| Is speed so important nowadays? Other
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| | surveillance cameras, such as Gatso's,
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| than bragging rights, do people really
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| | that are placed at roads where the police
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| care about the top speed of their cars.
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| | consider to be hotspots for over
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| Outside of a race track, there are very
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| | speeding. So we have constant monitoring
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| little opportunities to test the limit of
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| | in place, which means that there is more
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| your car. So given that the speed limit
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| | chance of being caught and prosecuted
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| in the UK is 70mph, and allowing for some
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| | with 3 points or more on your licence. 12
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| overtaking speed, a top speed double this
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| | points in the UK, means an outright
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| seems pointless.
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| | driving ban for 2 years.
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| Sports cars, which will have more
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| | Before cameras, a 'human' police officer
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| powerful engines and thus higher tops
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| | may consider the conditions of the road,
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| speeds, also have exotic and distinctive
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| | or the number of others vehicles in
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| looks. So, the sports car may say more
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| | proximity to you, before deciding to
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| about the status of the owner, rather
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| | issue a fine. You could have probably
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| than any particular need for the car to
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| | been let off with a caution if you were
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| travel at the speed it was designed to do
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| | not travelling too much over the limit or
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| so. The question is not really targeted
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| | driving recklessly. A camera however, is
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| at these owners, but more for the person
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| | ignorant of such factors. So once you are
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| who would sacrifice features in a car for
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| | photographed, there is little you can do
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| a gain in speed.
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| | to escape the penalty.
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| The obvious reason against driving fast
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| | As electronics become more sophisticated,
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| would be to reduce the risk of accident
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| | there are more advanced ways of detecting
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| to you. Driving fast does not necessarily
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| | your speed. Sure there are ways of
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| kill you, but stopping does. You may be
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| | detecting the camera's themselves,
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| familiar with the road safety tests,
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| | including advanced detectors that use
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| where the stopping distances needs to
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| | GPS, but speed cameras are relatively
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| memorised against the speed of the car.
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| | cheap to install. So for most of your
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| So at higher speeds, there is less
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| | journey, you'll will be driving within
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| reaction time to danger ahead, and so
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| | the speed limit as you slow down to avoid
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| there is more of a chance of being
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| | the speed traps, especially as speed
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| involved in an accident.
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| | camera's become more common.
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| Another reason for driving slower, would
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| | So next time you shop for a car, you may
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| be increasing amount of surveillance
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| | find that a model with more luxury items
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| techniques used by the police.
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| | may be more desirable than a model with a
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| Here in the UK, there are speed
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| | higher top speed.
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