New speed patrols will be cropping up later this month on a section of the M4 in Cardiff where thousands of motorists have been clocked travelling at 85mph or higher. On January 24 extra mobile enforcement measures will be starting up between junction 33 and junction 34, following an increase in the number of collisions caused by speeding.
As a result of these accidents multi-agency Wales road casualty reduction partnership GoSafe conducted three speed surveys at different locations of the motorway. These surveys took in a total of 213,372 vehicles and found that 70,713 drivers were exceeding the speed limit - with 6,109 going up to and above 85mph or higher.
GoSafe said it "enforces in the right place, at the right time and for the right reason to encourage compliance with the speed limit and to reduce the risk of collisions, injuries, and fatalities on the roads of Wales." It added, "How and when we deploy cameras depends on the collision history and the road safety concerns at each location."
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Teresa Ciano, GoSafe Partnership Manager, said, "Speed is a major contribution to collisions on our roads and if a collision happens at higher speed, it often means a higher severity which has a devastating impact on families. Introducing enforcement at these locations will improve compliance with the speed limit and help to ensure that people are safer on our roads."
Previous GoSafe attempts to foster more awareness on the roads has previously seen the organisation enlist the support of police, the British Horse Society, Cycling UK and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Subsequent efforts like the Play Your Part campaign have been aimed at encouraging motorists not to use a mobile phone whilst driving, to be more conscious of their surroundings and to leave a safe distance of at least 1.5 metres when overtaking a cyclist or horse rider.
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