§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the operation of speed cameras on the A1 road; and at what vehicle speeds the cameras are triggered on(a) single and (b) dual carriageway sections.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonSince the introduction of speed detection cameras on the A1 on 30 August this year initial monitoring of traffic flows indicates a very encouraging trend. The number of cars exceeding the speed limit has been approximately halved while the number of HGVs exceeding speed limits has dropped by one third.
The police are responsible for the setting of speed detection cameras and their day to day operation. It is not considered to be in the public interest to disclose the threshold speed above which photographs of offending vehicles are taken. Furthermore, these thresholds can be varied at short notice.