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15/06/2004
Speed cameras save '100 lives a year'
The number of people killed or seriously injured at sites where safety cameras are in use has fallen by 40% - which means 100 fewer people are dying on the roads each year, the government has said.
The results come from an independent report evaluating the first three years of the safety camera scheme and coincide with the publication of details of every site where a camera may be used, including data on the reasons for their approval and the impact they have had on casualties.
The three-year report covering 24 areas also showed there was a 33% fall in injury accidents and there was a 35% reduction in pedestrians killed or seriously injured. This meant that in total there were 870 fewer people killed or seriously injured per year.
There was also found to be a significant effect on speed, with average speeds at new sites falling by around 7% or 2.4mph, and the number of vehicles speeding at new camera sites dropped by 71%.
Transport secretary Alistair Darling said: "These figures prove that cameras save lives. The number of people speeding has come down and there has been a significant reduction in deaths and injuries at camera sites.
"Up to 10 people are killed on our roads each day. We owe it to them and their families to do everything we can to improve road safety even further."
The release of the casualty data coincides with the publication of detailed camera site data. This shows the location of every approved camera site and gives the road safety justification.
(gmcg)
The results come from an independent report evaluating the first three years of the safety camera scheme and coincide with the publication of details of every site where a camera may be used, including data on the reasons for their approval and the impact they have had on casualties.
The three-year report covering 24 areas also showed there was a 33% fall in injury accidents and there was a 35% reduction in pedestrians killed or seriously injured. This meant that in total there were 870 fewer people killed or seriously injured per year.
There was also found to be a significant effect on speed, with average speeds at new sites falling by around 7% or 2.4mph, and the number of vehicles speeding at new camera sites dropped by 71%.
Transport secretary Alistair Darling said: "These figures prove that cameras save lives. The number of people speeding has come down and there has been a significant reduction in deaths and injuries at camera sites.
"Up to 10 people are killed on our roads each day. We owe it to them and their families to do everything we can to improve road safety even further."
The release of the casualty data coincides with the publication of detailed camera site data. This shows the location of every approved camera site and gives the road safety justification.
(gmcg)
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More funding announced for road safety
Plans to grant local authorities more money and more flexibility to deliver road safety have been announced by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling. The new plans could see an end to the rapid increase in the number of speed cameras, because the current system of funding them through fines will be ended.
More funding announced for road safety
Plans to grant local authorities more money and more flexibility to deliver road safety have been announced by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling. The new plans could see an end to the rapid increase in the number of speed cameras, because the current system of funding them through fines will be ended.
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