Police shocked by drop
in the number of speeding motorists
From Policespeedcameras.info
By www.policespeedcameras.info/
Year 2005
Police and the Road Safety
Council are surprised and baffled at the sudden 20% drop in speed
camera revenue this year it was reported on the Channel 7 News this
week.
The government stands to lose 8 million
dollars worth of income this financial year and the Road Safety Council
is not amused. One third of all speed camera fines go to the Road
Safety Council who are now worried about a drop in income a spokesman
saying, "It takes money to be vigilant." (Strange, I thought
it took motorists to be vigilant?)
Well now that so many people are now
driving a lot slower, we must expect a considerable drop in the state
road toll, right?
Wrong! Without a doubt there will no
significant change in the road toll this year that in any way mirrors
the large drop in speeding motorists.
Why? Because speed is only one factor
affecting the road toll. If you have ever read the cause of a large
number of road deaths as I have, you would come to the conclusion
that a large number are caused by poor driving skills, drugs &
alcohol and or carelessness and inattention.
You would be struck by the number
of country road crashes that are just bad luck. Crashes that could
catch anyone out.
When the road toll doesn't drop significantly
this year, will we see an end to speed cameras on Western Australian
roads. No, I think not!
How would the money hungry Road Safety
Council survive?
Put all the money into young driver education
programs we say. Physical hands on advanced driving skills courses
and young driver education programmes.
The greatest threat to young drivers
is their misguided thoughts of immortality, especially when showing
off to their mates. Two or three young kids wrapped around a tree
in what is left of a powerful V8 or turbo 6 is an all too often seen
tragedy.
