Over a half (52 per cent) of people polled in a recent survey claimed that warning signs on UK roads do not give adequate warning about the location of speed cameras.
Almost a third (30 per cent) of respondents said they always apply the brakes when they see a speed camera, while 53 per cent said they felt distracted by the devices, according to the study for OnlyFinance.com.
The financial advisors commented: "Where cameras are meant to improve road safety this is obviously a concerning development, as it seems cameras enhance dangerous driving, as drivers are paying more attention to where a camera is than other cars."
Drivers in Essex have also apparently complained that local police have been concealing speed cameras behind other vehicles.
In 2004, chief constable Mike Hedges of South Yorkshire Police said that a significant amount of public goodwill concerning speed cameras had been lost because it is simply seen as a way of generating revenue, rather than genuinely improving road safety.
Speed cameras ‘distracting’ motorists
July 2nd, 2008
Child seats ‘must be replaced’ after accidents
June 30th, 2008Child safety seats must be replaced following a car accident, it has been claimed.
Research by Direct Line found that a quarter of parents with children between the ages of three and 12 do not use a child seat at all.
A fifth of those surveyed said they did not believe that a child seat needed to be replaced after a low-speed collision.
By law, child seats are required until the child is either 135 centimetres tall or reaches the age of 12.
Every year, around 30 children aged 11 or under are killed while travelling in cars, while around 400 are injured.
Many deaths could be prevented simply by installing a child seat in the vehicle.
Maggie Game, head of car insurance at Direct Lines commented: "What might seem like a minor accident can undermine your child’s safety if you are involved in a subsequent collision."
According to the most recent findings by the department for transport, there were 258,404 casualties on British roads in 2006.
