New average speed cameras to go live on 'highest risk' Lancashire roads as timetable set
The Safer Road Fund programme is being carried out as part of a £7.9m investment to reduce casualties on five major routes identified by the Department for Transport as the county's historically most dangerous A-roads. Cameras are now in place along the A581 from Rufford to Euxton, where work started in August 2022.
READ MORE: Highway Code changes to mobile phone and electric charging point rules you need to be aware of Average speed cameras work by reading the number plate of passing vehicles and calculating a driver's average speed over a known length of road within the same speed limit. As a result, drivers maintain a steady average speed rather than just slowing down when they see a traditional fixed or spot speed camera, delivering safer and smoother traffic flows.
County Councillor Rupert Swarbrick, cabinet member for highways and transport, said: "We have received funding from the Department for Transport to install more average speed cameras in Lancashire as part of a national programme aimed at improving safety along the 50 most dangerous stretches of A-roads in England.
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