Car Insurance
New speed cameras slammed by motoring groups
Thu, 08 Jun 2006
The ultimate speed camera could soon be operating in Britain in what motoring groups have claimed is another cynical attempt to raise revenue rather than save lives.
Current speed cameras photograph just the rear of a car and are not capable of covering an entire motorway, meaning that many speeding drivers are missed.
However, the Multi-Camera System (MCS), is capable of filming all four lanes, even taking a picture of the driver's face to remove any doubt as to who was driving at the time.
In light of these developments British motorists are being urged to take their time on the roads, as getting flashed can be both aggravating and expensive if their insurer raises their car insurance premiums as a result.
But motoring groups have reacted with outrage, claiming that the cameras will only serve to generate revenue and raise drivers' car insurance premiums with no tangible effect on safety or morbidity.
Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign, said: "No amount of technology will stop speed cameras from being a dangerous road safety red herring. It's really important that no one drives too fast - but neither speed cameras nor speed limits can tell us what too fast is.
'Too fast' depends on the conditions and speed limits and cameras know nothing about the conditions."
Meanwhile, a recent poll found that 71 per cent of motorists believe that speed cameras make drivers concentrate less on the road and more on their speed, perversely making roads a much more dangerous place.
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