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FRANCE: SPEED CAMERA WAS ILLEGAL!
10/18/2012
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HUNDREDS of drivers caught in a speed trap on a dual-carriageway in Moselle, France could reclaim fines and licence points after a lawyer spotted the 90kph limit was illegal.
Although there are signs for a 90kph limit on the RN52 no decree enforcing it was ever passed at the prefecture - so the normal 110kph speed limit stays in force.
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SPEED CAMERAS: 20 YEARS ON
5/29/2012
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The man responsible for introducing speed cameras to Britain’s roads is angry. “I think it’s a fiasco now,” says former policeman Roger Reynolds.
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GOSAFE SPEED-CAMERA SYSTEM AN ‘ABJECT FAILURE’ – JUDGE DEVINS
3/21/2012
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Judge Mary Devins has again heavily criticised the Government’s decision to give the GoSafe company responsibility for operating speed cameras and prosecuting offenders.
Judge Devins previously criticised the GoSafe system in court last December, saying that while the idea might have ‘sounded great’ in Dáil Eireann, it was clearly not effective in court. On Thursday, during a sitting of Westport District Court, Judge Devins hit out at the system again.
After listening to one case, which she later dismissed, Judge Devins referred to the GoSafe speeding campaign as an ‘abject failure’.
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SPEED CAMERAS 'DO NOT CUT ACCIDENTS'... THEY CREATE THEM, UK STUDY FINDS
8/24/2011
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Many speed cameras have not cut accident rates and may even have increased them, figures reveal for the first time today.
Statistics published by the UK Department for Transport show many cameras have done little or nothing to improve accident rates, but have proved highly effective in clocking up speeding fines.
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NEW SPEED VANS LEAD TO SURGE IN PENALTY POINTS
8/11/2011
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PENALTY points are now being handed out at breakneck speed.
Almost one in three drivers have been caught out, with the number of points soaring since the introduction of privately operated speed cameras.
The number of drivers getting penalty points has trebled since cameras were activated at the start of the year.
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UK: ROAD CASUALTIES CONTINUE TO FALL AS SPEED CAMERAS STRIPPED OUT
8/5/2011
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While the Irish Government continue to push the myth that speed cameras save lives, across the water the UK authorities are finding the opposite is true. New road safety statistics there show their roads are becoming safer as they turn off the speed cameras.
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SPEEDING FINES GO MISSING IN THE POST
7/14/2011
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TWO out of three people allegedly caught speeding by the new GoSafe vans have had their cases struck out in court after claiming they never received the motoring fine.
Some 24 motorists who appeared in Limerick District Court escaped prosecution after telling Judge Eamon O'Brien they had never received notification that they had been caught speeding.
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PRESS RELEASE: GARDAÍ AND GOSAFE MONEY MAKING SPEED CAMERAS NOT TO BE TRUSTED
6/28/2011
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The results of an AA survey on speed cameras show a majority of Irish motorists believe the primary aim is to raise revenue. 55% of respondents in the latest AA Motor Insurance Poll said they believe speed cameras are mostly about raising money. The survey results also highlighted a big issue of trust between the motorists and the authorities with 47% saying they don't trust the authorities to place speed cameras only in appropriate locations
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UK: LOCATIONS OF MONEY-SPINNING SPEED CAMERAS TO BE REVEALED
6/27/2011
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MONEY-spinning speed cameras that rake in fines but don’t cut accidents are to be named and shamed.
The Government will tomorrow order police and councils to reveal the previously secret statistics – such as how much each unit makes.
Local authorities will have to publish the numbers of accidents and casualties at sites – both before and after speed traps were installed.
Police will have to reveal the number of prosecutions arising from each camera and say if offenders are fined, taken to court or sent on a “speed awareness course”.
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GARDA ADMIT TO CONCENTRATING SPEED TRAPS ON LEAST DANGEROUS ROADS
9/9/2010
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We didn't need to be told this but the Gardaí have admitted in this Sunday Tribune article that they concentrate their speed checks on the busier roads and neglect the most dangerous roads. According to the article senior gardaí admitted that the figures were skewed and that enforcement did tend to be concentrated on the busiest roads.
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UK GOVT TO END WAR ON MOTORIST - SPEED CAMERAS TO BE SWITCHED OFF
7/27/2010
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Across the pond the UK Government cuts will result in 1000s of speed cameras being switched off.
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LOWEST ROAD FATALITIES SINCE RECORDS BEGAN
12/30/2009
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2009 looks set to be the year with the lowest road fatalities since records began 50 years ago according to an article in today's Irish Times. Desite this, and evidence from the UK that speed cameras have any positive impact on road safety, Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey is determined to push ahead with a network of 45 new speed cameras operated by a private company in 2010.
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CRASH DEATHS DROP TO ZERO AFTER SPEED CAMERAS AXED
12/30/2009
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More proof from the UK that speed cameras don't save lives and are just there to make money.
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NO INCREASE IN ACCIDENTS AFTER SCRAPPING OF SPEED CAMERAS
11/25/2009
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A UK council has reported no increase in the accident rate after they decided to scrap speed cameras 4 months ago. Swindon Council now plan to refocus the £320,000 road safety budget on other areas such as proper accident investigation, signage and road layout.
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CONTRACT FOR MOBILE SPEED CAMERAS SIGNED
11/20/2009
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The Government has announced the introduction of 45 new mobile speed cameras which it says will be on the roads all over the country by the middle of next year.
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SPEED CAMERAS PLAN MAY FACE COST DELAY
5/20/2009
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According to breakingnews.ie the plan to install an additional 300 fixed speed camera and 300 mobile cameras accross the country may face further delays. The claim was made by Fine Gael TD Jimmy Deenihan in the Dáil today.
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SPEED CAMERA BOSS BANNED FOR DRIVING OVER 160KMH
5/5/2009
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The chief executive of Serco, which oversees more than 5,000 cameras on Britain's roads has been banned for driving at over 100mph (160kmh). Tom Riall, 49, was apprehended by police officers when they recorded him driving at 102.92mph on the A14 near Newmarket, in Suffolk. Mr Riall is head of Serco’s home affairs division, which has installed and managed speed cameras at more than 4,000 sites around Britain since 1992.
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NEW SPEED CAMERAS BACK ON THE MENU!
2/26/2008
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RTÉ News is today reporting that contract negotiations for the provision of new speed cameras will begin "shortly". According to RTÉ News, the Department of Justice said today's Cabinet meeting had confirmed the Government will be proceeding with the safety camera network which will be operated by a private operator.
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HIGH COSTS HIT SPEED CAMERAS
2/13/2008
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According to an article in the Irish Times, the Government's new speed camera programme has been shelved due to growing costs. The programme was due to roll out 300 fixed and 300 mobile speed cameras in the coming year. The programme had already suffered serious delays during the tender process.
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SAFETY CAMERAS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS WITH GARMIN AND IRISHSPEEDTRAPS.COM
2/7/2008
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Irishspeedtraps.com is now available on Garmin GPS devices. From today and on an exclusive basis Irish drivers can, for the first time, download a database of fixed and mobile speed trap locations to their Garmin satellite navigation device.
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IRISHSPEEDTRAPS.COM INTERVIEW ON THE LAST WORD (TODAY FM)
12/10/2007
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Listen to Ciarán Kennedy of Irishspeedtraps.com being interviewed on The Last Word (Today FM) on Monday, December 10th 2007.
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IRISHSPEEDTRAPS.COM INTERVIEW ON MORNING IRELAND (RTÉ RADIO)
12/10/2007
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Listen to Ciarán Kennedy of Irishspeedtraps.com being interviewed on Morning Ireland (RTÉ Radio) on Monday, December 10th 2007.
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SAFETY CAMERAS DOWNLOAD
12/3/2007
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Our database of safety camera locations is now available for download to your satellite navigation device.
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