The UK is getting ready to subject all car drivers in the country to a surveillance of proportions that would make George Orwell shit in his pants: Cameras will track each and every car on all primary roads in the UK - 24/7. It's basically a nightmare you can't escape, and it's all in the name of money. Personal integrity is, apparently, not worth a thing.
The commission estimated that new SPECS3 cameras could monitor every driver on 31,136 miles of principal rural and urban roads at a cost of £443,687,656 (US $769,693,415). While the initial investment appears substantial, the commission noted that "enforcing the 70 MPH limit using SPECS would pay for itself within around two years."
The original SPECS cameras were found to be quite successful. Between 2000 and 2005, a single camera in Nottinghamshire generated 76,000 tickets worth £4.2 million (US $7.2 million). London's entire SPECS network generated as many citations in just three weeks. London camera officials did admit, however, that 5600 tickets were sent to motorists who were completely innocent.
There you go. If you're a motorist and want to continue being one without being subjected to these kinds of horrific assaults on your personal integrity, get off this bizarre island. Now.
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