The Mail Online is reporting that a town that was previously using speed cameras switched them off – only to find that accident statistics remained static over the same period.
As expected, some areas of the motoring community spoke out and suggested that this highlighted the fact that safety cameras were and are a tax on motorists. However, it is of course possible that people get used to driving at a certain speed through areas then they continue to do so over force of habit.
My suggestion though is this – if the figures are true and actually stack up, perhaps we should look at reviewing policies on how speed is managed in our towns, cities and other built up areas (statistically, motorways are quite safe but no doubt also ‘require’ the use of speed cameras).
As I have stated before, other activities such as less dangerous road side furniture would all help to minimise casualties on the road.
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