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Liverpool research says speed cameras don’t save lives
Soon-to-be-published research led by Dr Linda Mountain at Liverpool University reveals no significant benefit from speed cameras in terms of deaths or serious injuries even at speed camera sites.
The difference between the Liverpool findings and the Department for Transport (DfT) claims can be explained directly by the ‘regression to the mean’ (RTTM) error. This error is incorporated in the DfT claims and those published by camera partnerships. The DfT is aware of the problem and have recently invited tenders for a new research project to investigate RTTM and speed camera side effects.
This is EXACTLY as the Safe Speed campaign has been warning for years.
Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign (www.safespeed.org.uk) said: “It’s a great relief to see the truth about speed camera policy failure gradually coming out. Britain’s motorists have been fined, lied to and distracted for far too long. Speed cameras are a £700 million policy failure. Far from saving lives they have displaced genuine life saving road safety policies resulting in considerable loss of life.”
When speed cameras are put in the broader context, Safe Speed finds:
* No benefit at speed camera sites
* Drivers spend too much time speedo watching
* The Police/public relationship is badly affected
* False road safety message tend to make drivers believe that if their speed is legal is will be safe. Nothing could be further from the truth.
* Cameras have been used to replace valuable Police patrols
* Drivers are in fear of their driving licences and have become less effective at avoiding crashes.
* Most fines are issued to safe drivers travelling at safe and appropriate speeds.
* Despite 12 million fines issued drivers’ speeding behaviour remains more or less unchanged.The net effect of speed cameras on road safety has been absolutely awful.
Safe Speed calls for the immediate scrapping of all speed cameras because the side effects are far greater than the dubious benefits.
Paul concludes: “You can’t measure safe driving in miles per hour.”
LOVE IS GIVING SOMEONE THE ABILITY TO DESTROY YOU, THEN TRUSTING THEM NOT TO.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vacuum in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming…….WOO HOO, there goes another engine!
All true but who’s listening?
The income is there! This or any future government don’t really give a toss, unless it’s your local MP who you keep hounding and hounding..
Just help jam the system and write to them, you deserve a reply……..
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Stuart XV16
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