AN average speed enforcement camera is set to be installed on the A435 in Studley due to a high number of speed related crashes.

The camera will be placed from Studley Cricket club, heading south to the junction with the A422, Arrow.

Across Warwickshire, speed cameras are also set to be placed on A446, A426 and A428.

Over a five-year period, 129 personal injury collisions have occurred along these routes.

Chief inspector Faz Chisty on behalf of Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership said: “These four new average speed camera routes are a fantastic boost for people in Warwickshire. 

“Speeding in local communities is one of the main concerns the police are asked to deal with and our data tells us that speed cameras are effective. 

“Most people don’t speed and we are asking the drivers that do to ‘slow down, save lives’ by driving at an appropriate speed within the limit.”

Instead of capturing speed in a single flash, average speed cameras work by recording a vehicle’s speed at the entry and exit points of the route, and then calculating the average speed over the length of the route.

Vehicles are identified through Automatic Number Plate Recognition. 

Cllr Wallace Redford, portfolio holder for road safety said:   “Warwickshire County Council has the primary responsibility for monitoring and improving road safety and making our roads as safe as they can be.

"The Average Speed Enforcement Cameras will not only improve safety and save lives, but also manage traffic flow, which in turn leads to reduced traffic congestion and improved air quality.” 

In Warwickshire, between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020, 39 people were killed and 285 seriously injured in collisions where speed and/or loss of control was recorded as a contributory factor.

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The new safety measures will be installed during the coming months and are expected to be operational by late Summer/ Autumn 2022.