IN reply to your story, 'Arsonists target speed cameras.'

Firstly, I would welcome any move that makes our roads safer to drive on.

However, these cameras do not do that, for the simple fact that drivers slow down until they're past the camera and then speed up.

Also, it is proven that more cameras are being placed on non-black spots than on accident black spots.

Traffic

The situation of one camera comes to mind, where you have traffic merging from a slip road to join the expressway.

The fact that the camera is placed there is an accident waiting to happen.

Perhaps the council did not fully examine the site of this particular camera.

Also, if a driver was sent a speeding ticket attributing from this camera, they could successfully argue the case in court that it was a car coming off the slip road onto the expressway that triggered the camera.

There must be a clear stretch of road in front of these cameras, which is not the case here.

Perhaps the council could cut down the trees that block the road signs along the expressway if they are truly intent on road safety.

As far as I'm concerned speed cameras are there for one purpose only, to make money. Money which we already contribute to through our high council tax.

We are hard pressed to get a police presence on our estates, while all the time there is more emphasis being put on these moneyboxes.

Give the police a nice sunny day and they're there with their speed gun on our roads.

Have you noticed you never see them on a rainy day when, I would have thought, the roads would be more prone to accidents?

To my mind, the solution to the problem of road safety has to come from car manufacturers who should not glamorise speed.

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