Around 30 speed cameras are set to be axed in Lancashire after officials revealed they would switch off units in areas that didn't show a significant drop in road traffic accidents.In a full review of the county's 290 cameras, between 30-40 units were revealed as the cameras which were ‘not performing’.Counties around the country have taken similar measures to reduce spending following the government’s decision to cut funding for road safety partnerships.Councillor Tim Ashton said: "We are looking at the data to see where they have worked in terms of reducing serious injuries and some less serious injuries.“We have to analyse that a little bit further, but where a speed camera doesn’t work I believe it is an unfair tax on the motorist.“I’d rather use that money on more effective methods of reducing accidents - which we are committed to doing in Lancashire."                                                                                                                                                                               

With the exception of average speed check systems, most speed cameras only monitor 50-100 metres of tarmac.

We've all seen the motorist that hits the brakes on the approach, then accelerates afterwards. And with more 'alerting' devices on the market, they are getting it down to a fine art!

Education is a good way forward. Teach the youngsters using shock details of the results of speeding accidents. It needs to stay in their brains in later life!

Strange that cameras are now being judged on their ability to reduce accidents.   Nothing to do with revenue now going to central govt and not the local councils ??                                                                                                                                                                             

Not performing=not taking money                                                                                                                                                                             

Exactly                                                                                                                                                                             

Yes ans easy equasion   No cameras   no money                                                                                                                                                                                

why dont they turn off all cameras for 6 months and see if accidents increase ? 4% of accidents are caused by breaking the speed limit yet cameras generate 150 mil a year in fines so people are plenty speeding anyway lol                                                                                                                                                                             

Would you trust them if they said they had turned the cameras off?                                                                                                                                                                              

well yeah. if they published that they where off for 6 months for a trial the publication would be evidence to avoid fines