Nick King backs calls for review of Dorset Speed Cameras

Campaigner calls for review of Dorset Speed Cameras

Nick King, Conservative Candidate for Mid Dorset and North Poole and member of Dorset Police Authority has added his voice to calls for a review of the use of speed cameras across the county.

Backing Conservative plans announced this week for a blueprint to improve safety and cut congestion on Dorset’s Roads.

The new blueprint for a Conservative government includes:

· Improving safety by switching from installing new fixed speed cameras to alternative safety measures, such as Vehicle Activated Signs and better education.

· Scrapping Labour’s unaccountable speed camera quangos and publishing full details of the revenue raised from each existing individual camera.

· Setting clearer rules on the timing of traffic lights, to address concerns about traffic lights settings being covertly changed by highways authorities to keep them constantly on red.

· Cracking down on rogue wheel clampers, which is a particular problem on private land.

· Freeing councils to pilot innovative schemes, like ‘turn left on red’ for cyclists.

· Cutting the congestion caused by road works and motorway closures following accidents.

Nick said: “Just getting around has become a daily grind for many Dorset people. Law-abiding drivers have to avoid endless road works, cash-extorting rogue clampers and speed cameras installed to raise money rather than improve safety.

“Conservatives will take the practical, common sense measures that are needed to tackle the congestion that is costing Dorset’s economy millions. We need more openness and accountability on decisions that affect people’s lives. Greater use should be made of technology like Vehicle Activated Signs to cut speeding. It’s time for change to get our area moving, and I’m backing calls to review the current policy.