> Hundreds of thousands of drivers breaking the law? Nothing new there
> then. These are the hypocrites who criticise cyclists for riding on
> pavements and going through red lights.
>
> "Hundreds of thousands of drivers caught on camera speeding and going
> through red lights are not being prosecuted, a BBC investigation has
> learned.
>
> The figures, for England and Wales, suggest London is particularly
> bad, with more than half of cases failing.
>
> The BBC Radio 4 probe found cameras in the capital catch about 500,000
> people a year, but a third of those cannot be traced to an address.
>
> The Metropolitan Police said tracking down drivers was a national
> problem.
>
> The Investigation programme found it was difficult to produce national
> figures partly because there were differences in the way some areas
> collect their data.
>
> But according to figures supplied by Safety Camera Partnerships to the
> government, hundreds of thousands are getting away with breaking the
> law..."
>
> More:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6568813.stm
>
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