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News: Swindon speed Cam switch-off: 1 year on.

pocketgpsworld.comThe BBC had an item on the breakfast news today following up on the switch off of Swindon's fixed speed cameras a year ago. Swindon council claim that the accident rate has not changed since the big switch off. A counsellor stated that the reduction of funding for speed cameras helped them focus funding towards accident prevention in infrastructure. This is in terms of flashing speed warning signage and physical features in the roads.

Typically opinions are very polarised on speed cameras.

The Tax Payers Alliance regards them as being a good source of revenue for the government where all profits from the camera go, not the local councils. The Tax Payers Alliance claims that the trend in the accident rate has not changed since the speed cameras were introduced in 1992. Prior to the introduction the accident rate was falling and this has not been accelerated by the introduction of camera enforcement of speed.

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Posted on Thursday, July 22 @ 10:25:12 UTC by Mike Barrett

 
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