Average speed cameras likely to deter racers
I refer to the letter from Chief Superintendent Joseph Au Chin-chau, of Police Public Relations (“Tackling illegal racers is police priority”, August 25), responding to the letter from David Ollereanshaw expressing concern about illegal road racing activities on Route Twisk (“Police inaction on deadly road racing baffling”, August 14).
The chief superintendent quoted statistics on police enforcement action at Route Twisk and at face value, these look impressive, but the fact remains that racing and speed trials continue to be regular events at Route Twisk.
Accordingly, it must be concluded that the enforcement action to date has largely been ineffective in curbing this threat to the safety of other road users (and, of course, the racers themselves).
It appears to me that the enforcement action is ineffective as the police speed cameras are positioned as to be easily seen and hence can be reported back by “spotters” to the racers who desist from racing while police are present.
The obvious solution to this enforcement problem is to erect (and put in service) permanent average speed cameras along Route Twisk.
Doug Miller, Tai Po