More speed cameras for Britain
(BBC News)
| Friday, January 23, 2004 |
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Only one out of every 10 cameras contain film
More speed cameras are to be installed acro
The figures show no government could justify scrapping them, according to Mr Darling.
The number of people killed or seriously injured in the areas around cameras fell by up to 67%
in Strathclyde, 62% in Lincolnshire and 53% in Cleveland.
But in Essex the number of deaths and serious in
Of the £27m in fines paid by thousands of drivers caught on film in Cleveland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Strathclyde, Essex, south Wales and the Thames Valley during the past two years, £21m was used to buy more speed cameras and £6m went to the Treasury.
DfT officials say the fines can now pay for the number of working cameras to double.
At the moment as few as one out of every 10 actually contain film.
But the government believes drivers now accept the need f
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