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As winter arrives, bringing with it bad weather and darker evenings, speed related crashes on our roads increase. To combat this problem the Safety Camera Partnership will be undertaking more enforcement at existing safety camera sites across the county.

To help further reduce death and injury the Partnership's mobile safety camera vans will be out at their current sites for longer including evenings when statistics show that crashes are more likely to happen especially at this time of year. Live fixed camera units will also be moved about the county more regularly - currently one in four fixed cameras are live.

Nearly a quarter of all crashes at safety camera sites happen in November and December with most occurring between 2pm and midnight.

Rachel Wall Communications Manager for the Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership said: "Since July 2002 there has been a 58.3% reduction in deaths and serious injuries at camera sites, which is excellent news. However, more crashes occur during the winter months and we are therefore urging motorists to adjust their driving to suit such demanding conditions. The Partnership is also making sure that its enforcement continues throughout the dark evenings and during poor weather when collisions are more frequent.

"Our mobile camera vans are working extra hours throughout December and will be enforcing during the night, at weekends and on Bank Holidays.

"We would like to make sure that all motorists are aware that we are stepping up our current enforcement so that they can slow down and avoid a speeding fine of £60 and three points on their licence."

As always all camera locations are listed on the Partnership website www.kmscp.org, the cameras are highly visible, signed with black and white camera symbols and a tolerance level of 10% plus 2mph is on force before prosecution.