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A letter to the Daily Mail sent on Thursday 8 January 2009 re. the M11 Safety Camera, Essex
A letter to the Daily Mail sent on Thursday 8 January 2009 re. the M11 Safety Camera, Essex
Dear Letters Editor
To say that the camera on the M11 between junctions 4 and 5 in Essex is causing accidents is untrue ("The speed trap that is causing accidents", Tuesday 6 January 2009).
The camera on the M11 has actually been successful in addressing the cluster of collisions occurring approximately 900 metres (1000 yards) south of the current camera location - which is what the camera was installed to do.
The personal injury accident data (post installation of the safety camera) does not show a pattern of accidents which would be consistent with the camera itself being a factor.
I am committed to improving road safety and to reducing the number of collisions on the trunk road network in the South East which includes this section of the M11.
The best safety camera is the one which takes no fines at all but it deters drivers from speeding.
Yours sincerely
Jon Griffiths
Regional Director South East
Network Operations
Highways Agency
