The line graphs demonstrate the number of offenders who caught driving at a high speed by speed cameras Britain’s roads and the number of people died in road accidents during a span of eight years after introduction of speed cameras. The tabular data illustrates the outcome of a survey on people’s perspective on speed cameras.
Overall, it is evident that the numbers of rule breakers rose significantly over the years, while road accident fatalities fluctuated slightly. Moreover, majority of people believe that speed cameras installed for income growth.
First and foremost, the number of individuals who exceeded speed limit was 200,000 in the initial years, which increased steadily to around 800,000 by the fifth year. The number showed a drastic rise and peaked at almost 1,600,000 at the end of the final year. However, there were more than 3,000 people who lost their lives in the first years. The figure underwent a fluctuating trend and reached at approximately 3,500 by the end of the period.
Moreover, the survey result revealed that 60% responded that speed cameras did not reduce the number of accidents, and only 32% agreed that they alleviate road incidents, remaining were not sure. Additionally, people opinion about primary reason for speed cameras, a vast majority 71% thought to rose revenue and mere 26% agreed that to improve road safety. Furthermore, about the number of cameras, 58% believe there too many, 19% opine that too few, and 17% were voted for appropriate number and 8% did not know.
