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The Bikers Advice National Campaign for Fairer Driving Laws

National Campaign for Fairer Driving Laws

Meet the winner of our TomTom® prize draw

"My name is Matt Hindle, I'm 28 and until recently enjoyed riding my Yamaha SR125, both for commuting and pleasure. My girlfriend's family live in Derby, and the ride from Sheffield to Derby along the A61 is one of my favourites - even when it's freezing cold! My bike was written off recently, but I'm looking into getting another one now - I've got my eye on the Aprilia RS125. I need something that looks better than my mate Mark's Honda CBR125 with Repsol decals, and hopefully this TomTom will make sure that we don't get lost when we go out for a ride!"

Survey Results

Question 1
Do fixed Speed Cameras make roads safer?

Always: 4.8%
Sometimes: 71.89%
Never: 19.27%
Don't know: 2.18%
No comment: 1.86%


Question 2
Are cameras positioned fairly - e.g. at accident black spots?

Always: 3.77%
Sometimes: 79.00%
Never: 10.00%
Don't know: 3.47%
No comment: 2.75%


Question 3
Are cameras conspicuous enough?

Always: 10.31%
Sometimes: 71.91%
Never: 11.66%
Don't know: 1.02%
No comment: 5.15%


Question 4
Are speed limits in areas surrounding cameras clear & well publicised?

Always: 11.47%
Sometimes: 73.73%
Never: 11.64%
Don't know: 1.16%
No comment: 2.00%


Question 5
In your own actual experience how reliable are cameras?

Always: 8.36%
Sometimes: 37.16%
Never: 11.46%
Don't know: 41.02%
No comment: 2.00%


Question 6
Do you think that 3 penalty points & �60 fine is justified for camera infringement?

Always: 14.97%
Sometimes: 44.09%
Never: 37.23%
Don't know: 2.01%
No comment: 1.69%


Question 7
Do you think that disqualification by accumulating 4 fixed penalty notices is justified?

Always: 17.9%
Sometimes: 30.51%
Never: 46.88%
Don't know: 2.74%
No comment: 1.97%


Question 8
Do you think the "right to silence" should be applied to speed camera cases?

Absolutely: 35.58%
Not sure: 43.92%
No way: 14.51%
Don't care: 0.54%
No comment: 5.44%


Question 9
Are you a Rider/Driver/Both/Neither?

Rider: 7.39%
Driver: 50.59%
Both: 37.53%
Neither: 3.40%
No comment: 3.08%



These are the results of the basic questions of our recent survey on speed cameras.

Your more personalised - sometimes highly descriptive comments will continue to be examined and analysed over the next few weeks.

Meanwhile why not have YOUR say on the results by visiting our forum / campaign section.