Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 18 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 January 2003. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 January 2003 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of how many speeding motorists have (a) been caught as a result of speed cameras and (b) caused accidents by sudden reduction of speed on approaching speed cameras in the last three years. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of how many speeding motorists have (a) been caught as a result of speed cameras and (b) caused accidents by sudden reduction of speed on approaching speed cameras in the last three years. [88553] Mr. Jamieson: (a) The most recent year for which data are available is 2000. In 2000 733,500 drivers were either prosecuted or fined for speeding as a result of detection by camera in England and Wales. In 1999 and 1998 the numbers were respectively 498,600 and 403,800. (b) There is no evidence that accidents are caused by motorists suddenly reducing speed at camera locations.

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