Safe Speed views vindicated as Department for Transport orders speed camera side effect research

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has recently issued an invitation to tender for research into speed camera side effects. Safe Speed has been highlighting dangerous side effects from speed cameras and 'speed kills' road safety policy for years.

Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed road safety campaign (www.safespeed.org.uk) said: "It's good to see a move towards proper understanding of the issues surrounding speed cameras, but this is far too little and far too late. The research was required BEFORE the large scale introduction of speed cameras. Not only that but we shouldn't expect to see the results of this urgent research until 2008."

Paul continues: "Are we going to allow roads safety policy to focus on the wrong issues and totally miss the target for another three years while the DfT are still wedded to their speed camera dreams? It's time for a divorce, and although it may be painful, the DfT must face up to the fact that speed cameras don't make the roads safer."

Paul continues: "I don't believe we'll be able to get road safety back on track until all speed cameras are in their rightful place - they should be in the scrap yard.