Safe Speed

Safe Speed's logo, a roundel with the group's initials.

Safe Speed was a United Kingdom based pressure group that campaigned against speed cameras, claiming that it did so on the grounds of road safety. It has been cited in mainstream media.

History

The organisation was started in 2001 by Paul Smith, who described himself as an 'advanced motorist and road safety enthusiast' and a former computer electronics engineer[1] which ran from Smith's home in Scotland as a hobby for some time until 2003 when he closed his computer engineering business and ran Safe Speed full-time following a heart attack. Following Smith's death in 2007[2] the campaign was taken over by his partner Claire Armstrong.

Criticism

There have been few formal studies evaluating the claims made by Safe Speed:

References

  1. "Safe Speed founder gives up life for road safety" (Press release). Safe Speed. 31 December 2007.
  2. "Safe Speed founder Paul Smith dies". Motor Cycle News.
  3. "Paul Smith and Safe Speed - the Self-Exposure of a Crank". Monbiot.com.
  4. "The Anti-Social Bastards in Our Midst". Monbiot.com.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Speed Cameras". Which?: 18. October 2004.

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