Mobile camera sites were seen to reduce speeding drivers by 18 per cent and stopped 70 per cent of excessively fast vehicles at fixed camera locations. This means that more than 2,500 people are seriously injured or harmed each year, due to speeding. It comes after a drop in driver safety following the pandemic, as research reveals that one in four fatal crashes on UK roads occurs because of speeding. The idea behind unmarked speed camera vans is to encourage consistently safe driving rather than drivers just slowing down for marked vans. READ MORE: Blurton mum's horror after waking up to find herself completely blindÄespite common misconceptions about speed camera warnings, it is not a legal requirement for the police nor local authorities to warn motorists about any cameras up ahead. Road Angel, a speed awareness technology provider, is urging drivers to slow down to the limit, without the incentive of enforcement measures used by police. They are currently being trialled in Northampton to see if they work but could be rolled out to Stoke-on-Trent and the wider West Midlands, reports BirminghamLive. The sneaky 'stealth vans' are normal speed vans re-wrapped in a matte grey, which is much less eye-catching than the usual orange and yellow vans. Motorists are being urged to stick to speed limits as UK police forces trial unmarked speed camera vans.
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