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Speed Camera Placement
The Association of British Drivers (ABD) has called for an independent investigation into the UK's 43 speed camera Partnerships. This comes as Norfolk's speed camera chief, Barry Parnell, resigned after apparently being shown a highly confidential report raising doubts about the placement of cameras in Norfolk.
According to media sources, the data used to justify some Norfolk cameras was "questionable and, in some cases, unavailable."
The ABD has, for some time, had serious concerns about the placement of many of the UK's speed cameras, and even greater concerns about their effectiveness in reducing crashes. This comes at a time when the number of road fatalities has increased by two per cent, yet nearly 2.5 million speeding tickets have been issued generating £120 million in fines.
Paul Smith of Safe Speed said: "We must suspend all speed camera operations pending a complete audit of speed cameras, the way they are operated and their effects on road safety. We know that something was bad enough in Norfolk to force a resignation, We know that road deaths have just gone up. We know that there are peculiarities in the statistics used to justify speed cameras and we know that the rules for speed camera placement are fatally flawed. If the rules were flouted in Norfolk, and it took an investigation by the Chief Constable to find out, how can we have any confidence that other areas have their cameras properly installed according to the guidelines? Vital public confidence in the system has been well and truly lost."
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