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Using cameras to force people out of their cars

Banned car An important coda to yesterday's story about Bedford's snooping double whammy: several eagle-eyed readers noted the fact that the proposal documents for their extra mobile CCTV scheme states:

5.5 Using mobile CCTV enforcement to improve the road safety outside of schools (which can place vulnerable children at risk) could have an additional benefit as undertaking pro-active enforcement may help to reduce the number of pupils taken to school by private motorcar by encourage parents to consider alternative means of travel.

Ignoring the mangled grammar, Bedford's bureaucrats have put more plainly than most their intent to use surveillance to force drivers to stop using their cars. Social engineering via snooping.

By Alex Deane

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Alex Deane Posted in CCTV
  • Demeter

    It is utterly excruciating that they persist in exploiting “the chilrun” in their propaganda.
    Just as the other day that silly police person who slimed those who ignore ludicrously low speed restrictions as (paraphrasing) “middle class thugs who will only stop when a child is killed.”