CDT you said none of your accidents involved speeding? Well if the cars that hit you had been speeding you'd probably be a lot worse off.
My point is that the govt is all about revenue raising & not saving lives.
If they were serious about saving lives they would invest all of this wasted money on actual driver training. These cameras do nothing to reduce the road toll & the stats show it. There are statistics that show world wide that they cause MORE accidents.
Statistics show that very rarely is speeding alone the cause of deaths on roads. Usually speeding only makes a bad situation worse. Yet they centre on speeding when the primary causes of serious accidents, most of which will still be serious accidents regardless of speed infringements are IGNORED.
A speed camera does not catch, dangerous driving, DUI, stupidity. @ least a video camera would provide more evidence as to the cause of accidents & where training money needs to be spent.
They won't install video because in a court of law you can use the footage to defend your actions. This costs them money, which is the opposite of their greedy money grabbing tactic.
When I cop a fine for something that involves me using common sense & my complaint is thrown back in my face, I contact all the current affairs programs. It is people like myself that drive these programs to unearth stats & documentation that I cannot get my own hands on. There is always one govt official able to be bought off to supply info that the govt wants to keep hidden away. More people need to complain to these programs & if you have info that certain stats exist let them know & they may look into it.
Masive public pressure will be the only way for govt's to spend the $ to actually fix the problem.