'Charity' speed trap set up in Cantabria
Friday, April 8, 2016 @ 12:54 AM
SPAIN'S first-ever 'charity speed camera' has been set up in the northern coastal region of Cantabria, where fines for breaking the limit will be used to support families suffering hardship.
Santa María de Cayón says 130 households in the town are struggling to afford to feed themselves and pay basic utilities such as water, electricity and rent or mortgage, and are having to rely on charities and the social services for their mere survival.
But from this week, they will benefit from speeding fines amassed through a camera set up in the town centre.
The speed trap is on one of Santa María de Cayón's busiest roads in order to slow drivers down in the section between the high school and primary school, which contains a very hazardous pedestrian crossing used four times a day by children.
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