Speed Cameras Come Down After Accidents Go Up
'Scameras' axed in Derby - but is it to save lives or save money?
Warning signs displaying drivers' speeds are likely to replace the three axed cameras.
"Since the installation of the camera on Burton Road, for example, you look at the accident statistics and the number of incidents have gone up, so we need to look at alternative ways of dealing with speed on that road," Councillor Chris Poulter told the BBC.
"There is a lot of information over the last few years about speeds on these roads and the indication is (speed cameras) are not working as intended."
Call us cynical, but you can't help wondering if the decision to lay off the speed cameras has more to do with the fact that central government has cut funding for road safety by £21m to £56m, and last month switched off funding for any new cameras...
That's not the official line, of course. "Speed cameras are just one of the tools which we use to make Derbyshire's roads safer," says Derby and Derbyshire Road Safety Partnership. And one that might just be used less frequently in the future...
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