speed - even if only at certain times - can't be a bad thing. Speaking as a driver I know only too well just how easy it is for your speed to be faster than you realise or even intend, so the occasional reminder is always handy, if only that it makes you glance at your speedo!

Answer 3

The Police tell the papers and radio where the cameras are as part of the safer communities programme. The principal is that you will watch your speed as you drive along the route therefore reducing the likelihood of a serious or fatal accident.

It is better to know and watch your speed than prosecute everyone, the idea is to slow people down , not catch them out.

Answer 4

actually, no, and why? speed camera's were originally supposed to prevent accidents and to catch offender's at accident prone spots. but since that time we have moved to an area were the speed camera is a revenue source , to form policy boards and quango's and all such like,just look at the number of cameras about.and nowadays not dangerous drivers are caught, but your man that has driven for the last thirty years without accidents or points, and now he is caught doing 31 in a 30mph zone and of course he gets a fine and his points and his premiums go up and his perfect driving record is gone, and does it teach him anything? yes absolutely, that the policeforce we used to remember from a long time ago were a police man was a friend and support of the community to a revenue driven organisation that has to fulfill performance targets decided by those that sit on the boards that are paid for by the fines, oh what a perfect world we live in , innit???

Answer 5

yes i do, the thing that people always seem to forget (much to my frustration) is that a car happens to be a deadly weapon which weighs in at over a ton in most cases. This is why we have speed limits in place,
I meen don't get me wrong i think that some laws out there are absolutely insane but this one happens to be there to keep pedestrians, cyclists and the like safe from idiots that think 70 miles an hour is to slow, hell! thirty miles an hour would have astonished people a hundred years ago!
as for the hefty court costs and legal fees, don't f***ing speed! theres an old saying, don't want the time, don't do the crime, you're not just risking your own life you're also risking any body on a leisurely stroll or bike ride.
IF YOU SPEED YOU DESERVE TO GO STRAIGHT TO JAIL! DO NOT PASS GO! DO NOT COLLECT $100!!!!!
count yourself lucky you only get a fine and points on your license

Answer 6

Yes i think so. I am a driver myself but hen you drive through somewhere and they have signs up showing the fact there is speed cameras around doesnt that defeat the whole point of trying to catch people who are speeding.

Answer 7

No they shouldn't... in my opinion, telling them where they are operating doesn't actively encourage people to speed (+ you can get maps these days showing you where the static cameras are located)... but does give drivers a useful reminder to give the speedo a quick glance, and back off if necessary.

Answer 8

No becasue it has been shown that warnings about speed traps contribute to road safety by getting drivers to drive more carefully and obey the speed limit.

Answer 9

No certainly not, Ken livingston has made enough money out of the motorist, I am all for people who can warn people over the radio waves to warn then of impending plod survellience, well done and keep up the good work guys.

Answer 10

I don't think so, most "speed traps" are set up in areas that are problems i.e. school zones, residential zones.....etc. If broadcasting speed trap locations gets drivers to slow down, even if just to avoid a ticket, aren't they doing their job?

Answer 11

Isn't it the law. Or so I thought. I mean from what I heard they put in the paper where police checks are going to be, and where police are going to be enforced. They don't give a specific date. Just a range. Like in these two weeks, or so. Is that what you mean.