Drivers support more average speed cameras

Lockdown has seen an increase in 20mph areas in town, villages and cities across Scotland. However, it seems that support for more speed controls extends to motorways, too, after a survey revealed more than half of drivers backed using average speed cameras on regular stretches of motorway.

The cameras, which measure how long it takes motorists to travel between two fixed points, mostly operate on motorways in sections of highway with roadworks.

In an RAC Report on Motoring survey of more than 3,000 people, 54% said they favoured using them on regular motorways to enforce the 70mph limit.

That’s despite 56% of drivers admitting they had broken the motorway speed limit, and 34% saying they had travelled over 80mph.

RAC road safety spokesman Simon Williams said: “We believe drivers see these cameras as being very effective at reducing speeds over longer distances and controlling traffic flow.”

The cameras above lanes measure average speeds.