Title: Average speed enforcement: share the benefit, spread the cost
Abstract: More than 50 permanent SPECS average speed enforcement cameras are in operation around the UK, delivering on average Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) reductions of more than 70%. One reason they haven't been more widely implemented is the cost and complexity needed to install a fully functional site, because equipment is needed along a significant length of road, at a number of locations rather than just at a 'collision hotspot'. However, a recent innovation allows the benefits and cost of the technology to be spread across a number of sites, rather than simply addressing the most dangerous locations. SPECS3 POD (Portable Outstation Device) allows the expensive 'controllers' to be moved between a number of pre-prepared enforcement locations. The low cost street furniture (poles and cameras) can cover a much larger area, delivering the very visible impression of enforcement without the heavy handed 100% enforcement approach. SPECS3 is now operated by more than 20 Road Safety Partnerships in the UK, with a high level of public acceptability, because the enforcement locations are very obvious. This removes the argument that safety schemes have been put in to make money - key to being seen as fair and appropriate.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
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