tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985711776365144891.post5314953581736021046..comments2023-05-19T11:22:45.301+01:00Comments on Your Coleridge Conservative Action Team: Surprise victory on policing speeding in East AreaChris Howellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788153276499154335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985711776365144891.post-29899660671968720592009-05-29T11:00:21.247+01:002009-05-29T11:00:21.247+01:00I can only describe Speedwatch as a Dad's Army typ...I can only describe Speedwatch as a Dad's Army type approach to stopping speeding. Only one letter was issued and only half an hour of actual speed testing occured. The proper way to stop speeding is for the Police to do their job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985711776365144891.post-28204680790456278132009-05-24T22:32:48.163+01:002009-05-24T22:32:48.163+01:00Hello Interested Resident,
The assessment of nega...Hello Interested Resident,<br /><br />The assessment of negativity is necessarily subjective so I don't intend to deal with that and Chris has handled your numerical errors.<br /><br />I find your rhetorical question, "and how will you ever know which areas need action?" to be a bit of a red herring, I'm afraid, as I explained in my penultimate paragraph. If the Speedwatch trial has shown anything it is that the last thing it provides is a proper picture of current behaviour.<br /><br />1) The organisation of volunteers to cover the range of roads and times is necessarily going to be haphazard, whereas the police should be able to organise something systematic.<br /><br />2) The Speedwatch patrol will affect the subject which it is monitoring. This has been confirmed by observations that traffic slows down when it sees the equipment and volunteers.<br /><br />3) I assume Speedwatch is not set up to collect the appropriate data in a systematic way for this usage, but I am happy to be corrected on this point.<br /><br />If you want good quality data on speeding that will show a true enough distribution of the problem then something needs to be done that is similar to what was done recently on <A HREF="http://www.rtaylor.co.uk/horrendous-speeding-on-queen-ediths-way.html" REL="nofollow">Queen Edith's Way</A>.Andrew Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01369463381693803617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985711776365144891.post-5612310943833906252009-05-23T10:01:19.936+01:002009-05-23T10:01:19.936+01:00One of the most bizarre posts we've had on the blo...One of the most bizarre posts we've had on the blog - we've demonstrated a serious problem with the current approach to a problem raised by many residents during our year round program of speaking to residents and asking them their concerns, and won support for a better one after a long campaign -exactly what local Councillors are there for.<br /><br />"And someone should get their facts straight as well!"<br /><br />Couldn't agree more! I think you will find the speed limit on most roads in Coleridge is broken if you exceed 30 mph. My understanding is that the speedwatch signs only flash the speed when cars reach 36mph, and letters are only sent when cars exceed 40mph.Chris Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00788153276499154335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985711776365144891.post-43571287317221461762009-05-23T08:39:57.544+01:002009-05-23T08:39:57.544+01:00How negative can you get?
And how will you ever kn...How negative can you get?<br />And how will you ever know which areas need action?<br />And someone should get their facts straight as well!<br />Also letters go out only to drivers who go over 36mph. Speed limit is broken at 33. Why not get all the information in and not just what suits you!Interested Residenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635294207885009571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3985711776365144891.post-10592827242654042492009-05-23T08:28:42.386+01:002009-05-23T08:28:42.386+01:00How negative can you get!How negative can you get!Interested Residenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635294207885009571noreply@blogger.com