THE first town to switch off its speed cameras is celebrating the decision after accident rates and fines plummeted.
There have been no deaths on Swindon’s roads since the fixed cameras were turned off in August last year.
In the past 12 months, the town has had just two serious accidents and 14 slight accidents.
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This is compared to one death, five serious and 15 minor crashes the year before. The council raked in £80,000 less than the previous year, issuing 1,341 fewer speeding tickets.
Councillor Peter Greenhalgh, in charge of transport for Swindon, said: “I am encouraged by these figures. They justify what we did.”
Swindon’s move came after the Government cut £38million from the Road Safety Grant, which funds the devices.
But the AA’s Andrew Howard said: “We have said that cameras should not be switched off. ”
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