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4:59pm Wednesday 10th January 2007
SPEED limit signs are being put up next to speed cameras in a bid to clarify confusion over how fast motorists can travel.
The signs are being introduced so that motorists are in no doubt as to how fast they should be going.
And the project is close to being completed, with bosses hoping the scheme leaves motorists with "no excuse" for breaking the limit.
John Davies of the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety, said: "We felt it was important to put signage up close to the cameras so that speed limits were clear.
"There are 292 cameras across the county and we have put signs up next to 95 per cent of them. At the moment, if there is no sign up then the speed camera is not in use."
Hyndburn MP Greg Pope contacted the Partnership last year about the possibility of displaying a road's speed limit on the camera itself, so that drivers could see the warning as they approached the device.
He said: "One of the problems with speed cameras is that it is not always clear what the limit is, especially on roads where it changes quite suddenly.
"It is not always obvious if you are speeding."
Government legislation requires all cameras to be visible and contained in a plain yellow casing with no distracting markers on them, so the new signs are being placed slightly in front of the device.
Mr Davies added: "The signs will be equally as visible as the cameras themselves."
The move is one of a number of measures being introduced by the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety in order to reduce speeding and cut down on the number of accidents on the county's roads.
These include the removal of a controversial speed camera on Whalley Road, Great Harwood, which is being replaced with a flashing warning device that encourages drivers to slow down without resulting in a fine or penalty points.
The sign is being trialled for the next six months to see if it is more effective than the original camera and if it proves a success could result in the devices being phased out across Lancashire.
The siting of the camera on the A680, close to Pendle Road, has caused motorists a number of problems as it is close to the brow of the hill and was introduced at the same time as a reduction in the road's speed limit from 40mph to 30mph.
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