Wilts and Swindon camera PR
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NEWS RELEASE
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE WILTSHIRE AND SWINDON SAFETY CAMERA PARTNERSHIP (WSSCP)
20 April 2005
Speed enforcement on the M4 Motorway
Initial traffic flow monitoring following the commencement of enforcement on the Wiltshire section of the M4 motorway provides encouraging results.
The five day monitoring exercise carried out by the Safety Camera Unit shows that motorists are observing the speed limit, even at times when there has been no enforcement carried out.
“The strategy to place camera enforcement signs along the entire stretch of the M4 in Wiltshire has worked. Motorists have ample opportunity to notice the signs and they are slowing down through their entire journey along this section the motorway”, said David Frampton, Project Manager for the partnership.
Wiltshire & Swindon Safety Camera Partnership has achieved significant collision reduction rates at its camera sites elsewhere in the county. The National Safety Camera Programme – three year evaluation report 2004, shows a 64% reduction in Personal Injury Collisions at camera sites in Wiltshire. This is the second highest reduction in collision recorded in England & Wales.
“If speed cameras on the M4 show a similar decrease in collisions, we will have achieved a significant reduction in the number of people killed or injured.”
On average 84,000 vehicles use the Wiltshire section of the M4 in any one 24 hour period.
During a single hour of monitoring, of those motorists exceeding the speed limit only four were detected between 85mph and 90mph and only one motorist was travelling at or above 91mph.
“Normally we would expect a higher proportion of motorists exceeding 85mph. This dramatic drop in motorists breaking the law can only be as a direct result of the presence of cameras and the real possibility of being caught”, said Nick Blencowe, Sergeant for the Safety Camera Unit.
“We have also noticed a much more even flow of traffic, with motorists leaving enough space between vehicles. It is too early to make any judgements regarding the use of speed cameras on the M4, but we will continue to monitor the traffic and collision rates”.
So that's OK then...
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE WILTSHIRE AND SWINDON SAFETY CAMERA PARTNERSHIP (WSSCP)
20 April 2005
Speed enforcement on the M4 Motorway
Initial traffic flow monitoring following the commencement of enforcement on the Wiltshire section of the M4 motorway provides encouraging results.
The five day monitoring exercise carried out by the Safety Camera Unit shows that motorists are observing the speed limit, even at times when there has been no enforcement carried out.
“The strategy to place camera enforcement signs along the entire stretch of the M4 in Wiltshire has worked. Motorists have ample opportunity to notice the signs and they are slowing down through their entire journey along this section the motorway”, said David Frampton, Project Manager for the partnership.
Wiltshire & Swindon Safety Camera Partnership has achieved significant collision reduction rates at its camera sites elsewhere in the county. The National Safety Camera Programme – three year evaluation report 2004, shows a 64% reduction in Personal Injury Collisions at camera sites in Wiltshire. This is the second highest reduction in collision recorded in England & Wales.
“If speed cameras on the M4 show a similar decrease in collisions, we will have achieved a significant reduction in the number of people killed or injured.”
On average 84,000 vehicles use the Wiltshire section of the M4 in any one 24 hour period.
During a single hour of monitoring, of those motorists exceeding the speed limit only four were detected between 85mph and 90mph and only one motorist was travelling at or above 91mph.
“Normally we would expect a higher proportion of motorists exceeding 85mph. This dramatic drop in motorists breaking the law can only be as a direct result of the presence of cameras and the real possibility of being caught”, said Nick Blencowe, Sergeant for the Safety Camera Unit.
“We have also noticed a much more even flow of traffic, with motorists leaving enough space between vehicles. It is too early to make any judgements regarding the use of speed cameras on the M4, but we will continue to monitor the traffic and collision rates”.
So that's OK then...
like they were going to annouce:
'Well our attempt at taking the average motorist's hard earned cash for a minor infraction on our motorways has not gone how we expected.
Due to our vans presence, there have been accidents at the exact locations of the cameras, and have caused huge tailbacks and traffic jams which meant almost all of the cars passing the cameras were doing so at less than 10mph.
The few cars we did manage to catch exceeding the speed limit were at 5-6am when the motorway was mostly empty, and we did get one sucker doing 95mph at 11pm - HA! I bet he didnt see that coming!'
'Well our attempt at taking the average motorist's hard earned cash for a minor infraction on our motorways has not gone how we expected.
Due to our vans presence, there have been accidents at the exact locations of the cameras, and have caused huge tailbacks and traffic jams which meant almost all of the cars passing the cameras were doing so at less than 10mph.
The few cars we did manage to catch exceeding the speed limit were at 5-6am when the motorway was mostly empty, and we did get one sucker doing 95mph at 11pm - HA! I bet he didnt see that coming!'
PetrolTed said:
Interesting that they note that safe distances are now being observed. This is how they will justify their existance.
What is more interesting is that, once again, joe public on forums and in the BBC "have your say" etc have been saying that the stopping distances are appauling now as everyone is bunching up and very slow overtakes.
So they will be justifying their existance by pure lies - nothing ever changes...
If people are observing the limit, even when they are not operating, how can they explain the large number of collisions in the area since they have been operating? Something to do with speed over the limit not being a factor in most collision causation perhaps?
leeches the lot of them.
leeches the lot of them.
PetrolTed said:
Interesting that they note that safe distances are now being observed. This is how they will justify their existance.
Which is, oddly, IME the exact opposite of what happens when Plod appears on the motorway ; the traffic all bunches up, partly because of the reduction in motorway capacity, and partly because with everyone driving at the same speed more or less, you can't complete an overtaking manoeuvre properly ; it's a bit like the poor trucks who have to overtake at 0.1mph faster.
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