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Band pens musical protest over traffic chaos (with video)



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Published Date:
13 June 2008
A Preston band has penned its own musical protest to the city's traffic hell.
After years of trailing through traffic jams in the city, all the members of blues band Border Patrol were caught by speed traps in one week, which inspired the song Radar Blues.

The band, made up of Graham Scholes, 55 and Dave Tither, 20, on guitar and vocals, as well as Dave Sloane, 38, on bass and drummer Pete Dickinson, 56, has played the song in gigs across the city.

And they claim it has struck a chord or two.

Graham Scholes, from Lea, a computer-aided designer at BAE Systems in Warton, wrote the lyrics, which tells the story of a man's life falling to pieces as a result of speed cameras and traffic jams.

He said: "Anybody who travels through Preston will invariably get stuck in traffic.

"Playing the blues you can find the lyrics to fit and I would rather sing things with a topical theme.

"Some lyrics are a bit old fashioned so I try to bring a topical issue in.

"People are interested in the song because they (speed cameras) are robotic – they have no soul.

"With the police perhaps you had a defence but with a speed camera if you drift over the speed limit you have no chance."

The band will be performing the Radar Blues at The Old Dog pub in Church Street, Preston, from 9.30pm on Saturday (June 14).

Lyrics to Radar Blues

Another speed camera
Another road closure due
Can't reach my baby
Got the Radar Blues.

Snap me with your gatso
Got nothin' left to lose
50 in a 30
Got the Radar Blues.

Now I've gotta keep walkin'
Walkin' in my two bit shoes
Got my licence busted
Got the Radar Blues.

If it wasn't for bad news
I wouldn't have no news
Lost my job and baby
Got the Radar Blues

Radar gun got me
Good and true.

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  • Last Updated: 13 June 2008 9:48 AM
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Long live speed limits,

Fylde 13/06/2008 10:22:02
Stop complaining about speed limit enforcement and start complaining about supporters of speeding motorists.
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The Big G,

13/06/2008 12:16:54
Believe it or not having travelled in cities and towns as far afield as Aberdeen and Inverness to the north and Exeter, Dover, Felixstowe to the south, our road congestion is no better or worse than theirs - so please get a grip - there is congestion in every town and city at peak time - so if we want our cars and their comforts we have to accept that gridlock happens at major junctions at those hours - as for speed cameras I personally would go for average speed camers to stop the idiots who think that it's safe and practical to speed and then slow for a camera cutting people up in the process - they cause more congestion.

Just travel on the M42 at rush hour now with average speed cameras and variable speed limits at rush hour - it says 40 mph everyone does 40 mph - the traffic flows and no congestion - compare that to the M6/M61 junction at rush stop/start as idiots speed to beat 2-3 cars and then cut across to join the M61 - I know which one I prefer - so look at the standard of driving and accept that at time congestion will occur.
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jonh,

13/06/2008 13:06:50
"Stop complaining about speed limit enforcement and start complaining about supporters of speeding motorists."

I'd rather complain about idiots like you.

I don't condone speeding or the way speed cameras are used in this county.

Now, I'll just step back and watch your head explode as you cannot comprehend the argument!
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14/06/2008 10:40:27
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Long live speed limits,

Fylde 16/06/2008 17:50:45
Since they were ALL caught speeding, shouldn't they be sticking to the speed limit instead of writing a 'song' complaining about law enforcement?.

To the person who had my last posting removed - WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT?
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graz,

western preston 18/06/2008 22:01:29
LLSL please dont believe all you read in the newspapers, one of the band members doesnt even drive! Its just a little artistic licence. If you drive yourself, I challenge you to swear you have never ever exceeded the speed limit by a single mph. Your last posting was removed because you had resorted to personal insults rather than put forward an intelligent argument. Another point is the song is not exactly whinging about speed cameras but more about how a relatively trivial incident can have devastating effect on someones life. Lighten up mate!
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Long live speed limits,

Fylde 20/06/2008 17:33:22
So, the LEP is lying is it? No suprise there then! Personal insults? what else can you say about people who break the law then whinge and write a 'song' when they get caught? They are whinging by the way they said people might have a chance with the Police, but have no chance with the cameras.
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