10 April 2008
The number of drivers getting caught by speed cameras in Scotland has fallen as drivers begin to note where the devices are placed, it has been suggested.
In total, 114,107 such penalties were given out to motorists in the country in 2006-07, from both red light cameras and those targeting speeders, something that may impact on their car insurance, reports the Scotsman.
Jim Dale, Director of the Scottish Safety Camera Programme, which monitors the partnerships responsible for running the cameras, claimed that less motorists are being caught because they are keeping to the limit.
He told the news source: "Cameras established under the programme are sited at locations where there is a history of fatal and serious accidents and there is also an identified problem with speeding."
But those in opposition to the cameras said that the trend has taken place because motorists are becoming more aware of the location of them. Lothian and Borders Co-ordinator at the Association of British Drivers Bruce Young was one of these experts, who observed that awareness is the key driver.
A request to alter road markings in Ampney Crucis by the council was recently turned down by Gloucestershire Highways because the organisation said that the road in question - the A417 - is already safe.
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