£1000 an hour to catch speeders

Is this a good use of the precept?

MOTORISTS are being warned they could be caught speeding by a police helicopter armed with a radar detection device.

Brilliant. £1000 an hour of taxpayers' money to catch speeders. Fucking bargain. Like the TPA says:

The TaxPayers’ Alliance said the helicopter – at a cost of about £1,000 an hour to run – would be “a very expensive speed camera”. A spokesman added signs warning motorists of a helicopter was “possibly not the best way to encourage drivers to keep their eyes on the road”.

And where?

The signs are being trialled on the B184 from Ongar to Dunmow, the B1057 from Great Dunmow to Finchingfield and the B1012 Lower Burnham Road.

Or: three of the best roads in Essex for having an enjoyable drive.

Killjoy cunts.

Update: Via leg-iron, reflect upon this.