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Road-rage spy-cam poles are rejected



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Published Date: 01 May 2008
A NEW weapon to combat road rage aimed at lollipop men and women has been rejected by Hampshire County Council.
Hi-tech lollipop poles with built-in video cameras to record violent outbursts from frustrated motorists are being trialled across the country.

But traffic teams from Hampshire County Council have decided not to order the poles, which cost £890 each.

The hi-tech lollipop was developed by a company which makes police and traffic cameras amid concerns by councils at the rising number of incidents of lollipop rage.

A spokesman from Hampshire council said there was no proof they reduce the number of attacks on lollipop people, although confirmed they would be 'interested' in seeing the results of a trial.



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  • Last Updated: 02 May 2008 4:05 PM
  • Source: NS-City
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Graham Wheatley,

Southsea 01/05/2008 10:12:19
This would have been a complete and utter waste of resources. We don't need Lollipop operatives with a double '0' rating! This sounds like something that 'Q' would devise.

Many (but not all) schools come within range of pole-mounted CCTV cameras in the street. Where possible, these could be turned to face the school crossing points during the appropriate times of day when they are in use. Some schools will have their own CCTV which could be used. Small MP3 players are available which will record many hours of speech. You can buy them for as little as £15. If necessary, also supply a small digital camera that fits in the pocket. Sum total less than £90, a saving of £800.
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Whiteley Guy,

01/05/2008 11:51:09
Speak to a Lollipop person and ask them what abuse they receive before making that judgement
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Pompey_BD,

Stuck on a zebra crossing. 01/05/2008 11:56:48
>Speak to a Lollipop person and ask them what abuse they receive before making that judgement

This isn't a question that Lollipop people don't get abused. More of a sensible response to what would be overkill to introduce a way of recording/monitoring these attacks which could then be used as evidence to convict those who don't obey the rules of the road in respect of zebra crossings/lollipop patrols.

BD



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Whiteley Guy,

02/05/2008 10:15:17
So how do they record evidence then? There isn't anything in place at the moment
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Graham Wheatley,

Southsea 02/05/2008 13:57:48
1) Street pole-mounted CCTV where available.
2) School CCTV where available.
3) Traffic Wardens that patrol outside schools during arrival/chucking out time.

The above ARE available at the moment, although I will concede that not at every location, in which case.....

.... 4) £70 camera and £20 MP3 voice recorder (which will always offer upwards of 4 hrs continuous recording).

There is no need to spend an extra £800 EACH, for no actual benefit. Simply chucking money at a problem is rarely the answer. Efficient use of resources often is, however.

If a driver were to accost a Lollipop(wo)man, I would be absolutely apalled if other members of the public did not come forward to assist and/or act as witnesses.

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sir harry,

Hants 19/05/2008 18:59:55
It is never as simple as is first thought. You do get what you pay for and technology is no different. A £70 camera simply will not give evidential quality information to the level required as a primary source. A voice recorder will not record video let alone offer all the contextual information needed under the digital evidence act to gain a prosecution. Some times a little knowledge is a dangourous thing
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