Speed camera hailed for cutting speeding in Pant
Friday 6th August 2010, 11:23AM BST.
The number of motorists breaking the speed limit on the A483 through Pant has fallen by 26 per cent since speed cameras were introduced in the village in November, it was revealed today.
Road safety experts introduced the mobile speed enforcement site in the village near Oswestry after complaints about the speed of traffic.
Katy Jenkins, of the Safer Roads Partnership in West Mercia, said: “It is great news that the number of drivers breaking the 30mph speed limit is down by 26 per cent on the A483 in Pant.
“Local residents told us that the speed of vehicles travelling through their village was affecting their quality of life and the safety of pedestrians and other road users.
“We have taken action to support the local community. The message to drivers from people living in and around Pant is to slow while travelling on the A483 through the village.”
Councillor Martin Taylor-Smith, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for strategic planning and transport, said: “This is fantastic result and I hope that people will continue to travel with care through the village.”
The area’s Shropshire councillor Arthur Walpole said: “The significant reduction in the number of speeding vehicles is a great result for the local people in improving the safety of this busy A road which runs through the centre of the villages of Pant and Llanymynech.
“A number of local people had told me they believed that there had been improvement as a result of the presence of the speed camera van and this is borne out by the figures.”
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I would be interested to know how the Safer Roads Partnership are gathering their data.
If they’re comparing measured speeds for a period leading up to the installation of the camera with results from the camera after deployment, then of course they’re going to see a reduction in speed. Nobody wants 3 points and a fine, so they’ll slow down when the camera van’s there. Don’t forget that drivers coming from the opposite direction will generally flash their headlights to warn of the van’s presence. Have speeds been measured on days when there’s no van? What about speeds further up and down the road from the van site?
The SRP have an agenda and therefore they have to report data in a way that supports it. I wouldn’t trust them to use accurate means of measurement if it has the potential to reduce the impact of their figures.
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Good news.
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