I/we the undersigned are calling on the Safer Roads Greater Manchester Partnership and the Westminster Government to update the criteria for speed cameras so that we don't need to wait for somebody to be seriously injured or die for action to be taken.
Just days after Hazel Grove MP Lisa Smart led a parliamentary debate demanding the government make it easier for local communities to get speed cameras, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has released updated guidance, in line with her demands.
Greater Manchester’s vision of eliminating all deaths and life-changing injuries on our roads can only come about if the authority changes its approach to installing speeds cameras at known danger spots, says parliamentary candidate Lisa Smart.
Parliamentary Candidate Lisa Smart has slammed the Tory Roads Minister, Richard Holden MP, for a three year delay in updating crucial guidance on road cameras, after he said the update “has taken longer than hoped”.
The Department for Transport is over three years late in revising a crucial piece of safety information for local councils on the use of speed cameras.
Rishi Sunak’s latest safety and environmental u-turn, a proposal to remove local councils' powers to introduce 20mph speed limits, could result in thousands of accidents on local roads, as crashes have been reduced by 40% in 20mph areas.