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The Investigation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/theinvestigation/pip/pjj5d/

Thursday 19 April 2007 20:00-20:30 (Radio 4 FM)

Simon Cox investigates the truth about speed cameras and transport policy. Before speed cameras were introduced the number of road deaths was falling dramatically, but this is no longer the case.

Why has this big downward trend stopped? In 2005 there were over 2 million successful speeding prosecutions. Is punishing so many drivers really making our roads safer or are speed cameras causing as many problems as they solve?