Speed cameras have no impact on accident reduction

Speed cameras have little or no effect on reducing road accident on roads in the West Midlands, statistics released today suggest.

The success and failure of speed cameras in the region has been laid bare after statistics and locations of every one in the region were published online.

The government has made every council and police authority in the country provide a means for the public to access information and statistics on the numbers of accidents and casualties at camera sites dating back to 1990.

Councils in the West Midlands are members of the West Midlands Casualty Reduction Scheme.