BRISTOL ACADEMICS WILL SEE IF ROADS REALLY ARE SAF
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I'm sure this will be a fine, objective piece of science 
. What's the point when it's sponsored by the scameraship and the project leader is publishing conclusions before the research has taken place...?
BRISTOL ACADEMICS WILL SEE IF ROADS REALLY ARE SAFER
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BY IAN TURNER
11:00 - 23 September 2004
A Study to determine whether speed cameras stop death and injury on the roads is to be carried out by a team of Bristol academics. Researchers from the Centre for Public Health Research at the University of the West of England (UWE) will investigate if speed cameras prevent accidents and save money spent on emergency admissions to hospital.
The 18-month study is funded by the Avon and Somerset Safety Camera Partnership.
Researchers will work closely with the camera partnership, NHS, police and South West Public Health Observatory to identify any link between driving speed, collisions and hospital admissions.
The project will be led by Dr Selena Grey, who will work with researcher Karen Johnson and Dr Judy Orme, director of UWE's Centre for Public Health Research.
Dr Orme said: "We want to find out if speed cameras prevent accidents and reduce costs to the NHS.
"Speed is recognised as an important contributory factor to road traffic collisions. Speed cameras are increasingly being used as a tool to slow traffic down and reduce the number and severity of collisions.
"Cameras play an important role in improving health. More integrated use of health and road safety data will allow the effects of speed cameras on the NHS to be explored in greater depth."
The number of people killed on roads has fallen by more than a third since the safety camera partnership was set up in the Bristol area just over two years ago, according to figures released in July.
However, it emerged that an average of 130 people are still injured on roads in Somerset and the former county of Avon each week.
From April 1 last year to March 31 this year, 66 people died in road accidents - 22 fewer than the same period the year before.
And the number of injuries on the area's roads fell to 6,804 from 6,927 the year before.
Researchers will look at data from before speed cameras were introduced and compare this with data collected since.
Dr Orme said: "We're particularly interested in the outcomes as speed cameras get a lot of bad press as they are currently perceived as traps or money spinners."
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>>> Edited by Mon Ami Mate on Thursday 23 September 17:32
. What's the point when it's sponsored by the scameraship and the project leader is publishing conclusions before the research has taken place...? BRISTOL ACADEMICS WILL SEE IF ROADS REALLY ARE SAFER
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BY IAN TURNER
11:00 - 23 September 2004
A Study to determine whether speed cameras stop death and injury on the roads is to be carried out by a team of Bristol academics. Researchers from the Centre for Public Health Research at the University of the West of England (UWE) will investigate if speed cameras prevent accidents and save money spent on emergency admissions to hospital.
The 18-month study is funded by the Avon and Somerset Safety Camera Partnership.
Researchers will work closely with the camera partnership, NHS, police and South West Public Health Observatory to identify any link between driving speed, collisions and hospital admissions.
The project will be led by Dr Selena Grey, who will work with researcher Karen Johnson and Dr Judy Orme, director of UWE's Centre for Public Health Research.
Dr Orme said: "We want to find out if speed cameras prevent accidents and reduce costs to the NHS.
"Speed is recognised as an important contributory factor to road traffic collisions. Speed cameras are increasingly being used as a tool to slow traffic down and reduce the number and severity of collisions.
"Cameras play an important role in improving health. More integrated use of health and road safety data will allow the effects of speed cameras on the NHS to be explored in greater depth."
The number of people killed on roads has fallen by more than a third since the safety camera partnership was set up in the Bristol area just over two years ago, according to figures released in July.
However, it emerged that an average of 130 people are still injured on roads in Somerset and the former county of Avon each week.
From April 1 last year to March 31 this year, 66 people died in road accidents - 22 fewer than the same period the year before.
And the number of injuries on the area's roads fell to 6,804 from 6,927 the year before.
Researchers will look at data from before speed cameras were introduced and compare this with data collected since.
Dr Orme said: "We're particularly interested in the outcomes as speed cameras get a lot of bad press as they are currently perceived as traps or money spinners."
www.thisisbristol.com/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=145176&command=displayContent&sourceNode=144906&contentPK=11002526
>>> Edited by Mon Ami Mate on Thursday 23 September 17:32
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