Do local traffic cameras save lives?

Traffic camera data for West and South West London

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In an effort to convince motorists that traffic cameras are there to save lives and not raise revenues the Government has published detailed figures on their impact.

These show on a camera by camera basis how effective speed and traffic light cameras have been in reducing serious accidents.

In the table below we have provided data for cameras which you are likely to drive past.

Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said, 'These figures prove that cameras save lives.'

The Association of British Driver accused the government of cherry-picking data in a bid to show that cameras were working.

London (Metropolitan & City) Safety Camera Partnership - Sites and Casualty Data
Sites in operation from full year 2002-03.  Casualty data available for full year 2002-03
Fixed sites, at which cameras are in operation continuously or from time to time
      Basis for site's initial establishment
Site and location Speed limit at location (mph) Established Killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties before and full year after site's initial establishment Personal injury collisions - PIC per km in 3 years prior to site's initial establishment Average annual KSI casualties over 3 years before site's establishment 'After' - KSI casualties (2002-3)
A316 north of Hartington Road 40 18-DEC-1998
1
5
0.3
0
A316 north of Twickenham Bridge 40 06-MAR-1996
1
15
0.3
0
A316 on Twickenham Bridge 40 15-OCT-1992
2
9
1.0
2
A316 southwest of Chiswick Bridge  40 06-MAR-1996
2
9
0.7
0
A4 east of A312 Roundabout junc Hazelmere Ave 40 15-JAN-1997
1
12
0.3
0
A4 Great West Road by Netheravon Road 40 15-OCT-1992
2
12
1.3
0
A4 Great West Road by Penwerris Ave (Osterley br) 40 15-OCT-1992
1
6
0.3
0
A4 Great West Road by Thornbury Avenue (o/s Osterley Ct) 40 15-OCT-1992
1
8
0.3
3
A40 east of Primula Street 40 05-APR-2000
4
15
1.7
1
A40 opposite Long Drive 50 15-JAN-1997
5
17
2.3
0
A40 Western Av east of Swakeleys Road 70 15-OCT-1992
3
22
1.7
0
A40 Western Av o/s the Hoover Building 40 09-MAR-1999
1
6
0.3
0
A40 Western Av west of Kathleen Av 40 15-OCT-1992
5
16
1.7
2
A40 Western Avenue east of Long Drive 50 29-APR-1999
2
10
0.7
1
A40 Western Avenue oposite Lynwood Rd 40 15-OCT-1992
7
18
2.7
0
A40 Western Avenue west of  Lynwood Road 40 06-MAY-1997
4
21
1.3
0
A40 Westway by Bloemfontein Road 40 30-MAR-1994
2
9
0.7
0
A406 east of the Park Royal Onslip 50 01-JUL-1997
3
19
1.0
0
A406 Gunnersbury Av by Manor Gardens 40 15-OCT-1992
6
23
2.0
0
A406 Hanger Lane near Chatsworth Rd 40 15-OCT-1992
7
38
2.7
1
A406 Hanger Lane south of Beaufort Road 40 08-FEB-1999
9
41
3.0
1
A3-West Hill by Dromore Road 30 02-OCT-1995
17
30
8.0
3
A3 Beverley Way near Aboyne Drive 50 21-MAR-1995
2
31
0.7
1
A3 Beverley Way south of Bushey Rd Flyover 50 02-OCT-1995
3
3
1.3
0
A3 Beverley Way south of Huntley Way 50 18-DEC-1998
0
5
0.0
0
A3 east of Robin Hood Roundabout 40 27-MAR-1997
3
12
1.0
1
A3 Kingston Bypass near Fullers Way 50 04-JUN-1998
3
16
1.0
1
A3 Kingston Road nr Alton Road 40 27-MAR-1997
2
8
0.7
0
A3 Roehampton Lane SW15 west of Tibbets Corner 40 24-AUG-1995
7
17
3.0
0
A30 Great Southwest Rd east of Girling Way 50 15-OCT-1992
4
4
1.3
0
A30 Great Southwest Road opp Terminal 4 50 15-OCT-1992
1
2
0.7
0
A312 Hayes Bypass north of Pump Lane 50 04-AUG-1994
5
7
1.7
0
A312 Hayes Bypass sth of Willowtree Lane 50 04-AUG-1994
0
1
0.0
0
A312 Parkway south of M4 J3 Roundabout 50 15-OCT-1992
0
6
0.0
0
A316 Chertsey Rd o/s Winning Post PH 40 15-OCT-1992
1
2
0.3
1
A316 Country Way by Cresswell Road 50 15-OCT-1992
1
1
0.3
0
A316 east of Rosebine Avenue  40 08-JUN-2000
1
6
1.0
2
M4 east of Osterley Lane Overbridge 60 06-AUG-1999
1
2
0.3
0
M4 Elevated Section on Lionel Rd onslip 40 15-OCT-1992
6
20
2.0
0
M4 nr Boston Gdns, start of Elev. Section 40 15-JAN-1997
0
4
0.0
0
M4 west of Grand Union Canal Bridge 60 06-AUG-1999
2
3
0.7
0
M4 west of Junction 3 50 06-AUG-1999
2
18
0.7
1
Red light sites - Traffic lights at which cameras operate continuously or from time to time
A4 Great West Rd / Thornbury Rd n/a 18-DEC-1998
6
30
2.7
0
A316 Great Chertsey Road / Hartington Road n/a 30-MAR-1994
0
5
0.0
1
A316 Great Chertsey Road / Stavely Road n/a 30-MAR-1994
3
8
1.0
2
A4 / Sutton Court Road  n/a 25-OCT-1999
6
39
2.3
1
A4 Great West Rd / Boston Manor Rd n/a 03-MAY-1991
8
40
4.3
3
A4 Great West Rd / Vicarage Farm Road n/a 02-MAR-1994
6
23
2.0
3
A4 / Sutton Lane (SoG test site)  n/a 12-JUL-1995
4
40
1.3
1
A40 Western Avenue / Wales Farm Road n/a 21-JAN-1999
4
24
1.3
1
A406 Hanger Lane / Uxbridge Road n/a 19-OCT-1999
7
55
2.3
1
A40 Western Av / Old Oak Common Lane  n/a 24-AUG-1999
7
35
2.3
6
A40 Westway by Hilary Road n/a 17-NOV-1994
0
6
0.0
1
A316 Lwr Richmond Road by Manor Grove (Marksbury close) n/a 08-NOV-1999
7
11
2.3
0
A3 West Hill / Portinscale Rd  n/a 13-MAR-1996
3
14
1.3
0
A406 Hanger Lane / Queens Drive n/a 02-SEP-1998
4
13
1.3
0
Bishops Bridge Road / Westbourne Terrace  n/a 28-JUN-1999
3
13
1.0
0
Shepherds Bush Green / Uxbridge Rd n/a 08-FEB-1999
8
46
2.7
1
Shepherds Bush Green - Pre Signals n/a 24-NOV-1993
2
14
0.7
0
Roehampton Lane / Clarence Lane n/a 13-MAR-1996
3
16
2.7
0
A4 Talgarth Road / Gliddon Road  n/a 02-SEP-1998
5
24
1.7
1
A4 Talgarth Road / North End Road n/a 27-MAR-2000
17
48
5.7
1
A4 West Cromwell Rd / Warwick Rd n/a 14-MAR-1999
9
34
3.3
4
A316 Lwr Richmond Road / A205 Mortlake rd n/a 11-MAR-1997
0
1
0.0
0
A205 Upr R.mond Rd / Roehampton Ln n/a 04-DEC-1997
8
38
3.3
0
A4 Great West Rd / Wood Lane n/a 01-JUL-1997
1
13
0.3
1
A3 Kingston Road / Roehampton Lane n/a 17-MAY-1995
3
20
1.7
0

June 17, 2004