Police Admit Speed Cameras May Be Responsible For Car Crashes

[Hymie]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5851303/Novelty-toy-inventor-designed-inflatable-bogus-speed-cameras.html

[douglas9401]

The modern police service: never knowingly doing what the fark they're supposed to be doing.

[webbo3]

\\Now officers have warned him he could fall foul of the Road Traffic Act 1988 if his blow-up yellow devices distract drivers and cause accidents.

When fixed to a drainpipe the bogus cameras look surprisingly realistic - but they could prove hazardous if motorists start taking notice of them rather than the road.//

So real cameras could fall foul of the RTA and could prove hazardous if motorists start taking notice of them rather than the road.


I wonder what would happen if a motorist took the police to court after an accident and said he was distracted by the camera.

[Old_Geezer]

Always thought they would. One can either prioritise safe driving or watching speed. The cop with a bike and camera are worse, followed by the unexpected revenue van.