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Others were even more critical of the decision. One man said: “They know it’s a prime spot to make some money – not safety cameras, just revenue income cameras.” Another poster agreed by saying: “Big brother state. They want to control you and take your money.” One man said it was a shame that a “beautiful scenic route” had lost its status as one of the best roads around. He said: “So we actually had one of the best rated and most famous motoring roads in Europe, which attracted thousands of desperately-needed tourists into our area, which in turn helped support a variety of struggling local businesses, and the local council just blatantly threw it all out the widow.
“I have enjoyed both riding and driving this beautiful local scenic route for my 40-plus long years of motoring. The vast majority of motorists – as do I – ride and drive this route in a safe and considerate manner. All these cameras will actually achieve is creating long lines of highly-polluting, bunched-up, slow-moving traffic jams. Have no illusions, these new ridiculously-placed speed cameras are being installed for one reason only: fleecing the pockets of hard-up everyday motorists.”
