Cameras rolling along village bypass
AVERAGE speed cameras along the Tarleton Bypass go live today (Thursday).
The cameras were installed over recent months, with the speed now limited to 50mph on the entire stretch before Tarleton lights.
According to Lancashire police the stretch of road, covering 3.7 miles of the A565 from Gravel Lane to the junction at Tarleton, is one of the county’s worst accident blackspots and the change is designed to save lives.
Following the installation, a period of testing has been carried out.
Rather than just measuring speed over a short distance, the average speed cameras use number plate recognition technology to measure how long it takes cars to travel between each camera, meaning drivers cannot simply slow down when they see a camera and then return to a higher speed.
Drivers caught driving too fast face £100 fixed penalty notices plus three points on their driving licences,licences with those guilty of higher speeds summoned to appear in court.
Research by the RAC Foundation showed that the number of fatal and serious collisions falls by around a third after aver- age speed cameras are introduced.
Research will be c conducted on eight blackspots where cameras have been fitted in the county t to review speed d data, traffic flow and casualty information to see how well the new cameras are w working. Clive Grunshaw, the county Police and Crime Commissioner, said: “Evidence shows that speed is often a factor in road deaths and serious collisions, so these measures should help to save lives.”