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Speed cameras cause congestion
Britain’s new motorway “jambuster” has admitted that speed cameras are a major cause of traffic congestion and the technology to replace them already exists.
Derek Turner, who was appointed by the Highways Agency last month to tackle congestion on major routes, said speed governors, similar to those used in lorries and coaches, offered an alternative way of slowing traffic.
He said the device could help prevent the traffic jams caused by drivers braking sharply as they approach a camera.
Mr Turner said: “Speed cameras do cause congestion. There is a lot of sophistication in the electronics field that you could introduce.”
He also criticised car drivers who clog up motorways by taking short trips. He said he believes highways should be the preserve of traffic of “economic importance” such as lorries.
He said: “A lot of the problem is to do with people joining the motorway at one junction and coming straight off at the next junction. These are strategic roads, designed for longer-distance traffic.”
He is considering placing more traffic lights on slip roads to encourage drivers to shun motorways.
“If people can’t get on to the motorway so easily, they will probably choose to use totally acceptable trunk roads,” he said.
He also revealed plans to turn the motorway hard shoulder into a traffic lane at peak times, impose variable speed limits and introduce improved signs and information.
Trials of these measures are due to begin on a stretch of the M42 near Birmingham this summer.
He said building new roads was unlikely to be a viable solution in the long term.
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