Safety Cameras Continue to Deter Speeding on A77

Drivers on the A77 in South Ayrshire are still using a lighter touch on the accelerator, nine months on from the installation of the SPECS average speed camera system.

Figures just released by the Strathclyde Safety Camera Partnership show that the initial drop in excessive speeds has been maintained and there have been just 25 speeding offenders detected by camera during the months of February, March and April. This makes a total of only 74 since August last year.

Chief Inspector Andy Orr commented: “The purpose of the camera system is to deter speeding as part of the overall safety strategy for this road and we are very pleased that the initial drop in excessive speeds following the launch last July has been maintained. Constant monitoring through the SPECS system and other speed measurement equipment on the road shows clearly that nearly all drivers have taken the safety message on board.

“Although it is too early to make proper comparison of the crash history before and after the system was installed, there is an encouraging trend showing that the numbers of both personal injury accidents and serious or fatal injury accidents have fallen compared with the same period over the past three years.”

Jim Gilmour of Amey and spokesperson for the A77 Safety Group said:

“The SPECS average speed camera system is an integral part of the Safety Group’s co-ordinated approach in tackling road safety on the A77. Since the inception of the Group we’ve been working together to implement a range of education, enforcement and engineering measures to continually improve the safety record of this road. Its encouraging to see that the vast majority of road users are clearly respecting the speed limit within the controlled zone, adopting the appropriate speed for the constantly changing nature of this route.”