Safe Speed official petition: Scrap Speed Cameras, sign it today and tell your friends! |
Safe Speed official petition: Scrap Speed Cameras, sign it today and tell your friends! |
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 - 20:15
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 14 Mar 2004 From: Safe Speed Member No.: 986 |
Here's the launch PR:
PR444: Safe Speed launches official 'Scrap Speed Cameras' petition news: for immediate release On the same day that Department for Transport announced an increase in road deaths, Safe Speed has launched a 10 Downing Street petition to scrap speed cameras in the interests of road safety. Click here: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam Safe Speed has a cast iron case against speed cameras: * The benefit claimed for speed cameras has been overrated by 400% due to neglect of regression to the mean effect at speed camera sites. * The claimed speed / accident relationship based on average speeds is basically complete drivel. * Only 5% of injury crashes involve ANY 'speeding' vehicle - and that INCLUDES crashes caused by rogue drivers, nutters racing on the highway, reckless drivers, stolen cars, emergency services drivers and drunk drivers. * Speed cameras come with at least 30 detrimental side effects, none of which have been officially studied. * Vehicle activated signs are more effective than speed cameras at reducing vehicle speeds in dangerous locations. * We earned ourselves the safest roads in the world long before we had speed cameras, but since we've had speed cameras we have been losing our world lead. * Road deaths are not falling as expected. * Road crash hospitalisations haven't fallen for a decade according to the British Medical Journal. * If it wasn't for a sustained and ongoing reduction in pedestrian activity the road safety results would be considerably worse. * The Statistics Commission has warned Department for Transport that their 'serious injury' statistics are not a reliable series - and that's the only category showing an improvement. Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign (www.safespeed.org.uk) said: "I urge everyone to sign this petition for one reason and for one reason only - because speed cameras are detrimental to road safety." "A proper examination of the case leaves absolutely no doubt that speed cameras have made road safety worse." <ends> This launched at 5:22 yesterday afternoon and is already a 'rising star' with 1,359 signatures, ranked 72 out of 2,871 Downing Street Petitions. In "Transport and Infrastructure" it's already rated 10 out of 421. -------------------- |
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Fri, 9 Feb 2007 - 20:26
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,410 Joined: 14 Nov 2004 From: Inside somewhere ;-) Member No.: 1,871 |
Made Sticky
Oh, and signed -------------------- Regards, Insider
Forum Moderator Your Help & Assistance Required Please sign the SafeSpeed online petition against Speed Cameras and make your views known as a motorist - CLICK HERE Please sign the online petition against road pricing/tolls and make your views known as a motorist - CLICK HERE |
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Fri, 9 Feb 2007 - 23:17
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 14 Mar 2004 From: Safe Speed Member No.: 986 |
Made Sticky Oh, and signed Thank you, twice. But do people actually read the stickys? I've often wondered... I tend to skip over them myself. <yikes> -------------------- |
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Fri, 9 Feb 2007 - 23:27
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,410 Joined: 14 Nov 2004 From: Inside somewhere ;-) Member No.: 1,871 |
Up to you mate,
I've added it to my signature as well Can't miss it now CODE [size=4][b]
[url=http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=18281]Please sign the SafeSpeed online petition against Speed Cameras and make your views known as a motorist - CLICK HERE[/url][/b][/size] This post has been edited by Insider: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 - 23:28 -------------------- Regards, Insider
Forum Moderator Your Help & Assistance Required Please sign the SafeSpeed online petition against Speed Cameras and make your views known as a motorist - CLICK HERE Please sign the online petition against road pricing/tolls and make your views known as a motorist - CLICK HERE |
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Sat, 10 Feb 2007 - 01:18
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 14 Mar 2004 From: Safe Speed Member No.: 986 |
Up to you mate, I've added it to my signature as well Can't miss it now Where's the thumbs up smiley when you need it? -------------------- |
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Sat, 10 Feb 2007 - 09:41
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Member Group: Members Posts: 685 Joined: 8 Mar 2005 Member No.: 2,524 |
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Sat, 10 Feb 2007 - 17:01
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 14 Mar 2004 From: Safe Speed Member No.: 986 |
Earlier this afternoon Safe Speed issued the following PR:
PR446: Scrap Speed Cameras petition is rising star news: for immediate release Since its launch less than two days ago the Safe Speed official petition to scrap speed cameras has gathered over 2,000 signatures to become a 'rising star' on the Downing Street web site. It's already ranked 50 out of 2,869 Downing Street petitions, having overtaken over 2,800 other petitions in less than two days. In the 'Transport and Infrastructure' group, amazingly, it is ranked 8 out of 421. See: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign (www.safespeed.org.uk) said: "Drivers know that speed cameras are the wrong policy and don't make the roads safer. If fact we even know that speed cameras make us into worse drivers. Why the DfT doesn't know this is anyone's guess, but this is our chance to tell them." "We earned ourselves he safest roads in the world long before we had speed cameras. Since cameras, we're falling back fast. We have to get back to the policies that gave us the safest roads in the world in the first place; policies that value skills and attitudes." "I urge every driver to sign the petition. We have to force Department for Transport to treat us with respect and value our skills." <ends> Since then it's continued to grow very nicely and now has 2,353 signatures and ranks 43rd overall out of 2,869 petitions. In the 'Transport and Infrastructure' group it ranks 6th out of 421. And all this in Under two days. Thanks for your help, and keep spreading the word folks. -------------------- |
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Sun, 11 Feb 2007 - 13:58
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 14 Mar 2004 From: Safe Speed Member No.: 986 |
The Petition is going amazingly well, with 3,231 signatures since late Thursday afternoon. (Less than three days.)
It's ranked 4th in Transport and 34th overall. But it's slowing and urgently need a big push. Please sign it NOW if you haven't already. Please tell other folk if you possibly can. -------------------- |
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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 - 12:33
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 14 Mar 2004 From: Safe Speed Member No.: 986 |
Now ranked 18th overall (out of 2,940)
And ranked 2nd in Transport (out of 433) With 6,235 signatures since Thursday afternoon last. That's an absolutely amazing start, many thanks to all signers. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/scrapcam -------------------- |
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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 - 21:55
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Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 14 Mar 2004 From: Safe Speed Member No.: 986 |
Is anyone actually reading this thread? I'm getting the feeling that I'm talking to myself in an empty room.
Is it in the right place? We really do need more signatures, despite the fact that we have hit 7,000 in about 5 days. -------------------- |
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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 - 22:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 870 Joined: 24 Sep 2005 From: wirral Member No.: 3,855 |
I am reading you, so you are not alone
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Tue, 13 Feb 2007 - 23:45
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Member Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Member No.: 4,608 |
Me to, and I have signed !
Rgds Zapata |
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Thu, 15 Feb 2007 - 16:27
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,114 Joined: 4 May 2005 From: South Member No.: 2,871 |
Just sent it to approx 50 business associates inc Ltd companies etc TB
-------------------- When Stephen Hawking guest starred on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Descent", he was taken on a guided tour of the set. Pausing in front of the warp core set piece, he remarked, "I'm working on that".
MORRIS MINOR 1960s = 70MPH NSL ANY DAMN DECENT CAR TODAY = 80MPH NSL |
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Thu, 15 Feb 2007 - 19:33
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Member Group: Members Posts: 335 Joined: 21 Dec 2005 From: NOTTINGHAM Member No.: 4,473 |
signed and forwarded.
-------------------- 1. Read this first http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=2907
2. Nip Wizard http://www.pepipoo.com/NIP_wizard.php 3. ACPO guidelines http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/faq.html |
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Thu, 15 Feb 2007 - 22:10
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Member Group: Life Member Posts: 2,634 Joined: 15 Dec 2005 From: Staffordshire Member No.: 4,437 |
Hi
I have signed too ! Regards Crystal |
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Fri, 16 Feb 2007 - 09:49
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,114 Joined: 4 May 2005 From: South Member No.: 2,871 |
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Regards TB Edit ps there are 9.5k members here at Pepipoo....come on guys sign the petition This post has been edited by TINBASHER: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 - 13:27 -------------------- When Stephen Hawking guest starred on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Descent", he was taken on a guided tour of the set. Pausing in front of the warp core set piece, he remarked, "I'm working on that".
MORRIS MINOR 1960s = 70MPH NSL ANY DAMN DECENT CAR TODAY = 80MPH NSL |
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Fri, 16 Feb 2007 - 11:09
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Member Group: Members Posts: 186 Joined: 6 Nov 2006 Member No.: 8,764 |
Signed it
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Tue, 20 Feb 2007 - 18:30
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,474 Joined: 3 Sep 2003 From: Wales Member No.: 299 |
Signed up although failed to sign congestion charge one after 3 failed attempts, toooo busy, funny that.
-------------------- Jimmy.
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Tue, 13 Mar 2007 - 21:19
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Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 1 Jul 2006 From: Torquay, UK Member No.: 6,436 |
I've signed it.
I'll also tell the guys at work about it. I work in the news room at a local radio station (I'm the IT bod there), they have run recent stories on the Specs cameras so they may be interested in doing something about it (can't promise anything but it's surely worth a try). I've also had a call from the local newspaper about my ongoing NIP, can't hurt to give her a bell to let her know about this too. Edit: I've e-mailed the details to one of the news guys who is into his cars. I'm sure he would be interested in it (not to mention he is based near the Devon & Cornwall Safety Camera Partnership). Rob This post has been edited by EnglishRob: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 - 21:48 |
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Tue, 3 Apr 2007 - 09:11
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Member Group: Life Member Posts: 2,872 Joined: 17 May 2004 Member No.: 1,213 |
now up to 20,000,
How about passing it out to your own mailing lists rgds bill -------------------- |
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