A speed camera caught me doing 63mph through a 30 zone, I hate speed cameras, shouldn't they be banned?

Question

I was late for work, I needed to go that fast
This country is turning into a police state

Answer 1

63 mph in a 30 zone !!!!!!!!!!!!! are you some kind of idiot, i hope you get a ban as you deserve one, at over 60 mph you could have killed someone, if a child had steped out in front of you there is no way you would have been able to stop. Speed cameras are there to stop people like you !!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Almost everybody hates speed cameras, and yes, this country is turning into a police state. But 63mph? In a 30mph zone? They'll throw the book at you and throw away the key. And not a single person on here will say you don't deserve it. That is just plain reckless - the limit is 30mph in built up areas for a very good reason. If you're trying to start a debate about the usefulness of speed cameras or the big brother state, citing your own case as an example is not too clever! You broke the law - you didn't bend it, or even stretch it a bit - you were doing double the legal speed limit and deserve what you get. I wouldn't expect any sympathy if I was caught like this, and neither should you. End of story.

Answer 3

Why do you need to travel at that speed? It is not true that you would arrive at work any sooner. If you work out your speed over say 30 miles, the difference between 30 and 50 mph will only get you there two or three minutes sooner taking into account any traffic lights, roundabouts etc. So why risk your life and the lives of others just for a few minutes. There is no excuse for speeding.

Answer 4

NO it turning into a state were people think they can risk killing other by doing twice the speed limit, 63mph in a 30 is ridiculous as am sure you knew before posting... Think the ban is coming your way no to the highway speed cameras....

Answer 5

You deserve a fine/ban for that kind of dumb driving. However, anyone who thinks cameras are there to increase road safety is very naive. They should be dispensed with.

It's all about revenue for the treasury and it's about time people realised that. Even the chairman of the road safety campaign says they do nothing to enhance road safety and may even make the problem worse!!

Is the country turning into a police state? That's a whole different question.

Answer 6

You my friend were driving far too fast. I personally allow for 40 or 45mph in a 30 zone, but 63?

Disregarding your own personal situation, yes, I think speed cameras should be banned, but only in particular areas. I disapprove of them being hidden and covertly used to 'catch out' drivers, but in accident black spots, or areas where drivers really need to slow down due to a hidden hazard, an obvious and well signposted speed camera can (and does) save lives.

However, speed cameras in other areas, no matter how obvious they may be, are wrong. I have seen crashes caused by speed cameras. No matter how slow a person may be driving (even below the speed limit), suddenly realising you are about to drive past a speed camera, causes a momentary panic, especially for drivers unfamiliar with the road. They suddenly have to double check their speed against the speed limit of the road, and this only serves to distract them from the road ahead, increasing the likelihood of an accident.

I also strongly hate speed cameras designed to catch people out. There is one camera, I forget where, that sits right at the end of a 30mph zone. In other words, The only speed limit sign visible as you approach the camera is the 50mph sign for a new speed limit AFTER you've passed the camera.

Speed cameras should be used to slow drivers down safely and gently, not used to catch them out, make money, distract them or cause them to slam on their brakes, which creates a more dangerous situation.

Oh, and the national speed limit should be raised to at least 80mph. 70mph is too slow for today's faster, safer cars.

Answer 7

so you did more than twice the speed limit because you were late for work, and you think the device used to catch you (and discourage you from breaking the law) should be banned? you don't think the solution there was to just get up earlier so you could leave for work on time?

wow. maybe being late for work is better than being fined, and maybe eventually banned from driving, ya think? you don't think maybe the speed limit was 30 instead of 63 for a reason? or did it say "30mph, unless you're late for work, then do whatever speed you like", and those pesky speed camera's should have known you were late for work, and accomodated you.

ah well, maybe if you just appeal it by telling them you were only doing twice the speed limit because you were late for work, so you needed to do it, then they'll just let you away with it, genius.

Answer 8

There should be no need for cameras in this day and age.As a vehicle passes a speed limit sign it should trigger a loud irritating buzzer or similar and flashing light for deaf drivers should the vehicle exceed the speed until it passes another speed limit sign and readjusts.Anyone caught with this system deactivated without just cause should be severely dealt with.Any employer applying to someone pressure to be at work at a specific time exactly with an or else policy attached must be able to justify that policy and if considered unjustified should face imprisonment.
Depending on the driving conditions time of day etc should be taken into consideration.If it was 0200 dry clear road the risk would be minimal but 100% plus over the limit takes some excusing.
Unfortunately organised crime,drug induced crime,is incresing as the population increases but the resources to deal with them are getting less and more exact so that the well off have less chance of escaping conviction with the use of money,the criminally violent less chance of getting off with the threat of violence.Then with religious based violent/lethal actions it is becoming a requirement to have a Police State.
The police being given targets for convictions makes vehicle drivers easy targets to say what a wonderful job they are doing number wise.The beauty with drivers in the main is they just pay and bear it.Little chance of some work to do to achieve a result.
I would not accept your excuse for your excessive speed as it reads.The positioning of speed limits and road markings is a much more serious study than what you see would have you think.It is well worth looking into and will give you more respect for the roads and restrictions.I will admit most cameras are only positioned to raise easy money,but at speeds much closer to the limit than yours.I hope this experience teaches you,but all the teaching in the world is no use to those who refuse to learn.
The Police state is being forced on us but not by motorists,they are easy to catch.

Answer 9

63 in a 30 zone??
I can't believe you asked if cameras should be banned.
I have driven professionally for over 40 years and I have to say I have in my career gone over the limit many times, but under special circumstances. I mean, no traffic for miles, on an interstate, daytime, and good visiblity. But my goodness, that was interstate, and I was maybe 5 over the limit. And if traffic became visible, slowed down to the limit until it passed.
But to go 33 miles over the limit in what probably is a residential area. That is crazy.
We need more cameras and fewer drivers like you.

Answer 10

Whilst I do have issues with inappropriately-positioned speed cameras and consider that slavish adherence to speed limits regardless of prevailing road conditions can also be dangerous, you were, by your own admission, outside the law to a significant and dangerous degree.

Be thankful that you only been "done" for the speeding and nothing more serious, take your points/fine like a responsible adult and "think on", as they say.

Answer 11

The primary purpose of speed cameras is not to catch you speeding or make you slow down. No, it's primary purpose is to 'gently' but obviously remind the public that the Government is in control and is watching you constantly. It's part of a system to 'butter-up' the public into accepting further cameras and other intrusions into their lives. The British Government are a bunch of c*nts.

Why do people accept speed limits? Because they are sheep, the Government says something and they blindly obey, it means they don't have to think for themselves. Who says 30 is right? Why not 29 or 31?