Aims and objectives

The Partnership was formed in July 2002, in order to reduce death and serious injuries on Kent and Medway's roads. It is responsible for the operation of safety cameras within Kent and Medway.

Contrary to popular belief, safety cameras are not placed on roads where they will make the most money. Enforcement only takes place at sites where a specific number of people have been killed or seriously injured (KSI) in speed-related crashes. For fixed sites there will have been three or more KSIs and for mobile sites, one or more KSIs; both over a three-year period.

The Partnership supports the Government's road safety strategy 'Tomorrow's roads - safer for everyone (2000)', which sets targets of a 40% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured by 2010, compared to the average for 1994-98, and a 50% reduction in the number of children killed or seriously injured.