Busting the Myths

Safety Cameras - Dispelling the Myths

When the Government set out its current road safety strategy in 2000, its target was to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries on Britain's roads by 40% by the end of 2010.

In Kent and Medway, that figure has already been surpassed, with the number of people killed or seriously hurt down by 74% across all of the county's safety camera sites. Yet despite this success, misconceptions about safety cameras abound, from how and why camera sites are chosen, to who gets all the revenue that's generated from speeding tickets.

"There are still those who think cameras are there just to make money out of motorists" says the Partnership's Chairman Chief Inspector Andrew Reeves. "Unfortunately, that's one of several myths that have grown up around safety cameras over the past few years, often perpetutated by stories in the media. "The fact is that safety cameras are there to reduce casualties on our country's roads and crash records show that they continue to be effective in doing just that".



The campaign launched in February 2010, seeks to address these myths by a poster campaign, postcards, signs on the safety cameras and press coverage.

Look out for these signs on all fixed cameras during February and March.



If you would like a supply of postcards sent to you outlining the facts about safety cameras please request via [email protected]

See the myths and the facts here