$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ = revenue raising
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:39 amrevenue raising at its best - this is from Adelaidenow, worth having a look at the pic. the cop on the right looks as if he is checking out his nails!!!!!!!
Sneaky bus-stop speed camera Article from:
comment NICK HENDERSON, STATE POLITICAL REPORTER
October 30, 2007 01:15am
POLICE hiding in a bus shelter to catch speeding drivers have prompted renewed accusations that road safety laws are being used to raise revenue.
Tell us where you've sneaky speed cameras in the comments box at the bottom of this story
The Advertiser yesterday witnessed police officers using a speed detection device while sitting in a bus shelter on Main North Rd at Gepps Cross.
Approaching drivers had almost no chance of seeing them, although police insist the operation was not covert and that the officers could be seen because they were wearing bright vests.
Opposition police spokesman David Ridgway said the strategy showed the Government was simply attempting to raise money and called on police to be more visible.
"It is blatant revenue raising. What the community wants is a greater police presence out on the road. That is the deterrent," he said.
"This Government would say the biggest deterrent is to hit people in the hip pocket.
"They need to be more visible. If you are going to do something, be public about it."
Residents and Ratepayers Association president Kevin Kaeding said police should not set up speed traps in concealed locations.
"I think ratepayers are disappointed that it does come down to this behaviour," he said. NSW Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal this year condemned the use of hidden speed cameras, saying that visible deterrents were needed. One of the officers in the bus shelter yesterday, Constable Nigel Allen, said they were not hiding and compared the actions to sitting in a police car or on a motorcycle.
He said there was no reason why police officers needed to be sitting in a vehicle during speed detection operations. Police spokeswoman Roberta Heather said the officers had acted properly.
"Deployment of the speed detection equipment shown in the photo . . . does not contravene police operation procedures," she said.
"Clearly, the operation is not covert, as the officers are wearing highly visible vests."
"Their motivation for being there is based on road safety, with the aim of detecting speeding motorists who present a real threat to the safety of other road users."
RAA traffic and safety manager Rita Excell said the use of covert cameras should be combined with visible speed detection devices.
"There is a role for both overt and covert, and we obviously want to see a higher presence and more overt enforcement," she said.
Police Minister Paul Holloway would not comment.
Sneaky bus-stop speed camera Article from:
comment NICK HENDERSON, STATE POLITICAL REPORTER
October 30, 2007 01:15am
POLICE hiding in a bus shelter to catch speeding drivers have prompted renewed accusations that road safety laws are being used to raise revenue.
Tell us where you've sneaky speed cameras in the comments box at the bottom of this story
The Advertiser yesterday witnessed police officers using a speed detection device while sitting in a bus shelter on Main North Rd at Gepps Cross.
Approaching drivers had almost no chance of seeing them, although police insist the operation was not covert and that the officers could be seen because they were wearing bright vests.
Opposition police spokesman David Ridgway said the strategy showed the Government was simply attempting to raise money and called on police to be more visible.
"It is blatant revenue raising. What the community wants is a greater police presence out on the road. That is the deterrent," he said.
"This Government would say the biggest deterrent is to hit people in the hip pocket.
"They need to be more visible. If you are going to do something, be public about it."
Residents and Ratepayers Association president Kevin Kaeding said police should not set up speed traps in concealed locations.
"I think ratepayers are disappointed that it does come down to this behaviour," he said. NSW Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal this year condemned the use of hidden speed cameras, saying that visible deterrents were needed. One of the officers in the bus shelter yesterday, Constable Nigel Allen, said they were not hiding and compared the actions to sitting in a police car or on a motorcycle.
He said there was no reason why police officers needed to be sitting in a vehicle during speed detection operations. Police spokeswoman Roberta Heather said the officers had acted properly.
"Deployment of the speed detection equipment shown in the photo . . . does not contravene police operation procedures," she said.
"Clearly, the operation is not covert, as the officers are wearing highly visible vests."
"Their motivation for being there is based on road safety, with the aim of detecting speeding motorists who present a real threat to the safety of other road users."
RAA traffic and safety manager Rita Excell said the use of covert cameras should be combined with visible speed detection devices.
"There is a role for both overt and covert, and we obviously want to see a higher presence and more overt enforcement," she said.
Police Minister Paul Holloway would not comment.
