SPEED CAMERA CAUSES HIGH SPEED CRASH IN NORFOLK
11 March 2005 - Safe Speed

In a frightening display of arrogance the The Norfolk Speed Camera Partnership have branded motorists ''lunatics'' after their camera van caused a dangerous high speed crash on the A11.

Safe Speed says the direct danger caused by over zealous speed enforcement is far greater than the potential benefit.

Safe Speed believes that it is very important to police the roads effectively and nutters at dangerous speeds should be targeted. But the speed camera program does not sort out the nutters from normal responsible motorists travelling at safe and appropriate speeds according to the conditions. We need proper Police traffic officers making appropriate judgements according to the circumstances and the manner of driving.

Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign
(www.safespeed.org.uk) said: ''The trouble with speed cameras is that they come with side effects. Some of the side effects are extremely dangerous to road safety as this case shows. Speed camera operation must be suspended immediately until such time as we have good scientific information that they make the roads safer overall. It is unlikely that any such information will ever exist because speed cameras are proven not to change drivers'' speeding behaviour - all they do is cause fines and distractions.''

Safe Speed calls for an immediate end to all speed camera operations on the grounds that they have an overall negative effect on road safety.

Paul said: ''It''s very simple. Deaths are up. Speed camera fines are up. The speed camera programme is exposed as a dangerous failure. Let''s make speed cameras as socially unacceptable as drink driving.''

www.safespeed.org.uk

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