News Archive

Welcome to the news archive containing stories about speed cameras and related road safety issues. Some news headlines are clickable indictating more information is available. Where the source of a story is clickable it will take you to the original article.

20mph zones make streets more dangerous says DfT research [read more]
7-Oct-10 | Source: Telegraph | Category: Statistics & Research, Schemes & Plans
Comment: What a massive waste of money resulting in more serious injuries. Let drivers concentrate on the road, not their speedometers. Meanwhile Swindon switched off their speed cameras and saw a reducation in serious and minor accidents and deaths.
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Cameras raked in Ł87m and still don’t work [read more]
8-Jul-10 | Source: Daily Mail | Category: Statistics & Research
Comment: Evidence continues to show that cameras still don't work.
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Government pledge to end war on the motorist [read more]
13-May-10 | Source: Autocar | Category: Government Says, Schemes & Plans
Comment: Gone is the previous anti-motorist government and we welcome the new one who are making the right noises. Let's see if they can deliver on their pledges and if their message is heard by local authorities.
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Conservatives to drop financial support for speed cameras. Manifesto says they will favour alternatives for more effective road safety such as vehicle activated signs.
5-Apr-10 | Source: Tory transport policy | Category: Schemes & Plans
Comment: At last the promise of a rational road safety policy based on effectiveness and not financial greed. Vehicle activated signs have already proved to be more successful.
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Another council to abandon speed cameras [read more]
7-Mar-10 | Source: This is Derbyshire | Category: Schemes & Plans
Comment: Good to hear more councillors looking at unbiased facts and more effective & intelligent ways to slow down speeding vehicles. No surprise that the local camera partnership object - trying to protect their income and jobs.
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1.7 million uninsured drivers but only 1 in 10 are prosecuted to the full extent of the law by having their vehicle seized.
23-Sep-09 | Source: BBC | Category: Illegal Driving
Comment: With a maximum Ł200 fine it's somewhat of a bargain compared to actually buying car insurance and a no-brainer for a mildly dishonest chancer. It's time for the law to get its priorities straight.
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Speed camera that causes 42% more casualties [read more]
5-Jan-09 | Source: Daily Mail | Category: Location Issues, Crazy
Comment: Failure to remove this camera which clearly is the catalyst for the increased casualty rate would be final proof that authorities value revenue above human life.
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Courts soft on uninsured drivers [read more]
30-Mar-08 | Source: Daily Mail | Category: Statistics & Research, Crazy
Comment: Risking an average fine of Ł177 makes breaking the law a no-brainer for many dishonest drivers - the alternative is to pay up to Ł1000 for insurance. As the law got tough on insured and licensed motorists for minor speeding offenses it become soft on highly dangerous uninsured drivers.
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3500 invalid speeding tickets [read more]
21-Feb-08 | Source: Herts 24 | Category: Fines & Points
Comment: What a pity they can’t undo the damage caused to innocent drivers who wrongly lost their license or job because of the arrogance of the speed camera culture.
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Paul Smith, leading road safety campaigner, passed away aged 52. Paul ran the SafesSpeed.org.uk campaign and worked hard to try to put science and common sense back into road safety policies.
14-Dec-07 | Source: Motorcycle News
Comment: Paul will be sorely missed, often providing quotes for the national press as the only sane response to misplaced reliance on speed cameras, the revenue, greed and the persecution of motorists that go with it.
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Misconduct allegation against DfT's figures on cost effectiveness of speed cameras [read more]
27-Apr-07 | Source: SafeSpeed | Category: Crazy
Comment: No wonder road safety hasn't improved when grossly misleading information is presented to Parliament as hard core facts.
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Fines to go up by Ł15 to compensate victims of serious crime [read more]
9-Mar-07 | Source: Daily Mail | Category: Schemes & Plans, Fines & Points
Comment: Drivers exceeding the speed limit will have to compensate victims of robbers and murderers. Where is the logic and justice in that?
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Sign the Downing Street petition to scrap speed cameras [read more]
9-Feb-07 | Source: 10 Downing Street
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Make motorway limit 80mph says government report [read more]
14-Jan-07 | Source: Evening Standard | Category: Statistics & Research
Comment: Driving groups have been calling for a 80mph limit for years because the current one is based on research from over 40 years ago. Things have changed a lot since then and the government should seriously consider this report that they requested.
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M4 camera that caused accidents to be removed [read more]
24-Dec-06 | Source: BBC News | Category: Location Issues
Comment: This is the first acknowledgement by officials that speed cameras have side effects. Pity it's taken so many horrible accidents to get this far.
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We have moved to a new host so this website should be a bit faster.
22-Nov-06
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Government figures show 95% of accidents have nothing to do with speeding [read more]
28-Sep-06 | Source: Department for Transport | Category: Statistics & Research
Comment: Will they learn from their own research and move their resources to tackle the 95% of accidents rather than focusing solely on the 5%? If it can save lives then it's about time they found the courage to change direction.
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End to speed cameras at roadworks [read more]
5-Aug-06 | Source: The Times | Category: Statistics & Research, Schemes & Plans
Comment: About time too! Safety must always be placed above making money and finally the Highways Agency takes a brave step to acknowledge that and wins the backing of many motorists.
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Cameras to enforce 20mph zones instead of speed humps [read more]
14-Jun-06 | Source: BBC News | Category: New Traps
Comment: These cameras will allow the worst kind of drivers to speed down residential roads without any physical restraints - and these illegal drivers will get away with it because their whereabouts can't be traced.
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Evidence inadmissible if camera photos are late [read more]
21-May-06 | Source: Motor Cycle News | Category: Prosecution
Comment: This loophole has been law for 40 years which every camera partnership should be aware of - and everyone with a court summons needs to be aware of.
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