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Speed cameras can be hidden, says High Court
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• Speed cameras can now legally be hidden to catch speeding drivers, the High Court has ruled.
The move comes after Transport 2000 and the Slower Speeds Initiative launched a High Court challenge to government guidelines that speed cameras must be painted yellow.
The road safety groups argued that visible cameras might not be as effective as hidden ones because if drivers can see cameras, they may slow down and then speed up again when they have passed the camera.
The case ended in compromise when the two sides issued a joint statement saying that: "The parties recognise that there is nothing to prevent any police force or local partnership from asking the Secretary of State to amend the rules or allow an exception to them so as to permit such fleirbility."
Vicky Cann, assistant director of Transport 2000, says the result was an important one and Transport 2000 is pleased it has resolved the issue with the government: "This sends drivers the message that just because you can't see a camera, that doesn't mean there isn't one. This should encourage drivers across the road network to stick within speed limits [at all times!, thereby reducing the death toll on our roads."
Transport Minster John Speller says that the government is committed to road safety and continues to believe that yellow speed cameras have a vital role to play in deterring speeding.