Speed Camera Fines Have Risen 11-Fold but Accidents in Bristol Have Not Fallen ; Speed Cameras Have Not Reduced the Number of Accidents On Roads in the Bristol Area Despite the Number of Motorists Slapped with Speeding Fines Increasing 11-Fold in a Decade.

Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › August 07, 2008

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Speed cameras have not reduced the number of accidents on roads in the Bristol area despite the number of motorists slapped with speeding fines increasing 11-fold in a decade.

The Evening Post looked at the number of accidents recorded at fixed camera sites and found the number of accidents recorded last year, at 150, was higher than the 148 logged in 1998.

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Speed Camera Fines Have Risen 11-Fold but Accidents in Bristol Have Not Fallen ; Speed Cameras Have Not Reduced the Number of Accidents On Roads in the Bristol Area Despite the Number of Motorists Slapped with Speeding Fines Increasing 11-Fold in a Decade.

The money collected in Avon and Somerset has soared from pounds290,000 in 1997 to a staggering pounds3.15 million in 2006.

Using accident figures posted on th...

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