No-confidence vote by drivers

Dec 3 2003 By Katie Campling, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Ten people thought redesigning roads was the answer and no-one thought traffic calming measures like speed humps or cameras would help.

Thirty-two people thought speed limits should not be enforced more vigorously.

The findings support claims by the Association of British Drivers that the public has lost confidence in cameras.

The ABD is calling on transport secretary Alistair Darling to take steps to restore confidence in the system.

It wants Mr Darling to force camera operators and local authorities to reveal certain statistics within the next three months.

The ABD wants accident statistics for three years before and after camera installations to be made public.

It wants fatalities and injuries to be separated from each other in statistical reports.

It wants the cause of all accidents, such as drink or drugs, recorded in statistics.

Only those areas where excessive speed was a prime cause of accidents should get cameras, the ABD says.

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