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Road Safety Bill [HL]

I rise briefly to support Amendment No. 66 moved by my noble friend Lord Berkeley. The Safer Streets Coalition also supports this amendment. It points out that the logic that argues for a ban on devices that can detect operational equipment also applies to GPS-based technology used to alert drivers to the location of safety cameras. In both cases, the devices encourage drivers to remain within the speed limit only where they know there is a risk of detection. That reduces speed limit compliance rates and increases the risk of crashes away from camera sites. If drivers stuck to the legal speed limit, they would not need equipment that detects speed cameras.