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Marion HarvieCommunications Officer
‘Go Safe on Scotland’s Roads – it’s Everyone’s Responsibility’
- Scotland’s Road Safety Framework for 2020
What are the aims of the ‘Partnership’?
…The cost per fatility in Scotland in 2007 was estimated to be in the region of £1.65 million
encourage better driving through education
enforce, where necessary, the speed restrictions
to reduce the number and severity of road casualties in Fife
slow down – make Fife safer
slow down – make Fife safer
Site selection
History of casualties and/or speed
Website - deployment sites.
Signage indicates the start of site
www.fifesafetycamers.org
slow down – make Fife safer
Fixed cameras: radar measures speed. Vehicle detected exceeding speed is confirmed with 2 x photos taken 0.5secs apart. Road markings 2.0m apart confirm speed that has been photographed.
Mobile cameras: laser measures speed and is linked to video camera that records offence
Red light cameras controlled through cables energised when traffic light is red, camera takes photograph.
Average speed cameras trial: SPECS - A77 measures speed between 2 distance points.
VAS signage acts as a reminder to encourage compliance and offences have reduced on sites where these have been installed – Halbeath Rd.
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Twenty zones
Mandatory speed limits
Variable-outside schools
….male drivers aged 17-25yrs are more likely to be involved in a collision than females from the same age group
How do Fife Safety Camera Partnership meet its aims…
Partnership working
Providing intelligence led enforcement
Promoting better driving
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Partnership working
Road Safety Unit
Institute of Advanced Motorists
Local Community
Safer Travel Task Group
….male drivers aged 17-25yrs are more likely to be involved in a collision than females from the same age group
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Partnership working with Building Services
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…..up to 1/3 of all road crashes involve someone who is driving for work purposes…..
Promote better driving……
driver training
journey planning www.fifesafetycameras.org
fleet packs, information inserts, speed stickers
educational and awareness campaigns
slow down – make Fife safer
….more employees are killed in ‘at work road accidents’ than in any other occupational accidents….
providing intelligence-led enforcement….
high visibility mobile units
999.9 metre range (1Kilometre) view – 750m range is used in Fife
range: both sides of the road
3 penalty points + £60 fine.…..
…there are approx. 50 sites across
Fife where safety cameras operate.
(Road Safety Strategy for Fife 2003-07)
slow down – make Fife safer
Fife: road casualty numbers by year and severity*extract from Fife Council Road Crash Database 15 April 2009
1012929
909785
737
184172
189138
114
798742
701633
609
3015
1914
140
200 400 600 80010001200
20032004
20052006
20072008
2009
TotalSeriousSlightFatal
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2008 Speeding offences reduced by 27% on 2007
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