MOBILE CAMERA TO TACKLE SPEEDERS ON GREAT WESTERN ROAD
From the middle of September 2009, a mobile camera speed enforcement unit will be operating periodically on Great Western Road, near the Great Western Retail Park, to slow down traffic on this busy road which has seen a number of serious personal injury crashes since 2006, including five involving fatal injuries. Speeding offenders recorded over the 30mph limit will be faced with a fine and penalty points on their driving licence.
The camera unit is being introduced as a result of consultation with the Glasgow City Council’s roads department and traffic management police. It is one of a series of measures in an integrated plan, which also involves West Dunbartonshire Council, to improve road safety on that stretch of Great Western Road. Other measures include improved lighting, introduction of vehicle activated speed warning signs, adjustment of traffic lanes and a proposed reduction in the speed limit west of the retail park.
Gladys Cadden, manager of the Strathclyde Safety Camera Partnership, which operates the cameras, commented: “Speeding is seen to be a serious hazard on this section of Great Western Road. We are not out to penalise motorists but to deter drivers from speeding and thereby reduce accidents and casualties. There are warning signs in place to alert drivers to the presence of the camera and to curtail their speed.“
Local Councillor Paul Carey said, I am delighted that a mobile camera unit will be tackling speeders in this area, where there has been widespread concern about road safety. Together with the other works being put in place, the safety camera van will highlight to motorists the need to reduce their speed for everyone’s safety.
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