Comments on: UK: Video Highlights BBC Speed Camera Censorship

By: Campisi

Campisi — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:36:24 +0000

We can’t really tell whether or not the driver that crashed was poorly operating the car or not without the film. Since the BBC has stashed it away, I suppose we’ll never know.

By: TireGuy

TireGuy — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:34:46 +0000

I lived for a long time in Hanover, Germany. There you have about 10 Red Light cameras. People who know the cameras sometimes immediately brake hard when the light turns yellow, even if they are already very close to the light and could pass easily. This has repeatedly taken the cars behind by surprise which thought they could continue on yellow as well. Accordingly, the cameras which shall prevent accidents for red light driving caused many accidents for too hard braking. On one crossing the camera was removed because there were too many accidents due to the camera.

By: rpn453

rpn453 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:26:43 +0000

Lost control while braking? Either the car had serious mechanical problems and was unfit for the road or that person needs their license pulled until they take some proper driver training, though I doubt it would help much if they’re as incompetent as they sound in the description.

By: Detroit-Iron

Detroit-Iron — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:55:01 +0000

Top Gear did a hilarious bit about speed cameras with Osama Bin Laden driving a van.

By: nick2ny

nick2ny — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:33:35 +0000

I’m entirely against speed cameras, but if someone loses control upon seeing one, then you might argue that he is likely to lose control if he is surprised by something else, such as a deer, cyclist, other crashing car, etc. Perhaps he *was* driving too quickly for the conditions / his abilities. That being said, I’m not one whoo believes there should be no crashes either–zero crashes is an impossible goal.