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Average-speed camera coverage in UK 'double' in three years Average-speed camera coverage in UK 'doubles' in three years
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The length of the UK road network covered by permanent average speed cameras has more than doubled since 2013, new figures have revealed.The length of the UK road network covered by permanent average speed cameras has more than doubled since 2013, new figures have revealed.
Research, obtained by the BBC's The One Show, found permanent cameras were now positioned in 80 UK sites, covering 263 miles - a distance longer than the M6.Research, obtained by the BBC's The One Show, found permanent cameras were now positioned in 80 UK sites, covering 263 miles - a distance longer than the M6.
The largest increase was in Scotland, where cameras were installed along a 100-mile stretch of the A9, in 2014.The largest increase was in Scotland, where cameras were installed along a 100-mile stretch of the A9, in 2014.
Transport Scotland said the cameras had helped reduce casualties on the road.Transport Scotland said the cameras had helped reduce casualties on the road.
Unlike traditional speed cameras, average speed cameras work by recording the time it takes a vehicle to travel between two positions on the road.Unlike traditional speed cameras, average speed cameras work by recording the time it takes a vehicle to travel between two positions on the road.
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The research, conducted for the RAC Foundation, found the distance covered by the cameras in 2013 was 127 miles.The research, conducted for the RAC Foundation, found the distance covered by the cameras in 2013 was 127 miles.
More than 130 miles of road have been installed since then, it showed.More than 130 miles of road have been installed since then, it showed.
The new data excludes sites where average speed cameras are deployed temporarily, such as to monitor speed limits through motorway roadworks.The new data excludes sites where average speed cameras are deployed temporarily, such as to monitor speed limits through motorway roadworks.
The RAC Foundation said the analysis was the first of its kind.The RAC Foundation said the analysis was the first of its kind.
The cameras now cover 29 miles of the A9, between Dunblane and Perth, and have been installed at intervals on single-carriageway sections of the same road between Perth and Inverness.The cameras now cover 29 miles of the A9, between Dunblane and Perth, and have been installed at intervals on single-carriageway sections of the same road between Perth and Inverness.
The longest stretch in England is now on the A614 Old Rufford Road near Ollerton, in Nottinghamshire - which is 12 miles long.The longest stretch in England is now on the A614 Old Rufford Road near Ollerton, in Nottinghamshire - which is 12 miles long.
Richard Owen, from Road Safety Analytics - which carried out the research - said the cost of introducing the cameras had fallen in recent years, making the devices more appealing for authorities.Richard Owen, from Road Safety Analytics - which carried out the research - said the cost of introducing the cameras had fallen in recent years, making the devices more appealing for authorities.
The cost was now typically about £100,000 per mile, compared with about £1.5m per mile in the early 2000s, he said.The cost was now typically about £100,000 per mile, compared with about £1.5m per mile in the early 2000s, he said.
"Some of the old fixed speed cameras have been around for 25 years and they are based on 35mm film," he added."Some of the old fixed speed cameras have been around for 25 years and they are based on 35mm film," he added.
"They are coming to the end of their life so as they are replaced, they're sometimes getting replaced with average speed camera systems.""They are coming to the end of their life so as they are replaced, they're sometimes getting replaced with average speed camera systems."
'Wrong solution''Wrong solution'
Transport Scotland - which is responsible for managing the £3m scheme on the A9 - says the cameras have led to a fall in the number of those killed on the road.Transport Scotland - which is responsible for managing the £3m scheme on the A9 - says the cameras have led to a fall in the number of those killed on the road.
There were six deaths in the first full year of the project, it said, compared with an average of eight in recent years.There were six deaths in the first full year of the project, it said, compared with an average of eight in recent years.
However, anti-speed camera campaigner Mike Burns said the system was the "wrong solution" and money should instead be spent on turning the whole of the A9 into a dual carriageway.However, anti-speed camera campaigner Mike Burns said the system was the "wrong solution" and money should instead be spent on turning the whole of the A9 into a dual carriageway.
Plans have already been announced to turn 80 miles of single carriageway between Perth and Inverness into dual carriageway by 2025, costing £3bn.Plans have already been announced to turn 80 miles of single carriageway between Perth and Inverness into dual carriageway by 2025, costing £3bn.
Average speed cameras were first introduced in the UK in 2000, on a single four-mile stretch of the A6514, near Nottingham.Average speed cameras were first introduced in the UK in 2000, on a single four-mile stretch of the A6514, near Nottingham.
Almost all the permanent sites deployed since then are in England, with two in Scotland, two in Wales and one in Northern Ireland.Almost all the permanent sites deployed since then are in England, with two in Scotland, two in Wales and one in Northern Ireland.
In March, the House of Commons' Transport Committee recommended further use of average speed cameras on British roads, as they "are generally better received by motorists than traditional fixed speed cameras".In March, the House of Commons' Transport Committee recommended further use of average speed cameras on British roads, as they "are generally better received by motorists than traditional fixed speed cameras".
It said they had "reduce the impression that motorists are unfairly caught out by speed cameras".It said they had "reduce the impression that motorists are unfairly caught out by speed cameras".
For a full report, watch The One Show on BBC One, at 19:00 BST on Tuesday 31 May.For a full report, watch The One Show on BBC One, at 19:00 BST on Tuesday 31 May.