QLD GovWants Your Opinion on Digital Speed Cameras

[zdcol71]

Originally Posted by Pedro

The Government’s research director e-mailed me and thanked me for my comments.

If you want to do something constructive and think “speed cameras” are saving lives, then answer the government’s questionnaire to that effect, and you may receive similar acknowledgement.

Well blow me down, you mean there were insufficent funds to be able to send round an intern to thank you personally?? May I make a suggestion to fix that little problem?

[Bmobile]

I got a thank you as well.
I do however think I have wasted my time as sure as they will not take my sugestions into account.

Eg: if a drink driver passes a speed camera speeding, they are allowed to go on their merry way. They could very well wipe some poor bugger out down the road.

Now if that camera was a police officer with a radar gun, then he would pull them over, put em on the bag, and when they blew over would be off the road instantly, and the road would be safer for all. The copper would also fine them cause of a bald rear tyre with the belts sticking out thus removing a potential death trap from the road till it was fixed. Revenu raised would be 3 times that of the speed camera and the saftey benifit would be 100% over the speed camera.

not too long ago someone posted a comment of a woman in a car driving around with the canvas hanging out the back tires [ i think it was wet too] and she had 3 kids in the car. If she were to speed past a camera she would be allowed on her merry way. But if a cop pulled her over the car would be off the road and the revenu raised would be doubble that of the camera.

The new slogan for speed cameras should be " Speed Cameras 99% money grabers 1% road saftey"
I'm sure this would be closer to the truth.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by zdcol71

it certainly isn't a baby boomer attitude, because they are too busy making punitive laws to absolve themselves of 1960/70's indiscretions...

C'mon, some of us 'Baby Boomers' are still busy breaking the laws........... :

[MO]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

C'mon, some of us 'Baby Boomers' are still busy breaking the laws........... :

Amen to that!