Nine Speed Cameras to Be Taken From County's Roads

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A third of Somerset's speed cameras are to be removed because speeds and casualties have fallen, it was announced yesterday.

Nine of the 26 fixed roadside cameras in the county will be taken down over the next few weeks. Officials say the cameras have done their job in reducing crashes and casualties at their locations. In recent years the Safety Camera Partnership has focused on education rather than enforcement and more than 175,000 speeding drivers have now attended a course as an alternative to having penalty points on their licence. Dick Bowen, manager of the Safety Camera Partnership (Safecam), said: "I believe our on-going driver education programme is paying dividends. There is now a general acceptance that excessive and inappropriate speed is a major factor in many of the crashes on our roads.

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Nine Speed Cameras to Be Taken From County's Roads

"We are also looking at more innovative approaches to casualty reduction, including ...

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