More than two out of three drivers in the UK
believes speed cameras only exist to make money for the government, a new
survey shows.
Around 70 per cent of motorists asked in the
research said that the cameras existed to generate revenue rather
than to prevent accidents - which perhaps explains why over three-quarters
think the devices are positioned to catch people out rather than to monitor
accident black spots.
As a result, it may not be surprising that 45
per cent of drivers do not believe cameras reduce the number of accidents on
Britain’s roads at all. A similar percentage even went as far as to say the
devices should be banned.
But it seems that cameras are not having any
lasting impact on driving behaviour. Just over a third admitted that they broke
the speed limit when they felt it was safe to do so, while 29 per cent said
that they would slow down as they approached the camera and then speed up
afterwards.
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