They have warned drivers
The UK's first speed camera was installed in 1991 and was introduced to ensure motorists stayed within the legal driving limits to preserve people's safety. A study from the London School of Economics conducted between 1992 and 2016 estimated that speed cameras reduced deaths from road accidents by 58 per cent to 68 per cent.
One of the common myths the AA identified was the belief that drivers can fool the speed calculations on an average speed camera network by changing lanes. The AA explained: "While older speed cameras could have been 'tricked', more advanced cameras now use multiple sets of cameras at each point to track all the lanes and compare average speeds."
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Another type is the average speed camera - which records the speed that drivers are travelling at on different points over a length of road. This means drivers are unable to just slow down as they approach the camera and there is no limit to how long an average speed camera network can be — as the SpeedSpike average speed cameras can fit into a network of up to 1,000 separate cameras.
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