Charity welcomes latest speed camera rules

05 April 2007

Brake, the national road safety charity, has welcomed this week’s changes to speed camera legislation, particularly the ‘archaic’ rule determining when cameras could be installed.
The previous rule, stating that a fixed camera could be installed at a location only after at least four people had been killed or seriously injured, has been scrapped. The new rules mean a greater range of crashes can be considered over a five-year period, ‘giving a more accurate picture of risk,’ according to Brake.
In addition, all revenue raised by cameras will be centrally controlled, and local authorities will receive money for a range of road safety measures from a fund of £110M. Jools Townsend, head of education at Brake, said: ‘We are delighted that the archaic rules where local communities had to wait for death or injury before their roads could be made safer has been ditched.
Speed cameras are a proven and effective enforcement tool, deterring drivers from breaking an important safety law and rightly, leading to their punishment if they do drive too fast and risk lives.’ Brake is calling for increased government investment in road safety, including enforcement technology such as speed cameras, more dedicated traffic police, and road safety education.

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