Swindon turns off speed cameras

Swindon became the first local council in England to switch off fixed-point speed cameras on Friday, saying the money to maintain them would be better spent on other road safety measures.

The Conservative-led council said it had deactivated the five cameras in the town and will instead install temporary vehicle-activated warning signs at three of the sites.
"In Swindon we are developing a reputation for challenging the status quo and being at the forefront of new thinking, " said Councillor Peter Greenhalgh.
"Our sole aim is to find new and more effective ways to reduce road accidents within our current budget."
The council paid about 320,000 pounds for the upkeep of the cameras but the fines go to the government. Councillors said the money would be better spent on local traffic-calming measures.
Road safety charity Brake said the council's decision to get rid of the cameras was "reckless" and said it was "entering into a very dangerous experiment with people's lives."

LONDON BUSES

I have to say 2 things about LONDON buses.....

1. Please turn the heater off.
2. Turn the On board audio announcement system off.

LONDON buses are becoming one of the world worse bus service, when it come to torture they are at 1ST in the world? why!

Who would allow their staff to put the heater on a hot day and deafening on board audio announcement that is not good for the most of the people who use the LONDON buses.

LONDON buses boss has no control of his staff and he also hired world most dumb people to run the service, who would come up these crazy ideas.

Making the local buses into a tourist tour bus,I would like to see a speaker in his office that put announcement every few mins and tell you the same thing over and over again in loud voice.Lets see how you like it, MR LONDON BUS