Speed camera cuts
27 July 10
As a leading classic car insurance broker Staveley Head recently read an article on Road safety campaigners who are up in arms after it has been suggested a local council may switch off all of its speed cameras.
In an attempt to cut down £11 million of spending from its budget, Oxfordshire County Council could switch off its 72 speed cameras after funding for its road safety partnership was cut by £600,000.
Dan Campsall of Thames Valley Safer Roads said he feared the decision to switch off speed cameras would lead to an increase in casualties on the roads however, he understood the budget pressures faced by local authorities. According to statistics from the partnership three people every week are killed and more than 150 are injured on roads in Thames Valley.
Ministers said “difficult choices” must be made but they hoped councils would use available funds for other road safety measures. Road safety minister Mike Penning said:
“Local authorities have relied too heavily on safety cameras for far too long so I am pleased that some councils are now focusing on other measures to reduce road casualties. This is another example of this government delivering on its pledge to end the war on the motorist.”
Ellen Booth from the road safety charity Brake feels speed cameras are a cost effective way of managing speed, which is one of the biggest issues on our roads. Adding:
“To get rid of them would be a backward step and we would really be risking people's lives.”
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