Jenoptik says research suggests enforcement is vital to deliver 20 mph benefits
The traffic enforcement specialist Jenoptik has commented that a new study into the effectiveness of 20 mile per hour limits proves that it takes more changing signs to ensure the lower limits deliver what they are designed to do. Analysis of three years’ data by Queen’s University Belfast concluded that introducing a city centre 20 […]
Project EDWARD video promotes average speed enforcement for road safety
A new video has been released highlighting the value of average speed cameras in making our roads safer. Timed to coincide with Project EDWARD week (Every Day Without a Road Death), the video explains how traffic has been calmed in Bedford by reducing speed limits and backing up those reductions by using average speed cameras […]
Village residents petition for average speed cameras
Hundreds of people living in a village in Warwickshire have signed a petition calling for average speed cameras to be installed to make roads there safer. Warwickshire World reports people in Long Itchington, through former police officer Keith Turnecliff, have presented the document to Warwickshire County Council’s full council meeting and explained why 561 people […]
Renewed calls for average speed cameras on “dangerous” A41 in Shropshire
The call for average speed cameras on what’s being described as one of the county’s most dangerous roads has been backed by a leading councillor. The Shropshire Star reports Councillor Andrew Eade, leader of the Conservative Group on Telford and Wrekin Council, has written to West Mercia’s Police and Crime Commissioner, John Campion, outlining his […]
Jenoptik Average Speed solution gets positive press coverage
It seems the days of mainstream journalists declaring speed cameras as “a war on motorists” are ending, with more positive coverage of the technology in newspapers. The latest example is the Shropshire Star which is backing a campaign for more road safety enforcement in the county by pointing to the success of a Jenoptik scheme […]
Jenoptik average speed scheme extended on “high harm” road in Devon
More Jenoptik average speed cameras have been installed on an A-road in Devon which has experienced thousands of incidents in the past few years. The 50mph extension average cameras are located on the A380 between the Ware Barton junction and the existing average camera scheme on the South Devon Highway, installed in 2019. The average […]
More average speed cameras being switched on in Scotland
Drivers in Scotland are being warned that an average speed camera system will be operational from later this month, in an attempt to encourage improved driver behaviour and compliance with the variable speed limit. A variable mandatory speed limit is in place across a 14 mile (22km) stretch of road between the M90 at Halbeath […]
Lancashire Police say figures prove Average Speed Cameras improve driver behaviour
Eight routes across Lancashire installed with average speed cameras between March 2017 and August 2018 have been proven to reduce both collisions and casualties – and since the average speed cameras were introduced, speeding offences have reduced by more than half. Lancashire Police say analysis of the impact the average speed cameras have had in […]
Safety improvements for dangerous road in Nottingham
A series of safety improvements are being introduced on a road in Nottingham which has seen a number of fatal collisions. The Nottingham Post reports a £2.5 million scheme on Derby Road in the Lenton area of the city involves adding three Toucan crossings, widening central refuges and putting in average speed cameras. Nottingham was […]
Study begins into New Forest Average Speed Camera effectiveness
A study is getting underway into the potential effectiveness of using average speed cameras to help reduce animal deaths in the New Forest. The BBC reports that Hampshire County Council is to look into the technical, legal and environmental issues of installing cameras on the B3078 Roger Penny Way. More than 50,000 people signed a […]
