New Speed Management Zone in Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle City Council have recently installed a Speed Measurement Zone on Sandyford Road. The speed limit is 30mph as the road runs beneath a beidge/fly-over. To the best of my knowledge, there have been no fatalities here and this is why this method of speed measurement has been selected over speed cameras.

If you look at the photographs on this page, you'll see the vehicles travelling into the Speed Measurement Zone and braking. Some of the drivers are over the posted (or in this case - unposted) speed limit and are braking to meet the legal limit. Other drivers are under the speed limit at 28mph and 29mph but are braking still.

This "pro-active speed enforcement" is working. Motorists are being alerted of their speed and they are slowing down to meet the speed limit. If this was a speed camera site, drivers would have been snapped for the speed they were travelling. Quick and swift revenue for the government, no education for the motorist.

I think this shows how many motorists are responsible drivers and speed is something which may creep in when driving. By detecting this early and alerting or educating the driver of this, accidents can be avoided, penalty points and fines can be reduced, driver education can prioritised and the implimentation cost of speed cameras can be substantially reduced.