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Radlett drivers fastest in Britain
11:48am Thursday 9th September 2010 in
RADLETT has Britain's fastest drivers, with more than a quarter convicted of speeding, a nationwide survey has revealed.
According to a survey by insurance firm Admiral, based on data from the last five years, 25.7 per cent of drivers in Radlett have been convicted, the highest postcode area in Britain, with Bushey in eighth place on 21.1 per cent.
The Radlett conviction rate is four times worse than in St Ives in Cornwall, which props up the national table at at only six per cent.
Admiral managing director Sue Longthorn said: "We wanted to see if there was a pattern between where people live and the frequency of speeding convictions, and to see an area where over a quarter of drivers have a conviction is a real surprise.
"This is even more astonishing when you consider that someone living in the area with the lowest percentage is four times less likely to have a conviction than the top one.
"Our statistics show a worrying trend that people see a speed limit as simply a guide rather than a speed that's appropriate for that road. It's a wonder that the national average for speeding convictions isn't higher given this fact.
"If we look at these statistics in the years to come, it'll be interesting to see if speeding convictions come down in the areas where speed cameras are being switched off."
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snalbans
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9:46am Tue 14 Sep 10
However, just look at the speed cameras in Frogmore (just past Radlett). Even the police admit that they're there to raise revenue. Back in the 1990's the police promised us that they would not introduce forward facing cameras, because they want to stop speeding, not to raise revenue. However, Hertfordshire police seem to be engorging themselves on forward facing cameras, and, indeed, placing them in ways designed to maximise revenue.
Take the Frogmore cameras. A person travels down the potentially dangerous S bends. The camera is placed just after the last bend, removing any chance of a person being able to brake in time. Rather sneeky in itself. However, why place a camera after the potential danger? If the camera was to stop danger, it would be placed before, not after it.
The police might argue it's to stop people who drive reguarly, however, those drivers would know the bends well, and not be a danger, and, moreover, would still drive fast (and safe), just braking for the camera.
Therefore, it can only be there to raise revenue from strangers. Moreover, locals braking for no apparent reason (the hidden camera), are likely to cause accidents.
In other words, the police's desire to have their snouts in the trough actually increases the chance of an accident...
Gary_B
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12:46pm Tue 14 Sep 10
snalbans
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2:04pm Tue 14 Sep 10
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