M4 Speed Cameras

Fixed site speed cameras are due to be turned on along a stretch of the M4 in Wiltshire between Bath and Hungerford.

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13th April 2005

Drivers exceeding 70mph will face three points on their licences and ΂£60 fines. The Wiltshire Safety Camera Partnership says it hopes it will reduce the number of deaths on the route. An ABD (Association of British Drivers) spokesman countered: "If you ask camera partnerships to release details of what caused the accidents that they are using to justify cameras, they won't tell you. How can keeping the causes of accidents a secret be consistent with an organisation that's supposed to be about improving safety?"

Meanwhile Paul Smith, founder of the Road Safety campaign, has commented on recent statistics released by the Scottish Executive. Figures show a rise in speeding fines handed to drivers in Scotland of over 61% in a single year.

"If anyone ever needed proof that speed enforcement is not saving lives, this is it. Despite an increase of 61% in the number of speeding fines issued between 2002 and 2003 road deaths also rose over the same period. (from 304 to 331 - a rise of 9%)," commented Smith.