BRUNSTROM MUST NOW RESIGN SAYS SAFE SPEED
13 March 2005 - Safe Speed

The Sunday Mirror reports that Chief Constable Brunstrom - the man most responsible for speed camera policy - has declared that: ''Enough''s enough, speed cameras aren''t cutting road deaths''.

Safe Speed has been pointing this out since 2002 - Brunstrom''s statement is years late.

Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign
(www.safespeed.org.uk) said: ''Halting the expansion of speed cameras isn''t enough. If the scheme worked expansion would work. The fact is that the negative side effects of speed cameras are GREATER than the potential benefits. We now have to scrap the lot to get road safety back on track. They are a dangerous distraction from good driving and good policy. If speed cameras had never been introduced, UK road deaths would be down to about 2,200 per year by now - just by following the previous long term trend.''

Paul continues: ''I''d like to hear Mr Brunstrom say: ''I was wrong, I''m sorry, I resign.'' No man of any conscience could do less.''

Paul joked: ''I guess he''s been reading our website.''

Safe Speed calls for all speed cameras to be scrapped because they are directly and indirectly responsible for increasing road deaths. All speed camera operations must be suspended immediately. Only then can we get back to the policies that gave us the safest roads in the world in the first place. Drivers need to hear messages about skills, attitudes and responsibilities. Obeying the speed limit is absolutely no guarantee of safety, And cameras haven''t even increased speed limit compliance to any significant degree.

Mr Brunstrom is head of the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) road policing committee.

www.safespeed.org.uk

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