Suffered a personal injury in a non-fault car accident? We can help you win compensation
If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to rile the majority of drivers, it’s the speed camera.
Springing up with ever-increasing frequency at the sides of our roads, these devices of modernday masterdom are certain to provoke a range of varying opinions and emotions. Some people agree with them; afterall, are they not supposed to prevent car accidents and save lives? Some feel that they are unnecessary, unfair and unjust, just another symptom of the ‘big brother’ culture in which we now live.
And some people simply want to blow them up.
It’s true; police worldwide have reported incidents of speed cameras being set on fire, shot at, stolen (yes, stolen) and blown up with various explosives. Some particularly fervent activists have even gone so far as to set up vigilante groups, attempting to bring about the end of speed camera use through vandalism and a variety of other less than legal means.
But why is there such opposition to speed cameras from some sections of society? The Australian population actually seems to have a generally high level of support for their use, and this has been attributed to openness, publicity and communication, thus lessening concerns that the scheme was a revenue-raising exercise for the authorities.
As a result, Australian authorities have reported a drop in the number of car accident-related deaths since the adoption of cameras.
Do speed cameras prevent car accidents?
So if speed cameras can help to prevent car accidents, and many people still refuse to acknowledge that they do, it is a wonder why they are so vehemently opposed. The reason for this opposition lies in the fact that some feel speed cameras are simply a money-making tool used by the government and the police to fill up the coffers.
Government ministers refute this allegation and point to the latest facts, backed up by the results of a recent review of more than 4,000 cameras over a four year period:
- Deaths and serious injuries at camera sites have been cut by 42%
- There has been a 32% reduction in the number of children killed or seriously injured at camera sites
- The number of pedestrians killed or seriously injured at camera sites has fallen by 29%
These facts look to be fairly conclusive and clearly demonstrate that car accidents and personal injuries can sometimes be prevented by the use of speed cameras. Any method of preventing car accidents and road deaths can only be a good thing, and with a bit of give-and-take from both sides of the divide, hopefully the future will be somewhat brighter for the much-hated speed camera.
Have you suffered as a result of a non-fault car accident?
Despite the attempts of the speed camera and the safe driving for which they crave, car accidents do happen, often through no fault of your own. If you’ve been unlucky enough to suffer a personal injury as a result of a non-fault driving accident, you could be in a position to make a compensation claim.
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