some Councils have decided your speed cameras because of the lack of funding to get rid of the speed cameras with the highest conviction rates or accidents could councils and police officers be revealed.The Government says its plan is part of efforts to increase transparency about how the taxpayer money.
About 6,000 cameras were introduced in the UK since 1992.
The road safety charity brake said transparency was important, but there was extensive evidence, the speed cameras prevent losses.
The Government requires the amount of information check by local government. The list is currently under consultation but want the Government to contain more speed camera information - which is currently not routinely published - April 2011.
It could mean details of accidents on camera sites, car speeds and the numbers of law enforcement or warnings, as a result of cameras released by local authorities and police.
Road Safety Minister Mike penning said, that "responsible" be public on the use of public funds - and information about cameras effectiveness should be published.
' Cash cow'"The proposals I have today announced help, show what impact have cameras on accident and accident and also, as the police offenders have."
"This is data in accordance with our commitment to improving the transparency of the Government, so that the public can make more informed judgments about the work of the local and Central Government."
Julie Townsend of the brake told the BBC: "We agree that transparency is essential in road safety work that is delivered and the impact to explain."
The most important storyroad safety policy on facts and analysis, not rumor and headlines should be based continue reading. "Where cameras a good job to do and then be held should"End quote Philip Gomm RAC Foundation ", we have extensive evidence that speed cameras actually pay very effective and cost-efficient are you yourself times about not only by means of fines but also pollution to prevent more."
"What is important is we continue to invest in road safety measures such as speed cameras that we know to prevent losses to be effective."
In June, Mr penning criticized you after he announced the Government would provide more councils for fixed speed no money cameras and suggested, seen as a "cash cow" could.
Spokesman for the RAC Foundation Philip Gomm motorsports charity: "road safety policy should be based on facts and analysis, not rumor and headlines." Where cameras should do a good job, then be held.
"When others badly placed or can be proven, be about raising money, then you should be turned off." "What we don't want is policy of decommissioning a knee-jerk, ceiling, just because someone thinks it's a good idea without evidence to support the movement."
AA said transparency was an important part to make cameras publicly acceptable and the Parliamentary Advisory Council for transport safety told the Telegraph, it was the kind of thing better camera security partnerships would do anyway.
Speed cameras were at the end of July the County Council moved £ 600,000 in funding due to budget cuts axed in Oxfordshire. Wiltshire and Swindon safety camera partnership has also was dissolved because of the cuts.
But the AA has warned that life could be risking if more councils speed cameras-, scrap after the Government cut reduced central funds for the speed cameras and road security budget by £ 38 m.
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