Traffic cams in the UK getting torched?

[danlisa]

Originally Posted by lesrae

......we all know the speed limit in this country, if you break it (as I usually do) and manage to get caught by one of these big yellow cameras (as I don't) then you deserve what you get - those who bitch about them are usually those stupid enough to get caught.

Agreed, however, they are not SPEED CAMERAS, they are Safety Cameras. As such, they have been introduced to areas which have a history of accidents IIRC 5 or more in the past 3 years. Note I don't say Traffic accidents, although it should be decided upon traffic related accidents, most safety cameras are not on locations where traffic accidents have occured but rather any random accident, this could be a doddery old lady tripping and hurting her ankle, just as long as it was recorded.

As such, there is huge distain here in the UK over these cameras because they have been introduced & billed as something they are not. They are a stealth tax gathering tool. Plain & simple. Do you expect anything different from today's UK government?

Burn them all!

BTW, Expanding Foam works well.
Also, a non-destructive way to disable them is to wrap them in cling film.