| New figures underscore thecost of speed
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| | driving in such amanner, with a further
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| cameras, as the level of cynicism among
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| | 54 per cent blaming them for encouraging
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| drivers isconfirmed, with many motorists
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| | erraticdriving.
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| increasingly viewing the roadside
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| | The majority of those questioned said
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| yellowboxes as little more than
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| | that speed cameras were adistraction on
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| revenue-raising devices.
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| | the road, increasing their chances of an
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| Speed cameras are costing motorists in
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| | accident ratherthan encouraging safer
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| England and Wales up to £150million a
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| | driving, with over seven in ten admitted
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| year through the combined cost of fines
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| | topaying more attention to speed cameras
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| and increased carinsurance premiums.
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| | and their speedometer thanpotential
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| Research commissioned by Swift Cover car
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| | hazards. In contrast, many drivers
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| insurancerevealed that drivers are paying
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| | argued that they wouldactually be safer
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| out in excess of £114 million a yearin
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| | if allowed to continue speeding, with
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| fines. Added to this is the increased
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| | seven in ten ofthose convicted for
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| premium charged by manyinsurers following
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| | speeding claiming that they had been
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| a speeding conviction, estimated at £36
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| | driving safelyfor the conditions of the
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| million ayear, and drivers are paying out
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| | road at the time.
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| £150 million to compensate for
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| | Paul Smith, founder of the Safe Speed
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| theirspeeding lapses.
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| | road safety campaign, said thathe was not
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| In total it was found that 2.2 million
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| | surprised by the findings, having been
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| drivers are convicted forspeeding every
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| | warning for yearsthat speed cameras make
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| year, almost half of these having been
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| | the roads more dangerous.
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| caught byroadside cameras. Many experts
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| | He also said that the latest figures
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| credit the escalating number of
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| | undermine the government'sargument that
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| speedcameras with the corresponding rise
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| | speed cameras have public backing,
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| in speeding convictions, withspeeding
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| | describing theirclaims as "misleading".
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| fines up 328 per cent over the past
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| | "The government claims that 80% (or so)
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| decade, which has alsoseen the UK's speed
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| | of people support speedcameras. This
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| camera network swell to 6,000.
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| | survey (conducted under proper conditions
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| Unsurprisingly given this cost, speed
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| | by a reputableprofessional polling
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| cameras do not rank highly amonga list of
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| | company) proves, once again, that
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| drivers favourite things. Around
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| | governmentfigures are highly misleading,"
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| two-thirds of thosesurveyed thought speed
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| | he said.
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| cameras were "mainly" installed to
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| | "Please listen, Mr Darling and Dr
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| raiserevenue, with just 13 per cent
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| | Ladyman; We don't want your cameras.
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| agreeing that they are the best way
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| | We don't believe they make us safer. We
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| toencourage safe driving.
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| | don't have any faith in yourroad safety
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| In fact, many argue that speed cameras
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| | policies. Bite the bullet, admit that
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| actually encourage unsafedriving, with
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| | speed cameras don'twork, and let's get
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| Swift Cover claiming that they have
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| | back to real road safety policies. Your
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| encouraged a trendfor 'yo-yo driving',
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| | infernalcameras are killing us
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| whereby drivers speed up between cameras
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| | indirectly, because, at best, they
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| and thenslam their breaks on at the last
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| | replacegenuine life-saving roadsafety
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| minute to avoid a fine. Indeed,almost
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| | policies," he pleaded.
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| six in ten of those surveyed admitted to
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