Thames Valley Safer Roads Partnership

FAQs

Cameras

Q. How many fixed camera housings are there in the Thames Valley?
A. 297 in total

Q. How many mobile enforcement vehicles are there?
A. 18 vans plus two motorbikes

Q. Why do some people call them safety cameras?
A. “Safety cameras” is a term used to refer to both speed cameras and red light cameras.

Q. Do you use cameras that measure your speed over a set distance?
A. SPECS time-over-distance cameras are in use on Thames Valley's roads, most commonly in areas where major road works are being undertaken. It is vital that highway workers are protected whilst working on the roads and SPECS offers very well controlled vehicle speeds which has a very positive impact on road works safety.

Q. Surely it’s unfair to enforce speed limits at night when the roads are quiet?
A. Research shows that the accident rate doubles at night, particularly late in the evening and in the early hours. The reasons for this are; higher speed due to less traffic, more alcohol and drugs consumption, tiredness and reduced visibility. So respect for the limits is just as important at night, if not more so.

Q. What decides where a camera goes?
A. The current rules (which are available from www.dft.gov.uk) give a detailed breakdown of what the anticipated level of collisions would be before a camera should be considered.

Q. Why paint the cameras yellow?
A. We want drivers to know where the most dangerous areas of road are, so they can adjust their driving accordingly. Cameras are there to reduce crashes, so all the camera locations are published on this website.

Q. There have hardly been any accidents at the camera near me. Why not take it out?
A. The camera may be the very reason why there are a reduced number of collisions. If we took out cameras like this, we would expect to see the number of crashes rise again.

 

 

 

Created: 2005-10-18 09:40:54 | Last Updated: 2008-03-28 02:56:02

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