Latvia says effectiveness of speed cameras impossible to deny

According to the Road Traffic Safety Directorate in Latvia, 16 speed cameras that are currently installed on various roads in the country have contributed greatly to improving traffic safety and another 24 cameras will be installed this year. In some locations where many serious traffic accidents were previously recorded, there have been no more accidents with fatalities since the installation of speed cameras, which the Road Traffic Safety Directorate says proves once again that speed cameras are very e
April 14, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
According to the Road Traffic Safety Directorate in Latvia, 16 speed cameras that are currently installed on various roads in the country have contributed greatly to improving traffic safety and another 24 cameras will be installed this year.

In some locations where many serious traffic accidents were previously recorded, there have been no more accidents with fatalities since the installation of speed cameras, which the Road Traffic Safety Directorate says proves once again that speed cameras are very efficient at enforcing traffic safety rules.

In total, 100 speed cameras are to be set up across Latvia and preparations have been carried out for the installation of 24 new cameras, said the Road Traffic Safety Directorate's head Andris Lukstins.

European Union reports claim that Latvia had one of the highest numbers of road fatalities in the EU last year. Preliminary statistical data indicates that the number of fatalities per one million residents in Latvia was 94 in 2015, which is still a reduction compared to 2014, when the number of fatalities on roads was 106 per million residents.
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