Plans For Speed Cameras On All Motorways

More opportunities to be caught speeding

Average speed cameras could be fitted on all of Britain's motorways if new proposals to slash carbon emissions are approved by the Government.

The devices lead to fewer accidents and speeding tickets on the roads where they are installed than normal speed cameras, a new Report by the Government's environmental advisers claims.

The Sustainable Development Commission is calling for cameras to be installed on all motorways in the UK because it is predicted that if all drivers observed the 70mph limit, the UK's carbon emissions would be cut by 1.4 million tonnes.

In its Report the Commission says drivers slam on the brakes when they see a speed camera and accelerate away as soon as they have passed it.

But, it argues, average speed cameras, which measure speed over distance rather than at one point, encourage smoother, more environmentally-friendly driving.

The call for more average speed cameras comes days after London Mayor Boris Johnson announced that the devices would be introduced on the A13 in East London.

The Government is poised to approve a new generation of cameras that can trace the speed of journeys over a network of streets, meaning if you break the limit you are more likely to be caught speeding.

If this proposal goes ahead the devices will be fitted on all urban residential roads with a 20mph speed limit.

The Report also suggests capping all cars to make it impossible to break the speed limit and teaching motorists "eco-driving" techniques.

Car sharing clubs should also be encouraged to grow and the use of technologies such as video conferencing should be used to reduce the need to travel, the Report says.

Frank Rogers – Motoring Prosecution Team at Oliver & Co commented:

“This Report raises a number of issues which have major implications for all road users. In some cases where fixed speed cameras have been removed or, disabled on urban roads, the number of accidents has in fact reduced. This sounds very much like a project being driven by the Green Lobby as opposed to being based on cogent statistical evidence that road safety will be improved as a result.

It is however, a fact that in most European Countries car sharing is far more popular than is the case here. That is perhaps the more important issue because earlier Reports have also shown that reducing the speed limit on motorways can cause greater congestion and more accidents: more drivers caught speeding, the more prosecutions there would be, which would lead to drivers reducing their speed probably to a maximum of 65mph which would cause major problems if car sharing did not catch on.”

 

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