The majority British motorists feel that the installation of more than 5,000 speed cameras on UK roads is having a detrimental effect on their driving.
A survey by RoadPilot Ltd has found that 53 per cent of respondents believe their attention is distracted from the road ahead as a result of having to look out for speed cameras. In addition, one in three drivers brake instinctively on seeing a camera regardless of their vehicle’s speed, posing a clear danger to any cars following behind.
53 per cent of respondents believe their attention is distracted from the road ahead as a result of having to look out for speed cameras
Many motorists say they are often unaware of deviations from national speed restrictions - 52 per cent stated that there is insufficient signage to notify them of local speed limits.
This is a bit worrying if you consider speed cameras were introduced as a means of improving road safety in the first place.
So bring on the RoadPilot microGo that is the world’s smallest portable GPS-based speed camera locator - at just five by six centimetres. This device helps drivers to be more aware of their speed in relation to local limits by displaying the vehicle’s precise speed, to a greater degree of accuracy than the car’s standard speedometer.
Pass that one by me again? How can anything be more accurate than the cars built in speedo? You can just see the courtrooms being besieged by disgruntled motorists arguing against their speeding fine if rumour gets out the speedo is not as precise as owners think.
Femaleirst