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Brake has today slammed the announcement by new UK transport minister Philip Hammond that the new government will not fund any more speed cameras and that it will tackle a 14 year ‘war’ on motorists. 

Brake chief executive Mary Williams OBE said: “Road death is the biggest killer of young people in the UK and there is a vast amount of data showing that cameras reduce speeds and save lives. Not only that, most people accept that they are a legitimate road safety measure, and communities are still crying out for them outside their schools and homes. With advances in technology, it is now possible to have digital cameras that track a vehicle’s speed between two fixed points on all kinds of roads, residential as well as rural, and it would be nothing short of a scandal if this life-saving technology sits on shelves rather than streets because of archaic political bias that isn’t even popular. Motorists are people who live in communities and have children and elderly relatives. It is no surprise therefore that most people who drive also support cameras, 20mph limits, and other measures to make our communities the thriving safe places they deserve to be. We need all these measures - engineering solutions and enforcement measures as well as driver education - to save as many lives as possible, not just some measures. This announcement is like a trip back to the dark ages - if camera numbers go into decline or fail to go up where they are so desperately needed then that will inevitably mean faster speeds and more blood on the streets that could have so easily been prevented, as well as fearful communities who are not prepared to risk their lives by walking or cycling.”

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