Lancashire's Speed Cameras - the "official" view

The Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety is responsible for Lancashire’s speed cameras.

As statements designed to rile the reader, this must rank fairly high. But, so say the Partnership, cameras, fines and tickets are used as a last resort for those who refuse to change their behaviour.

Launched in November 2001 the Partnership aims to improve safety on Lancashire’s roads through four main steps:

· The wearing of seatbelts and child restraints

· Non drinking and drug driving

· Driving at appropriate speeds, within the speed limits

· The non use of mobile phones while driving

I spoke to Linda Sanderson about the partnership and, following this report in the Lancashire Evening Post, and I asked her if fixed Gatso Cameras save lives and what average speed cameras would do for Lancashire’s roads.