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87% support use of safety cameras
MORI survey highlights high level of public support for cameras as a means of reducing accidents
A MORI North survey conducted recently has shown widespread support for the use of safety cameras across the East Riding, Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire region.
Humberside Safety Camera Partnership commissioned an independent survey, which was conducted among 1,000 people across the region in September 2003. The views of drivers and non-drivers were sought to gauge the level of support for the scheme amongst the general public.
A massive 87 per cent of those surveyed agreed that the use of safety cameras should be supported as a method of reducing casualties on the region’s roads. In fact, 55 per cent went so far as to say that they agreed strongly with this.
The poll also revealed that 73 per cent of residents made the link between safety cameras and fewer accidents. Again, this highlights the high level of support among the wider public for the use of cameras as a means of reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the region’s roads. As reducing casualties at collision black-spots with known speed problems is the primary aim of Humberside Safety Camera Partnership, this suggests that the initiative has the backing of the wider public.
Ruth Gore of the Humberside Safety Camera Partnership commented: “The results of the MORI survey were very encouraging in terms of the public’s understanding of the correlation between the use of cameras and the number of collisions on our roads. Almost three quarters of those surveyed definitely equate cameras with fewer crashes.
“Although we already knew that there was support for the use of cameras in some quarters, despite the fact that a small minority of motorists continue to speak out against them, we were pleasantly surprised to hear that 87 per cent of people agree with them being used to reduce casualties. It means that our messages are definitely getting through and that people are well aware that by reducing their speed they can also reduce their chance of being involved in an accident.”
