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Who can argue that the phrase "speed camera" gives an entirely misleading and unhelpful impression? Who can disagree that these essential if somewhat impersonal devices for encouraging us to behave in ways which are less likely to kill or injure others ought to be renamed "safety cameras", as the authorities now propose? Nobody, that is who.
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