University Study Shows Speed Cameras Do Not Make Roads Safer

WASHINGTON – A new report from a Liverpool University researcher shows that speed cameras have not reduced fatal and serious injury accidents as proponents of the radar photo units claim.

Dr. Linda Mountain led a research team from the University in a five-year study of data from 149 different locations. The U.K. government funded the study, which has been published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention.

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“Maybe this very credible study will help government leaders recognize that years of complaints from angry drivers are valid,” said Scott. His company manufactures a very popular spray that makes number plates unreadable to speed cameras.

The research team not only discovered that the cameras do not improve safety in the locations where they are used, they also discovered why previous reports pointed to improved safety as a benefit of using the controversial devices.

The results of Mountain’s study explains that previous claims to a safety benefit are based on an error called “regression to the mean,” according to a published report in numerous U.K. newspapers. This happens whenever a speed camera is placed in a location where there has been a temporary spike in the number of accidents. With or without the camera the number of accidents will naturally return to normal levels.

“It was a surprise that we couldn’t detect a significant change in fatal and serious accidents at camera sites,” Mountain is quoted as saying in a published report.

More than two million motorists were ticketed in speed traps last year in the U.K. The government was forced to refund fines and make additional payments to motorists who were proven to be ticketed in error by faulty cameras.

The findings by Mountain’s research team casts doubts on government claims that speed cameras have reduced deaths.

“Cameras are simply not working — unless the aim is to make a profit,” said Tony Vickers of the Assoc. of British Drivers in a published report. His organization said the study proves that speed cameras are a “stealth tax.”

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