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| Cameras 'to catch 20mph speeders' | Cameras 'to catch 20mph speeders' |
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| Drivers breaking 20mph limits could be caught by new speed cameras if the government accepts advisors' proposals. | |
| Local authorities are keen to introduce the cameras, a report by the government's advisors on transport safety says. | Local authorities are keen to introduce the cameras, a report by the government's advisors on transport safety says. |
| The devices measure a driver's speed over a certain distance and should be a priority for the Home Office, it says. | The devices measure a driver's speed over a certain distance and should be a priority for the Home Office, it says. |
| The report also argues for more 20mph zones in built up areas and a target to cut road deaths by half. | The report also argues for more 20mph zones in built up areas and a target to cut road deaths by half. |
| Early approval | Early approval |
| The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (Pacts) said the devices need Home Office approval and priority should be given for this to happen. | The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (Pacts) said the devices need Home Office approval and priority should be given for this to happen. |
| The report, called Beyond 2010 - a holistic approach to road safety in Great Britain, also recommends that all new residential developments should be subject to a "pint of milk test". | The report, called Beyond 2010 - a holistic approach to road safety in Great Britain, also recommends that all new residential developments should be subject to a "pint of milk test". |
| This is whether a resident can reach a shop to buy a pint of milk in under 10 minutes without using a vehicle. | This is whether a resident can reach a shop to buy a pint of milk in under 10 minutes without using a vehicle. |
| There are currently around 3,200 road deaths annually, compared to more than 7,000 a year in the 1960s. | There are currently around 3,200 road deaths annually, compared to more than 7,000 a year in the 1960s. |
| Deaths preventable | Deaths preventable |
| This improvement is due to a number of factors including seatbelts, improved car design, the breathalyser and traffic-calming measures. | This improvement is due to a number of factors including seatbelts, improved car design, the breathalyser and traffic-calming measures. |
| The government has a target of reducing deaths and serious injuries on the roads by 40% by 2010 compared with the average figure for the mid-1990s. | The government has a target of reducing deaths and serious injuries on the roads by 40% by 2010 compared with the average figure for the mid-1990s. |
| Pacts' executive director Robert Gifford said: "Improving road safety is not an academic exercise. Deaths on our roads are preventable occurrences where society could and should do more to prevent them. | Pacts' executive director Robert Gifford said: "Improving road safety is not an academic exercise. Deaths on our roads are preventable occurrences where society could and should do more to prevent them. |
| "Every year, the inhabitants of a town the size of Nottingham or Belfast are killed or injured on our roads. This report highlights the actions that need to be taken to reduce this level of death and injury." | "Every year, the inhabitants of a town the size of Nottingham or Belfast are killed or injured on our roads. This report highlights the actions that need to be taken to reduce this level of death and injury." |