New speed cameras Sydenham Hill

[Salsaboy]

Oh goody.

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking-transport-and-streets/streets-and-roads/lambeth-goes-20mph-guide

[phobic3000]

Grrrrrrr!

[Earl Aelfheah]

At least in Lambeth there is a high frequency tube service, hire bikes and cycle superhighways. In Southwark the strategy seems to be to make driving more and more difficult, whilst having no fast and frequent public transport alternatives.

[DulwichFox]

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street

If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat

If you get too cold I'll tax the heat

If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet

Beatles..

And if I can't tax you I'll fine you..

Southwark Council..

Foxy

[TheArtfulDogger]

I drove at 20 through the speed camera on Sydenham hill this week and found that I had to go into 2nd gear to maintain it without the engine complaining but even then the revs were higher then doing 30

It begs the question of pollution being higher with cars travelling at 20 compared to 30

Most modern cars have been designed to be efficient at 30mph and not 20

Wonder if there will be a legal challenge to the slower speed limits in the future

[bobbsy]

Well, the local councils need to fund their pension plans somehow...

[richard tudor]

This response I had might answer your question

Further to your subsequent question below, my response is as follows:

The council does not receive the income from traffic speed cameras; we understand that the income from them goes to Transport for London/Metropolitan police and then on to HM Treasury.

Yours sincerely,

John Williamson

Business Services Manager

So why did TFL go along with lowering the speed limit?

If they had said no that would have been it. Again just for the money

[ruffers]

Did anyone actually vote for the 20 limit? Was it in a manifesto?

[Charles Notice]

It was in the Labour Manifesto.

Last paragraph on page 7 out of 10 in small print.

Under the heading of healthy living.

By the time you got to it you were brain dead from all that went before

Suspect people never even made it that far

[simonethebeaver]

I stupidly went past this camera doing 20-something this afternoon and remembered this thread. I'm now waiting for my first ever speeding fine to arrive. It's very hard to remember to change down when the traffic is moving at 30. I'm all for driving with due care and attention but I'm finding it very, very hard to do 20 on the 'fast' roads.

[Earl Aelfheah]

During the day, doing 20 on these roads is fair enough, but driving at 10pm on a wide, empty road... 20 just seems ridiculous.