The dangers of six miles per hour. Rubbish!

“Ridiculous” 5mph speed gun introduced at dump

Council officers were today slammed for using speed guns to catch drivers exceeding a 5mph speed limit – at a RUBBISH DUMP.
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council has spent £1,800 on a device normally used by police to catch motorway speeders.
Anyone caught breaking the limit three times will be banned from the refuse centre at Harwick Industrial Estate in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

At least you can't get a fine and penalty points for driving at 6mph:

Motoring groups have labelled it ”ridiculous” and a ”complete waste of time” because the 5mph limit cannot be enforced by law.
Nigel Humphries of the Association of British Drivers said: ”This is ridiculous – there is no basis in law to enforce a 5mph limit.
”No member of the public should be overly concerned because you can’t be fined or have points on your licence.

But of course these measures are absolutely necessary to think of the children for health and safety.

Council staff periodically use the speed gun on rubbish lorries, delivery vehicles, staff cars and members of the public using the site.
Anyone caught breaching the limit is sent a warning letter and ‘three strikes’ will lead to a permanent ban.
The council says the hand held speed gun was the most cost-effective tactic to tackle speeding drivers.
Councillor Brian Long, Cabinet Member for Environment, admitted several ”hazardous” drivers have already been kicked off the site.
He added: ”This is a very busy site, which is accessed by a whole range of people and employees.
”Because it is not the public highway it is not governed by the same laws, we are therefore responsible for ensuring that vehicles on the site are managed appropriately.
”Our first consideration has to be the continued safety of staff and visitors to the site.
”This speed camera is a very cost-effective deterrent, which has helped us to identify those who are driving too fast on the site so that we can deal with the issue proactively.”

Breaking the 5mph speed limit is "Hazardous". What rubbish.

Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: ”It is unbelievable that the council is spending taxpayers’ money on putting in a speed camera in such an unusual location.

Quite.