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Motorcycle federation welcomes speed camera proposals
Proposals to change the way speed cameras are approved and funded have been welcomed by the British Motorcycle Federation (BMF).
The group said that speed cameras can reduce accidents when placed in certain areas, but it applauded the Department for Transport's acknowledgement that it was not an "automatic panacea" to reducing the number of deaths and injuries on the roads.
The BMF claimed inappropriate speed was the cause of accidents, not speed on its own, and added that the concentration on speed cameras had reduced the number of police patrols and their ability to catch drink drivers.
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"We welcome sensible road safety measures," said Jeff Stone, spokesman for the BMF. "The proposal to improve speed limit signing at camera sites is such a case. It's in no-one's interests to 'catch people out'. Road safety is not a game; we want to see proper enforcement of the laws we have but by the police, not by machines.
"Drivers ignore the law on mobile phone use because they know there is little chance of being caught. It's this sort of cavalier attitude that needs addressing, not inadvertent speeding."
The association will be contacting the secretary of state of transport Alistair Darling regarding the government's proposals.
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