Speed cameras slash road toll
24th July 1997, Page 9
24th July 1997
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Page 9, 24th July 1997
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• Speed cameras can reduce road deaths by more than two thirds—but
litheir use is unlikely to be increased
in the short term due to lack of funding. Following publication of a Highways Agency report highlighting the success of cameras in
west London, the Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions (DETR) has asked local authorities to increase the use of speed cameras in their areas.
But local authorities doubt if stretched local government funds will be available for more cameras, which cost around £15,000 apiece. The Association of Chief Police Officers says that in areas covered by speed cameras accidents have been reduced by up to a third.
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Organisations:
Department of Transport, Environment and the Regions, Association of Chief Police Officers, Highways Agency
Locations:
London