Police chief's attack
Jun 16 2004 By Neil Mckay, The Journal
Chief's figures
Mr Garvin said his figures show that in 2002 there were 1,900 accidents on the road in his force area, which covers the whole of County Durham and Darlington.
Of those, less than 3pc, or one in 35, were caused by speeding. He added that the force target in County Durham, of reducing road accidents by 40pc by 2010, is "on target to achieve by 2006."
Northumbria Police advocate the use of fixed speed cameras and points to the success of reducing accidents on the notorious A1 Stannington bypass south of Morpeth. There is currently a 50mph limit while a major road safety scheme is constructed. A spokesman said : "When the roadworks there are completed and the limit is increased to 70mph we will remove the cameras."
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