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2:30pm Monday 7th January 2008
SPEED camera bosses have been criticised for parking mobile enforcement cars in a bus bay.
Householders on Watchet Lane, Holmer Green, said police should not be given a privilege denied to other drivers - but camera chiefs said the practice is within the law.
Resident Eileen Chapman, 66, said: "Nobody else would get away with it. I don't object really to them putting a camera there I just don't think it should be in the bus stop."
Peter Blakey, 50, a self-employed commercial manager, said: "Drivers are not allowed to park on that stop so why should the police be allowed? It could potentially be a bit of a hazard."
But others said they did not have a problem with the checks, which are carried out by Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership.
Barbara Wasp, 79, said: "There is room enough for the bus and the police. It certainly makes the cars slow down."
Jeanette Crawford, 56, who runs a garden maintenance business, said: "For the amount of times a bus pulls up the time the speed camera is there then I don't think it makes an awful lot of difference."
Dan Campsall, spokesman for the camera partnership, said police were entitled to use the bays.
Bus companies are consulted and risk assessments are carried out to ensure the obstruction does not cause a danger to drivers, he said.
erm, ermsville says...
6:26pm Mon 7 Jan 08
Running Man, HW says...
7:48pm Mon 7 Jan 08
but camera chiefs said the practice is within the law
bazza, h/w says...
9:56pm Mon 7 Jan 08
Becky, High Wycombe says...
12:08am Tue 8 Jan 08
tom, marlow says...
9:06am Tue 8 Jan 08
Insight, bucks says...
10:23am Tue 8 Jan 08
Malc London, Gerrards Cross says...
2:03pm Tue 8 Jan 08
Becky, High Wycombe says...
5:22pm Tue 8 Jan 08
hmmm so if you were beinmg mugged and the police turned up 2 mins too late because they didnt want to break the law by exceeding the speed limit, that would be OK would it?
tom, marlow says...
5:43pm Tue 8 Jan 08
So my point is why should the POLICE if the public can't?
Insight, bucks says...
10:21pm Tue 8 Jan 08
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tom, marlow says...
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Insight, bucks says...
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tom, marlow says...
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Insight, bucks says...
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Bob Wilcock, UK says...
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tom, marlow says...
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12:32am Mon 14 Jan 08
tom, marlow says...
9:28am Mon 14 Jan 08
Bob Wilcock, UK says...
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Bob Wilcock, UK says...
1:36pm Mon 14 Jan 08
tom, marlow says...
2:48pm Mon 14 Jan 08
So, you want me to provide a refernce that isn't written by a journalist? ..not asking for much are you.
You can keep the cameras for the benefit of the people who do think they work...
Bob Wilcock, UK says...
3:25pm Mon 14 Jan 08
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piran, Marlow says...
6:22pm Mon 7 Jan 08