Talk:SPECS (speed camera)

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[edit] Removed section

I have removed the following section because there are not the facts to back up the claim that these camera are not working. In fact the evidece suggests the contrary: [1][2][3].

Feel free to dispute but please do not revert until you can substantiate the claim.

[edit] Road Safety Claims

Despite Claims that SPECS cameras are an effective road safety tool, by both Speed Camera Partnership and the manufacturer, there is no evidence that their use reduces fatalities. Nottingham’s SPECS installation has been live since July 2000, in that time 76,000 fines were issued raising £4.2M (Source). Unfortunately Fatalities in the area actually increased (source)

--TFoxton 23:04, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Operation

Can anyone give a more detailed explanation of how these cameras operate. If they use number plate recognition then is there any way it could incorrectly recognise two similar number plates? How does this type of camera spot a number plate rather than a company Logo, for example. Given that there are perhaps hundreds, if not thousands of vehicles going through the checkpoints, what sort of technology is used to sift through each vehicle and check the average speed. Also, is it legal or can you challenge the result? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnxerri (talk • contribs) 19:21, 21 August 2006

They use Automatic number plate recognition technology to scan and record number plates. I'm sure that errors do occur, but they are likely to be a very small proportion of the total number of plates scanned. And, yes, you can challenge a speeding fine, you are given this opportunity when the fixed penalty notice arrives. --TFoxton 21:50, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
Many authorities only permit a challenge if the motorist first registers a 'Not Guilty' plea. Thus the opportunity to pay the fixed penalty is lost if a challenge is made and the evidence reveals a valid allegation. This is particularly the case with many Safety Camera Partnerships who have vested interests in discouraging motorists challenging their allegations. It is claimed that many of them don't actually check the photographs for validity before posting the NIP. 20.133.0.13 (talk) 10:18, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Locations Section

It should be considered that this section is covered by Wikipedia is not a directory and thus removed. Other road safety camera pages do not list locations. Comments? --TFoxton 21:39, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Agree. Regan123 (talk) 00:11, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
I agree. Giles Bennett (Talk, Contribs) 12:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)