2: Number of motorists caught by speed cameras plummets

The number of motorists caught by speed cameras fell below a million for the first time in almost a decade. Figures have shown that 935,000 motorists were caught driving too fast by camera in 2009. 2009 is the latest year for which figures are available. Robert Grifford, executive director of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, said he doesn’t have one right answer for this result. Questions remain, he said. “Are people becoming more compliant? Do they merely slow down for the camera? Has the emphasis on educational alternatives encouraged people to obey the law? Whichever of these is the answer, it is good to see fewer people issued with speeding tickets.”

The fact that people are more aware of the dangers of driving too fast is a good thing, I think. These results show that “the educational alternatives” do work and have effect on the motorists. Being a motorist can be very dangerous and therefore it’s important to take the rules into account. Hopefully the number of car drivers driving too fast will plummet as well, in the future.

Source: Telegraph