SYD: SPeed cameras - lives or revenue?

Those who read the Herald will have seen Miranda Devine's article on
speed cameras
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/15/1065917478103.html

There's a lecture about same on at the end of Oct, see
http://www.cis.org.au

An abstract of the article mentioned below is at
http://www.cis.org.au/policy/spr03/polspr03-1.htm


The CIS Lectures
Speed Traps
Saving Lives or Raising Revenue
Dr Alan Buckingham

No-one who drives on roads in New South Wales (NSW) or Victoria, as
in Britain, could fail to notice the growing stringency with which
designated speed limits are being enforced through such things as speed
cameras and double demerit points (DDP). Based on his article in the
Spring issue of Policy, Buckingham will examine what he argues is flaky
scientific evidence behind the oft-heard slogan 'Speed Kills', and the
important distinction between speed, speeding and excessive speed.

Wednesday 29 October
5.30pm for 6.00pm
The Centre for Independent Studies
Level 4, 38 Oxley Street
St Leonards, NSW 2065

 

<chomp>

This has got my attention and has even made it into the dairy. IMHO we need
a way to reverse Joe Public's general complacency on this issue - perhaps an
impossible undertaking but to be armed with facts is not a bad start, yes?

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX
P.S. Any likelihood this could spill out onto the streets of St Leonards and
on to a crazed demolition of everything speed camera related on the Nth
Shore??

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:37:19 +1000

I suspect that most people realise it's revenue raising, but think "I
know where they are I won't get pinged" and "whoever managed to stop a
pollie raking in money?"

Zebee

 

I'll be there as well - quite a lot of riders going by the sounds of it,
some members of BA and GRO are coming.

Look fwd to seeing the other aus.motians.

Manning

 

Nothings impossible... Just very, very improbable.

 

I've also registered and am keen to see how Dr Buckingham presents his
findings, but am still more than a little skeptical that it will
affect any gov't/police/RTA policies on Speeding. IMO Dave's right -
there needs to be some way to sway the thinking of the general public
against this issue.

But true enough, it's not a bad start

Tim.
XV650 VStar Classic

 

If you speed in the dairy, they'll milk you for fines, Dave.

 

GPCH, that was pretty cheesy. It's an udder shame you'd farm this kind of
gag. I'm cowering with... blaaahh blah

Lord help me - if only my old man was here to assist. He's the king of sad
puns.

Cheers,
Dave ZZR600 => ST2 (stolen) => '03 XX

 

Whey to go,Dave.


Pasteurised Pat

 

Curds--foiled again...

Postman Cowpat

 

We've herd them all before...


Postman Pat

 

Yes, speed cameras are all about milking the unwashed herd for buckets of MOOLAH.

 

Phrak said....

Ph> I've also registered and am keen to see how Dr Buckingham presents his
Ph> findings, but am still more than a little skeptical that it will
Ph> affect any gov't/police/RTA policies on Speeding. IMO Dave's right -

Won't make a rat's arse of difference.

Ph> there needs to be some way to sway the thinking of the general public
Ph> against this issue.

The Vic government is already working on this.