Acle Straight speed limit cut set for early next year
It’s reported a lower 50 mph limit could be introduced on A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk in January. The Eastern Daily Press says National Highways has been writing to organisations, businesses and individuals in the area consulting on the changes, which it wants due to the number of collisions on the road. It’s understood average […]
Ireland spending €9m on speed cameras
Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has announced an allocation of €9 million in funding for up to 100 new speed cameras as part of Budget 2025. Last year, Minister McEntee allocated a 20% increase in funding for GoSafe speed cameras, resulting in a total of 9,000 hours of speed monitoring per month across […]
Jenoptik speed camera schemes planned for two major roads with history of safety concerns in Lancashire
Plans to install average speed cameras along two major roads in Lancashire which have a history of safety concerns are set to move forward, with the county council thanking residents coming forward in Burnley for helping make it happen. The two schemes – which cost a total of £2.1 million – will see Jenoptik’s SPECS […]
Norfolk’s Acle Straight set for speed limit cut and average speed cameras
National Highways is looking to introduce a 50 mph limit and speed cameras onto the A47 Acle Straight in Norfolk. The BBC says National Highways wants the changes due to the number of collisions on the road. It quotes a spokesperson as saying: “We’re always exploring ways to make our roads safer by using collision […]
Council approves lay-by for speed camera van
Leeds City Council has approved plans to create a lay-by for speed camera vans along a busy route in the city. The Yorkshire Evening Post says proposals would see the introduction of a police hard-standing area for the purposes of enforcing the speed limit along the A659 Harewood Road as it passes into and through […]
Ford police cars could have in-built speed cameras
Ford has had a patent approved in the US that enables a police car to use a set of in-built sensors to detect speeding vehicles. The patent outlines that the system would note the car violating the limit ‘by a large margin’, then capture images of recognisable identifying features of the speeding vehicle, such as a […]
Glasgow: Temporary M8 speed cameras removed
Safety Camera Scotland (SCS) has said the temporary average speed cameras on the M80 and M8 have been taken away. The cameras were enforcing a 40mph speed limit on the M8 motorway between Junctions 13 and 14. It comes as Amey – on behalf of Transport Scotland – was carrying out essential resurfacing work on the M8 eastbound […]
Stoke-on-Trent: Over 1000 motorists caught out by new speed cameras
More than 1,000 motorists have been caught out by new speed cameras including in Potteries hotspots – in less than six months. The digital devices went up on key routes through Sneyd Green, Trent Vale, Baddeley Green and Hanley in an effort to improve safety on the city’s roads. Now figures published by the Stoke Sentinel have revealed the extent the […]
A75: Another request for speed cameras is issued
Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson has written to Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop asking to discuss the benefits of installing overhead average speed cameras on the A75. He insists the current deterrent of safety camera vans are not entirely effective with drivers only adjusting their speeds in the limited locations where the cameras are […]
Ireland: Doubts over plan to use speed cameras to catch drivers using phones
A legal question has arisen over plans to use speed cameras to detect motorists in Ireland who are on their phones. Last month, Justice Minister Helen McEntee said traffic cameras would soon be used to spot the use of phones behind the wheel. It would allow the issuing of automatic fines just as the camera […]
