The Treasury could pocket 20 million a year in extra fines once the country’s speed camera network is expanded. Motoring organizations warned that the 1 could become a poll tax on wheels, 2 huge number of drivers. There could be many more incidents of vandalism 3 cameras.The warnings came 4 a Daily Mail survey found almost all the 23 police forces in England and Wales were either 5 to expansion plans or considering 6 .
Nationwide, the number of speeding tickets is expected to treble, 7 90 million a year. 8 the scheme, police keep some of the cash from fines to 9 the costs of fitting and maintaining extra cameras and 10 that existing ones always have film in them. The rest will go to the Treasury. Both Ministers and police insist the scheme is aimed 11 at making roads safer. They point to trials in eight areas which cut collisions by a quarter and deaths and serious injuries by 12 a half.
But motoring organizations fear cameras will be sited on relatively safe 13 fast stretches to catch as many drivers as possible. Some forces are also expected to 14 the “threshold” speeds at which cameras are 15 to the absolute legal minimum-15 mph in a 10 mph limit, and 26 mph in a 20 mph zone. This could encourage drivers to stare at their speedometers instead of concentrating on the road, and 16 to more accidents. Sue Nicholson, head of campaigns at the RAC, said, “We don’t have a problem with speed cameras 17 . But we do have concerns about 18 they are sited. Police risk losing credibility 19 motorists if cameras are seen as revenueraising 20 safety devices.”
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文章背景
本文讲述了英国车速监控摄像体系扩张计划的内容及影响。
文章结构
文章第一段提出论述的问题及两种对立的观点，接下来着重阐述了这一计划的支持者(警察和财政部门)和反对者(机动车管理机构)的观点。
