Steve wrote:
The Wark's KSI fall is obviously beyond the national trend. So do Warks have many more cameras than the average county? If not then it is not possible to relate them to the casualty drop.
Here is an equally plausible factor: noise!
Where there somewhat more casualties in 2001 compared to the adjacent years? are there somewhat more casualties in 2011 compared to adjacent years?
There is scope for
RTTM.
For quite a large county ,the number of cameras is small (
Warwickshire currently has 34 fixed speed cameras.--from article), with some in ridiculous places -two ,at least are on the middle of a long straights on the Fosse Way - a road (IMHO) that's fun , relatively safe (if you remember that farmers use this ,and you might meet a Tractor ), relatively straight ,but a bit narrower than A roads ( it is a B road after all).
Another is after a school (on a downhill slope)
But when the kids are around ,there's stacks of busses on one side and parked cars on the other ,so there's room only for one way traffic ,with a limite space .
I know a County Councillor who's waiting for the day when sanity rules at County Hall ,the Speed regime collapses an he can say to the leemings "I TOLD YOU SO ).
Perhaps this has come at a time when the waters of sanity are rising and this is a straw destined to try & persuade the Tory CC that cameras are good .Certainly in times of financial problems for all, 12000 * £xxx fee for a speed awareness course makes a good point to keep them ,an try and o a whitewash .