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BBC WILL REVEAL LASER SPEED METER ERRORS
28 February 2005 - Safe Speed
This evening at 7:30pm BBC South West TV programme: 'Inside Out' will demonstrate erroneous readings from a Home Office approved laser speed meter. |
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UNINSURED DRIVER SOLUTIONS DON'T ADD UP, SAYS SAFE SPEED
25 February 2005 - Safe Speed
Safe Speed welcomes the RAC Foundations revelations about uninsured drivers but warns that the government strategy simply does not add up.
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FOLLY BOTTOM - THE TRUTH EMERGES SLOWLY
25 February 2005 - Safe Speed
After last week's dismissed court cases it seems that the Crown Prosecution Service and the Swindon and Wiltshire Camera Partnership are gradually waking up to the magnitude of the error. |
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FOLLY BOTTOM: RESISTANCE COLLAPSES
25 February 2005 - Safe Speed
Earlier today the Partnership agreed that many people are due a refund on penalties paid for exceeding a speed limit that did not exist in law at roadworks on the A303 at Folly Bottom. |
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GERMAN FIGURES HIGHLIGHT UK ROAD SAFETY POLICY FAILURE
25 February 2005 - Safe Speed
Official figures released this week show that road deaths in Germany fell by 12% in a single year. |
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SAFE SPEED WELCOMES SKILLDRIVER PROJECT
24 February 2005 - Safe Speed
Safe Speed applauds the launch of a new driver safety web site called 'SkillDriver'. SkillDriver explains the critical skills, attitudes and techniques on which road safety is founded and signposts the route to improvement. |
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FOLLY BOTTOM: MISINFORMATION
18 February 2005 - Safe Speed
Safe Speed deplores misleading information issued by the Wiltshire and Swindon Safety Camera Partnership. |
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5,000 MOTORISTS CHEATED IN LATEST CAMERA DISASTER.
17 February 2005 - Safe Speed
In a landmark case in Salisbury Magistrates court today 28 motorists had speeding cases dismissed because the temporary speed limit signs had not been displayed properly. |
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IMPOSSIBLE 'EVIDENCE' FROM LASER SPEED METER
16 February 2005 - Safe Speed
The Press and Journal reports today an Inverness court case where alleged evidence from a laser speed meter was shown to be impossible. Safe Speed calls for urgent action to preserve public confidence. |
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THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR CAMERA PARTNERSHIPS?
14 February 2005 - Safe Speed
The Evening Standard today contains: 'But an unexpected Government ban on Safety Camera Partnerships taking on staff'. Safe Speed demands to know the reason for the ban. |
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DFT SAY CAMERA PARTNERSHIP STAFFING REVIEW REQUIRED
14 February 2005 - Safe Speed
The DfT confirmed today that a ban on increasing staff numbers has been issued to all camera partnerships in England and Wales. |
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ACPO MUST BE STOPPED SAYS SAFE SPEED
10 February 2005 - Safe Speed
According to The Times newspaper on Wednesday, The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) wish to have the rules for speed camera placement relaxed. |
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BMJ HIGHLIGHTS POOR QUALITY OF SPEED CAMERA RESEARCH.
10 February 2005 - Safe Speed
A short paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) highlights the serious shortcomings of speed camera research. Safe Speed welcomes the paper and draws attention to an important and fundamental omission.
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SAFE SPEED SAYS RAC REPORT 'A MISSED OPPORTUNITY'
06 February 2005 - Safe Speed
The RAC report launched today with the alarmist headline: 'Speeding epidemic spreads as 15 million break limits 'most days', reveals RAC'. |
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WORRYING RISE IN POLICE CRASHES
27 January 2005 - Safe Speed
The Daily Express exclusively reveals today another worrying rise in Police road crash victims. Safe Speed says training standards are to blame.
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ROAD SAFETY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY SAYS SAFE SPEED
27 January 2005 - Safe Speed
New figures from Direct Line highlight pedestrian crashes and dangerous attitudes. Official policy fosters bad attitudes says Safe Speed. |
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WHAT IS A CAREFUL DRIVER?
25 January 2005 - Safe Speed
Oversimplified messages damage road safety says Safe Speed.
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GRADUATED SPEEDING PENALTIES MISS THE POINT SAYS SAFE SPEED
11 January 2005 - Safe Speed
Parliament today will discuss the Road Safety Bill which includes a proposal for 'graduated speeding penalties'. |
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RACE AWAY CRASHES LEAD TO DOUBLE TROUBLE IN CUMBRIA
22 December 2004 - Safe Speed
According to press reports, Cumbria are to introduce 'double' speed traps - two camera vans just one quarter of a mile apart.
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SAFE SPEED WELCOMES IAM SPEED CAMERA STANCE
08 December 2004 - Safe Speed
In a speech at the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) annual lunch today, John Maxwell, chairman of the IAM said: 'Safety on UK roads is at risk because drivers feel targeted, vulnerable and alienated'.
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