Norfolk: Average speed cameras installed on A47
Average speed cameras have been installed on a Norfolk trunk road that has a history of fast driving, injuries and fatal crashes. National Highways reduced the speed of the A47 Acle Straight, east of Norwich, in April from 60mph to 50mph (96km/h to 80km/h) to improve safety, says the BBC. However, Adrian Clothier, engineering team […]
MP asks minister to break deadlock over speed cameras at Shropshire accident blackspot
A Shropshire MP who is campaigning for average speed cameras on an accident blackspot route through the county has raised his concerns in the House of Commons. The Shropshire Express & Star reports that Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, is fighting to have average speed cameras installed along the A41, which runs through the […]
Jersey: Cyclists support island’s first mobile speed camera
Cyclists in Jersey have welcomed the island’s first mobile speed camera, saying it could help tackle dangerous driving. Simon Finch, co-founder of Cycle 4 Jersey, said the camera would target “anti-social drivers that are speeding, often at night, in rural areas”, says the BBC. But he also insisted more needs to be done to protect […]
Fake speed camera briefly solves Catford traffic chaos before council removal
A dummy speed camera which was helping to reduce traffic chaos in south-east London has been removed by the council. The fake camera, says the Daily Telegraph, was installed on Sandhurst Road, Catford, this week after residents complained about speeding and frequent crashes. It is not known who was behind the ruse, but they have […]
Shropshire: Councillor and Crime Commissioner clash over A41 speed camera calls
West Mercia’s Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) and a Shropshire councillor have clashed over whether there should be average speed cameras on a notorious road. A report delivered to the Police and Crime Panel said that PCC John Campion (pictured below, right) “has expressed frustration” over the lack of progress over delivering the scheme on […]
Guernsey: Penalty points and speed cameras suggested in report
Measures to reduce speeding in the Channel Islands, including penalty points for offenders and speed cameras, have been suggested in a new report. The Guernsey Press has reported that although the report from Aecom was completed in October last year it has only just come to light following a Freedom of Information request to the […]
“Putting lives at risk” – MP disappointed by Lancashire County Council’s speed camera decision
An MP has questioned Lancashire County Council and accused it of ‘putting the people of Rossendale at risk from dangerous drivers’ following the news a speed camera would not be installed on a major road, says Lancashire Live. Andy MacNae, the Labour MP for Rossendale and Darwen, says the county council, which is now led by Reform, […]
One in four Scottish speed cameras not in use despite increase in road deaths
Figures released by Police Scotland under Freedom of Information have shown that the number of speed cameras in Scotland have dropped despite a reported rise in the numbers of road deaths, says the Daily Record. The numbers of speed cameras in use across Scotland has dropped despite a rising death toll on the roads, according to shock […]
Dutch speed cameras forced offline in prosecution office cyberattack
Drivers in the Netherlands may escape speeding fines after the public prosecution office suffered a cyberattack in June. According to local paper Leeuwarder Courant, “dozens” of speed cameras along motorways and provincial roads were taken offline as a result of the hack, says Dutch News. A spokesman for the public prosecution service (Openbare Ministerie) confirmed that all systems […]
TfL, the Met Police and Enfield Council extend A10 Jenoptik average-speed safety camera system
The existing average-speed safety camera system on the A10 in North London is to be extended to cover the southern section from Southbury Road to the A406 TfL, working alongside Enfield Council and the Met Police, has extended the average-speed camera system on the A10 to reduce road danger and tackle road-related anti-social behaviour. The […]