Speed crackdown to start in Wem
Wednesday 12th October 2011, 8:17AM BST.
A police crackdown on speeding motorists is being launched in Wem after new figures revealed almost half of all drivers were breaking the limit.
A mobile speed camera will be put in place in Whitchurch Road next week because of the risks speeding drivers present to other road users.
The clampdown has being launched by the West Mercia Safer Roads Partnership.
Speed data collected by the Safer Roads Partnership over a period of about a week showed that 45 per cent of all vehicles exceeded the 30mph speed limit and 15 per cent of vehicles travelled above 39.2mph.
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Why do we have to have these crackdowns by Police surely the law should be enforced 24/7 not just when they loose control of the law.
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At last, cameras on Mill Street and Tilley Road next please
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These figures are all well and good, but are given no context. How many accidents have there been “because of the risks speeding drivers present to other road users” ?
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Spot on, Drone. Seems a large proportion of motorists consider a speed of between 30 and 39 mph to be appropriate and don’t seem to have a higher accident rate than travelling at 30 – maybe the limit should be 40 mph?
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