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SPEED CAMERAS 'DO NOT CUT ACCIDENTS'... THEY CREATE THEM, UK STUDY FINDS
8/24/2011
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Many speed cameras have not cut accident rates and may even have increased them, figures reveal for the first time today.
Statistics published by the UK Department for Transport show many cameras have done little or nothing to improve accident rates, but have proved highly effective in clocking up speeding fines.
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NEW SPEED VANS LEAD TO SURGE IN PENALTY POINTS
8/11/2011
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PENALTY points are now being handed out at breakneck speed.
Almost one in three drivers have been caught out, with the number of points soaring since the introduction of privately operated speed cameras.
The number of drivers getting penalty points has trebled since cameras were activated at the start of the year.
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UK: ROAD CASUALTIES CONTINUE TO FALL AS SPEED CAMERAS STRIPPED OUT
8/5/2011
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While the Irish Government continue to push the myth that speed cameras save lives, across the water the UK authorities are finding the opposite is true. New road safety statistics there show their roads are becoming safer as they turn off the speed cameras.
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SPEEDING FINES GO MISSING IN THE POST
7/14/2011
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TWO out of three people allegedly caught speeding by the new GoSafe vans have had their cases struck out in court after claiming they never received the motoring fine.
Some 24 motorists who appeared in Limerick District Court escaped prosecution after telling Judge Eamon O'Brien they had never received notification that they had been caught speeding.
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PRESS RELEASE: GARDAÍ AND GOSAFE MONEY MAKING SPEED CAMERAS NOT TO BE TRUSTED
6/28/2011
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The results of an AA survey on speed cameras show a majority of Irish motorists believe the primary aim is to raise revenue. 55% of respondents in the latest AA Motor Insurance Poll said they believe speed cameras are mostly about raising money. The survey results also highlighted a big issue of trust between the motorists and the authorities with 47% saying they don't trust the authorities to place speed cameras only in appropriate locations
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