Oxfordshire speed cameras turned back on
Posted by Susannah Mayers
Speed cameras in Oxfordshire are being turned back on today (April 1st), less than a year after they were switched off due to spending cuts.
Thames Valley Police have decided to turn the cameras back on following a recent spate of accidents in the area.
Head of roads policing, Superintendent Rob Povey, said he thinks it is important that the cameras are in operation as "speed kills".
"We have shown in Oxfordshire that speed has increased through monitoring limits and we have noticed an increase in fatalities and the number of people seriously injured in 2010," he added.
He went on to say that speed cameras deter motorists from going too fast as they do not want to face a fine or have points added to their driving licences.
Earlier this week, 20 per cent of motorists polled by GEM Motoring Assist said that the police should crack down on speeding on the UK's motorways.
