I notice that cars often brake suddenly on clear roads because they detect a speed camera or those white line things, which surprises the driver in the car behind who then brakes and swerves, sometimes causing an accident
2007-09-20 23:25:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I have noticed that. I've also been on a road, a six-lane highway where people regularly speed, so thick with speeding motorcycle cops trying to catch speeders that the cops were creating a highly dangerous situation. It was a total madhouse.
2007-09-21 03:44:44 · answer #1 · answered by Angelique 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends on whether those caught lose their licence.
If the licence of idiots who get caught by them gets taken away (even if it takes a few cases of passing through an idiot detector to do it) then it makes the roads quite a bit safer by getting some of the worst drivers off them (those who drive with their licence suspended tend to be careful when they do that although IMHO if they get caught they should go straight to jail).
Though if it's just a money making scheme that doesn't take anyone's licence away then there won't be much difference because then a speeding fine becomes a fee for doing what the idiots wants to do.
But if a person is braking for a speed camera the driver behind should be following at enough distance to come to a stop without hitting the car in front or having to swerve. But it looks to me like the person behind if they are able to follow a speeder is probably speeding themselves.
Although many countries have banned radar detectors so the cops can easily hide from people when they set up their speed traps.
2007-09-21 03:56:17 · answer #2 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are caught by a police man doing 50mph in 30 zone, they can send you to court and have your licence removed (or more points). If you went past a speed camera at 100mph in a 30 zone it's only 3 points, regardless. I think they have to have the same rules if you are caught by a camera, as if you were stopped by the police. But, here's my example of speed camera madness - and why they (or some drivers atleast) are incredibly dangerous. I was driving into London on Saturday last week, with my 2yr old boy in the car. I was in lane 1 (of three) doing 70 on a dual carriage way (i.e. not even speeding), there was a 4x4 in lane 2 doing 65, so rather than be naughty and undertake, I started to move from lane 1 to lane 3 to overtake. Just as I got behind this 4x4, we came upon a speed camera and even though no-one was speeding she slammed on the breaks, I narrowly missed her by INCHES. What we need is education to make safer drivers, re-tests and checkups, not speed cameras.
2016-05-19 23:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With more and more speed cameras about i think it is more dangerous because you spend so much time making sure your speed is right when you see a camera that you aren't concentrating on the road ahead.
I don't speed by the way but still check to make sure i'm at the right speed for the road and signs
2007-09-20 23:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by yulln 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes and no
yes they do because if you are speeding and dont realise its there until last minute u slam ur brakes on this could cause the person bhind you to hit you
no because if you dont break the speed limit which you shouldnt be doing it wont affect you :)
2007-09-20 23:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by steven m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive noticed alot of cameras myself, and i think it's just another form of spying, i do know that auto part's store's sell a clear spray that block's out your license plate number from police camera's, all they see is a fuzzy plate, other then that the plate look's normal,
2007-09-21 00:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by akadave 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋