Disagree Doug, this is proper brain out use a hammer to crack a nut (and still miss).
TVP, the press, the councillors, MP's and action groups are absolutely desperate for SPECs to be installed on the M40 - all of it but would 'settle' for coverage from 1a to 7.
They base this support on 7 fatal crashes in 18 months, each of the seven crashes were shown in the Bucks Free Press as 'proof' for the need of cameras.
Crash 1- Lorry crosses over central reservation from westbound to eastbound carriageway, ploughing into oncoming traffic.
Crash 2- van gets squashed by lorry on approach to J1a due to woeful road planning and general impatience (in general) as lane 1 becomes a slip road filter and people queue jump, swap lanes etc.
Crash 3- cause unknown, still under investigation.
Crash 4- woman drives into back of parked Iveco truck broken down on hard shoulder.
Crash 5- Another car squashed on approach to J1a
Crash 6 - Bloke crashes into car parked on hard shoulder.
Crash 7- Pick up flipped over, rescuer died when struck by a passing truck.
Phase 1 has begun- Scamera vans parked on bridges every day for two weeks yet wouldn't have prevented atleast 6 of those accidents used as 'proof' for their need because speed isn't the be all and end all of road safety, if we educated people into increased observation and general awereness would be a start.