Cameras helped reduce speeding

I am sure that the introduction of movable cameras on either side of the Humewood bridge some months ago made a significant difference to the behaviour of motorists on that stretch of road and there was a noticeable reduction in speeding.

I am sure that the cameras paid for themselves many times over if the culprits actually paid their fines.

It is now the busiest time of the year on the beachfront and there are numerous pedestrians, and yet the traffic department has for some inexplicable reason removed the cameras.

The news that the cameras have been removed travels fast and this is obvious by the increase I have noticed in speeding cars.

Have the cameras been removed because Port Elizabeth wants to show a friendly face to the many visitors or have they been reallocated to other high-risk areas?

Whatever the reason there is a far easier, long-term, costeffective solution to the problem. Build speed humps on either side of the bridge.

The humps must, however, be the same height and size as the new ones in La Roche Drive and Admiralty Way.

Not even the taxis are prepared to race over those and I am sure that they have had the desired effect on traffic in those areas.

The humps at the traffic lights at Kings Beach and the Courtyard Hotel are far too low, and don’t slow anybody down.

It would also be good to have humps at the very busy pedestrian crossing in front of the Humewood Hotel.

Parking on the beachfront remains at a premium and I see that the pavement next to the MacArthur baths complex has now become the parking place of choice for people using the beach and the restaurants, especially at lunchtimes.

One now has to dodge speeding bikes and parked cars. Trevor Davies Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth