Fonz
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from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720
what i find interesting of the three closest speed cameras to me, two have had no incidents recorded, while the one that has, is placed half a mile further up the road...
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Jesus, I remember everyone it has in my area I even know a girl personally who killed a rider (riders fault smoking it up the road). Crazy stuff.
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mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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quite sad when you see a friend and a member of your family as just a dot on a map.
its actually very accurate aswell.
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Matt L
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thats actually annoyed me we have a road that has at least 7 speed cameras (less than 2miles long as well) it is literally camera after camera and yet according to that site there has been no deaths oh and they are putting another one up now too.
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VegasPhil
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True about becoming a statistic. My mates death is recorded there - More detailed notes than I expected too.
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Nath
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Two happened on the main road outside my estate. One was because there's a bus stop and instead of walking under the under pass some dumb ass walked around the front of the bus, and out into the road.
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mike56gte
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Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
True about becoming a statistic. My mates death is recorded there - More detailed notes than I expected too.
didnt even realise you could click on them. just found my sisters one. pretty horrible tbh
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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It's wrong. There was a lad who I knew (not very well) killed on a road near me and it isn't labeled
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jibjob
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Same here Pow. Theres quite a few missing off our stretch of the M6 as well as theres been at least 10 deaths in the last 3 years that havent been listed.
[Edited on 05-12-2011 by jibjob]
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
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quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
True about becoming a statistic. My mates death is recorded there - More detailed notes than I expected too.
Snap!
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DannyB
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Of the 6 local to me 4 were motorbikes
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Toby
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quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
My mates death is recorded there - More detailed notes than I expected too.
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bazzaa
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its marked the spot where one of the milkboys from my way got ran down and killed.
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Tom
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There's so many near me, lots involving old pedestrians and lots on bikes too (one was a friend of a friend aged 17 )
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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4 within about a 2 mile radius. Remember 3 of them.
One was a man went over a railway crossing and got hit by a train.
One was a teenage girl that was out with her mates and one of them had a motorbike. He was messing around, mounted the kerb, ran in to her and she hit her head on the kerb and died.
Another was a lad that was well known for going round like a nutter everywhere. Lost control, crashed and died.
There are a few on my route to work around one junction. All involve a HGV pulling out of a yard, crossing a busy dual carriageway and cars running in to the side of them. They are meant go a few miles down the road to the roundabout and turn round but they can't be bothered and end up killing someone instead. Last one there was only in 2009.
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Bonney
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There is 1 missing from near me, One car and a bus on new years day a few years back, Was about 8am in the morning.
The bikers on the map I knew 3 of them, Can remember the scenes very well, Something that sticks in your mind all the time.
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mattant
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quote: Originally posted by Matt L
thats actually annoyed me we have a road that has at least 7 speed cameras (less than 2miles long as well) it is literally camera after camera and yet according to that site there has been no deaths oh and they are putting another one up now too.
Must be working then
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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quote: Originally posted by mike56gte
quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
True about becoming a statistic. My mates death is recorded there - More detailed notes than I expected too.
didnt even realise you could click on them. just found my sisters one. pretty horrible tbh
Dude
It's quite a morbid thing like Knew before I clicked on all of them what it was going to be! Guy who was run down by my school bus still has football tops there 8 years later!
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
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This shows more than deaths...
http://map.itoworld.com/road-casualties-uk#
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Nath
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quote: Originally posted by mike56gte
quote: Originally posted by VegasPhil
True about becoming a statistic. My mates death is recorded there - More detailed notes than I expected too.
didnt even realise you could click on them. just found my sisters one. pretty horrible tbh
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Ricky352
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Good link!
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Jed D
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quote: Originally posted by Fonz
what i find interesting of the three closest speed cameras to me, two have had no incidents recorded, while the one that has, is placed half a mile further up the road...
durham is the only city in the UK that doesnt have ANY fixed speed cameras yet we have a very low death rate
fact
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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quote: Originally posted by Jed D
quote: Originally posted by Fonz
what i find interesting of the three closest speed cameras to me, two have had no incidents recorded, while the one that has, is placed half a mile further up the road...
durham is the only city in the UK that doesnt have ANY fixed speed cameras yet we have a very low death rate
fact
Must be on a technicality as MK doesn't.
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BeetleGav
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bloody hell, theres 14 on a single road near me.
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Ojc
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Seems to be the majority of accidents OAPs are involved locally
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