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Spain cracks down on speeding tourists
By Visordown News on 19/08/2010 14:03:09
New plate recognition system signals end to unpaid fines

Spanish and foreign number plates, sending photos of foreign-plated vehicles to the nearest patrol car. The system means an end to hours of Police time, dishing out wasted penalty notices to speeding foreigners; the force now has the power to immobilise

Government under fire over road safety cutbacks
By Visordown News on 02/09/2010 11:00:07
Road safety groups call for rethink over speed camera decline

."The group believe switching off cameras, which account for 84 per cent of fixed penalty notices for speeding, reduces the amount of law enforcement on UK roads, which could lead to an increase in speeding motorists."While public spending needs to be cut

BMW's Motorcycle Racing History
By Roland Brown on 23/04/2010 16:21:43
When BMW entered World Superbikes last season you’d be forgiven for thinking that the German marque had never started a race before, let alone won any. The reality is rather different

from the Senior TT to the US Superbike Championship, via Grands Prix and the Dakar Rally.So while it’s fair to say that the Munich lads haven’t scored a top-level title for a long time, their record shows they know how to win (and not only on penalties

Sportsbike slowdown
By Ben Cope on 26/01/2010 14:43:53
Riders turn away from crotch rockets

speeding penalties. But it looks like it took a bit of an economic blip to make customers realize there were other options out there to have fun on. In all it’s got to be viewed as a good thing if it broadens people’s biking horizons, hasn’t it? Fastest

Success for Scottish speed camera system
By Visordown News on 25/10/2010 09:27:16
New figures reveal why we may have got it all wrong in the UK

are ditching their speed camera programmes due to funding cuts, Scottish Safety Camera Programme's running costs are now covered by an annual grant from the Scottish Government which exceeds the amount brought in by fixed penalty notices paid each year

Speed cameras save lives and don't rake in excess cash
By Visordown News on 24/11/2010 10:35:43
RAC Foundation claims scrapping cameras is a "big mistake"

cameras have improved road safety since they were introduced and, contrary to many people's thinking, were not a significant revenue raiser.The report found in 2007 the Treasury received £4 from each £60 penalty, with no surplus left for local authorities

Judge blasts Notts Police over speeding Superintendent
By Visordown News on 10/12/2010 10:44:31
Police chief escapes ban but tarnishes reputation of own force

A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Police chief caught driving at 79mph in a 50mph has been awarded six penalty points and a £1500 fine, along with a verbal blasting from the presidung judge.Superintendent Helen Chamberlain, 43, was clocked driving at 79mph

Stung biker escapes ban after being clocked at 108mph
By Visordown News on 07/10/2010 09:28:30
We've heard some excuses in our time but this one beats the lot

."Woods was fined £300, ordered to pay £65 costs and had six penalty points added to his licence.In another 100mph+ incident, another Suffolk motorcyclist received an eight-week ban after he was caught speeding at 107mph in a 40mph zone.John Dove, 26, of Stowupland

WSB 2011: Championship standings after R2
By Visordown News on 28/03/2011 09:54:15
Carlos Checa maintains championship lead after two podium finishes

-through penalty for jumping the start.Carlos Checa Ducati 91Marco Melandri Yamaha 72Leon Haslam BMW 53Max Biaggi Aprilia 49Jakub Smrz Ducati 42Jonathan Rea Honda 38Leon Camier Aprilia 37Michel Fabrizio Suzuki 27Noriyuki Haga Aprilia 26Tom Sykes Kawasaki 19Joan

WSB 2011: Championship standings after Round 4
By Visordown News on 09/05/2011 09:32:03
Full championship standings after the fourth round of the World Superbike championship at Monza

Biaggi suffered a penalty in the second race for cutting a corner whilst in the lead, putting the Aprilia rider behind Melandri in the standings. With his first WSB double Eugene Laverty jumped up the championship table from ninth to now round out the top


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