About Safecam

Safecam - formerly known as the Safe Camera Partnership - is an integral part of a multi-agency initiative to reduce deaths and injuries on the roads of Avon and Somerset.

It is responsible for the enforcement of speed limits and red traffic lights using camera technology.

Safecam also collects and analyses speed and collision data to identify roads where camera enforcement would bring a measurable reduction in casualties.

Safety cameras have proved extremely successful in reducing traffic speeds and casualties in Avon and Somerset over recent years.

To maximise their effectiveness, safety cameras have been integrated into the wider road safety process and are now being used, in conjunction with other initiatives, to ensure that local road safety partnerships have a full range of measures to tackle all potential road safety issues.

The original Safety Camera Partnership for Avon and Somerset was launched in April 2002 and was responsible directly to the Department for Transport (DfT). Money raised from speeding fines could only be spent on the installation and operation of cameras and enforcement.

This scheme ended on March 31 2007 and cameras are now controlled locally - with money from central funds available to finance local safety schemes and education programmes.

This has given local authorities and their partners greater freedom and flexibility to implement what ever locally agreed mix of road safety measures will make the greatest contribution to reducing road casualties in their area.

Two road safety partnerships have been formed in Avon and Somerset.

The West of England Road Safety Partnership covers Bristol City, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, while the Somerset Road Safety Partnership is responsible for the Somerset County Council area.

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