There has already been a 58% reduction in those killed or seriously injured at safety camera sites since the Partnership formed in July 2002. This is excellent news but drivers still need to reduce their speeds further so that this figure continues to drop.
Fixed yellow cameras are placed where there have been three or more people killed or seriously injured in a 1km stretch in the 3 years before the camera went in. Mobile sites are where one or more person has been killed or seriously injured.
Katherine Barrett, Communications Officer for the Partnership said: "Many people don’t realise that safety cameras are only used at crash hotspots. We hope that the information on the website is enough to convince motorists that they are not there as a money making scheme but as a casualty reduction measure. The Partnership paints all the cameras yellow and the camera vans are in Police livery. Signs are put up at all camera sites and speed limit signs are always clear. There are no repeater signs in a 30mph limit. However, we have put up extra black and white camera signs at these locations alongside speed limit indicators to make sure motorists know what the limit is. None of these measures are required by law but we want to give as much warning as possible of a camera ahead so that motorists don’t get tickets. The Partnership is lead by Kent County Council and the money from speeding tickets goes straight to central Government, so it doesn't matter to us whether we issue one ticket a year or a million. We don't want your money; we want you to slow down."