General Chat

politicians are funny people.............they look at the most inane of suggestions with a glint in their eye!!! watch out, it might just be YOU thats been '' Had'' next time............. bob

I would like to see anyone TRY to speed in the centre of Bristol!

HHMM, not so sure they should syphon money intended for a burns unit and childs nursery though. LLx

Good that they will catch dangerous drivers and vehicles. Not sure that the council have the right idea when they say this is going to make them a lot of money though! Ann Glos

Record driving offences for Bristol resident Smith after new technology gets tough on car drivers. In a bold move this week residents of Bristol can expect to see fewer injuries and deaths on their roads thanks to a revolutionary new new CCTV camera system. On it’s first day of activation one unlucky driver Mr Sam Smith experienced the full force of the new system that is backed by new legislation recently passed by council members and sanctioned by government. Chief inspector Bill Thompson explained, ‘We switched the experimental system on last week and immediately got a result. Mr Smith’s felt the full force of the new system and will receive the 74 driving offence notices over the coming days.’ The inspector went on to explain how the system works and what it will mean for the safety of Bristol streets. How the system works: An array of cameras has been set up around Bristol that not only track and monitor the traffic but also relay information about current offences, driving ability and tax and insurance status. The high powered cameras and pollution censors can even check wear on tyres and emissions. How driving offences can build up: Each time a camera records an offence it is logged separately. So for instance a driver like Mr Smith might drive over the speed limit down a road with 4 cameras on it and receive 4 separate tickets. In addition to this the system tracks in real time the amount of points on the drivers licence. In Mr Smith’s case the amount of tickets issued in the first few minutes effectively meant that the driving licence was revoked and the system took this into account. Mr Smith was effectively driving without a valid licence and so incurred even more tickets and received further bans. The insurance companies are also hooked in to the network so premiums are adjusted in real time and money requested via bank transfers from the drivers account. Health and safety officer Tony Balcheenos summed up the mood at the new control center in the council offices, ‘ Delighted, we have put a stack of tax payers money into this and had to siphon cash earmarked for a children’s nursery and a burns unit into the scheme but I feel it’s worth it. The council should make a healthy profit on this in just a few months’. Graph showing benefits to the Bristol: