This site contains background information, facts on the number of deaths and injuries, the locations of where the safety cameras will operate and a schedule informing you where they will be and when.

There are also sections that explain the legal process if you get stopped, some advice on how to plan your journey to avoid excessive speeding, an online press office and a discussion forum where you can ask for assistance and discuss the project with others.

We welcome feedback as to how we can improve the service and make your use of the county's road safer and this can be via email or the online forum.

Killing Speed, Saving Lives:

Wiltshire & Swindon Safety Camera Partnership comprising the following organisations:

Wiltshire County Council

Swindon Borough Council

Highways Agency

HM Courts Service

Wiltshire Police

Crown Prosecution Service

NHS

has one simple aim - to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries caused by excessive or abuse of speed. In 2002 there were:

 - 49 fatal crashes in which three children died;
 - 410 serious road traffic accidents that injured 56 children under the age of 17;

There were also

 - 2437 'other injury' accidents.

The campaign has been driven by a partnership comprising WSSCP and The Highways Agency.

The project follows eight successful pilot schemes that achieved remarkable success. 

 - Strathclyde achieved a staggering 67% reduction in death and injuries over a two-year period
 - Lincolnshire was close behind with 62%
 - Cleveland managed an impressive 53%.
 - Between them, the pilot schemes have prevented 280 deaths and serious accidents.

Like previous campaigns involving seat belts and drink driving, the safety cameras project is about raising public awareness and changing attitudes to the dangers of inappropriate and dangerous speeds. We have some of the most picturesque but potentially lethal roads in the UK with 76% of all accidents happening at 47 hot spots.

Not About Income Generation

Contrary to popular belief, the campaign is not about income generation. The WSSCP has invested significant funds and effort into the deployment of safety cameras to improve conditions on the county's roads.

Funds already invested, along with operating costs, can be reclaimed if the project proves it is operating the cameras to achieve the objectives of the partnership. No extra money over and above these costs can be recovered.

Project information is completely in the public domain and the safety cameras team has publicised the list of locations where the mobile safety cameras will be sited and publish a weekly schedule outlining when and where the cameras will be operating. The police camera team operates from highly visible vans with bright, distinctive markings (even during hours of darkness) so alert, safe drivers can easily see them.

The WSSCP has set itself a target of reducing deaths and injuries on our roads by 15% over a three-year period. However, as demonstrated by the pilot projects, a higher success rate is not out of the question.

Furthermore, Government figures reveal that every road traffic accident on a main arterial road costs an approximate £116,000 - on other roads this figure drops to £62,000 - which includes the cost of the emergency services, disruption to traffic, etc. As you can see, there is not only a human cost to road accidents, but also a severe financial penalty that the public has to subsidise.