Call for review of speed camera criteria as 'bar far too high'
24.11.2023 - 11:23
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Calls have been made for a review of speed camera installation criteria after the publication of the latest road casualty figures for Greater Manchester. Councillors said the 'bar is far too high' in terms of how new sites for cameras are selected.
Transport bosses, meanwhile, said Greater Manchester was 'pushing' the Government for an update after the Department for Transport (DfT) was advised to review the criteria THREE YEARS ago.
Sites are chosen in criteria laid down by the DfT based on the number of fatal or serious injury collisions per kilometre, currently understood to be three or four, over a specified period of time.
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The latest figures reveal a decrease in the number of people killed or seriously injured on Greater Manchester's roads in 2022. There were 852 incidents compared to 859 in 2021 - representing a 0.8 per cent decrease here - set against a 9.6 per cent increase nationally during the same period.
Speaking at a meeting of the Bee Network Committee, Oldham councillor Howard Sykes said every collision was one too many.
He said: "We have no qualms about sticking hundreds of cameras up for the Clean Air Zone. I would like to see hundreds of cameras stuck up to catch speeders because catching speeders saves lives, it's as simple as that. It really is hard to get a speed camera and I am sure every elected member around this table can talk about a street or a place on their patch where they need one, but can't make the criteria because they have not had enough serious injuries or deaths.
"Can we review the criteria for cameras because I just think the bar is far too high."
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