Safe Speed

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Safe Speed's logo, a roundel with the group's initials. SafeSpeedLogo.png
Safe Speed's logo, a roundel with the group's initials.

Safe Speed was a United Kingdom-based pressure group that campaigned against speed cameras, claiming that it did so on the grounds of road safety.

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History

The organisation was started in 2001 by Paul Smith, a former computer electronics engineer, which ran from Smith's home in Scotland. Following Smith's death in 2007 [1] the campaign was taken over by his partner Claire Armstrong.

Criticism

There have been few formal studies evaluating the claims made by Safe Speed:

References

  1. "Safe Speed founder Paul Smith dies". Motor Cycle News.
  2. "Paul Smith and Safe Speed - the Self-Exposure of a Crank". Monbiot.com.
  3. "The Anti-Social Bastards in Our Midst". Monbiot.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Speed Cameras". Which?: 18. October 2004.

Further reading