Arrive Alive was launched by the North Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in October 2001. The aim of the campaign is to make the roads of North Wales safer by encouraging people to keep within the speed limits, reducing collisions and, consequently, reducing the number of people killed and injured.
Who’s involved?
Arrive Alive is a partnership involving all 6 North Wales local authorities, Crown Prosecution Service, Her Majesty’s Courts Service, National Public Health Service for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and North Wales Police.
Which roads are targeted?
All routes within the scheme are analysed and are identified as high-risk roads i.e. roads which have a significant number of collisions and casualties and where speeding is a problem. Fixed or mobile safety cameras will then monitor these roads. There are now 61 routes targeted by the Arrive Alive partnership. All these routes are publicised and signed; all vans and fixed cameras are highly visible and mobile camera locations are publicised on a weekly basis via the local media and this website under the schedule section.
All routes within the scheme are analysed and are identified as high-risk roads i.e. roads which have a significant number of collisions and casualties and where speeding is a problem. Fixed or mobile safety cameras will then monitor these roads. There are now 61 routes targeted by the Arrive Alive partnership. All these routes are publicised and signed; all vans and fixed cameras are highly visible and mobile camera locations are publicised on a weekly basis via the local media and this website under the schedule section.
The programme is not about raising revenue, it’s about saving lives. Careful drivers who adhere to the speed limits will not fund the scheme; those who are caught exceeding the speed limit will not be stopped, but will be notified by post. All monies raised from the campaign can only go to fund additional cameras; members of the partnership cannot use it for any other purpose other than the Arrive Alive safety camera campaign.
It is considered that Arrive Alive guidelines are similar to other guidelines, e.g
Australian Guidelines are:-
Australian Guidelines are:-
MOBILE SPEED CAMERAS MUST NOT BE
* ON a bend in the road
* WITHIN 200m of a change of speed zone
* ON an unsuitable downhill slope (steep enough to make a car in top gear speed up on its own) or within 300m of the bottom of a hill (unless it has a significant speed-related collision record)
* WHERE it might interrupt traffic flow
* ON or near an overpass or facing any elevated adjacent road
* WHERE there is any possibility of a false reading as a result of the camera radar beam reflecting off obstacles, including: polemounted electricity supply transformers; vehicles travelling along service roads; metal signs; Armco road barriers; metal bus stop shelters; public telephone booths; letterboxes; sheet metal garage doors, fences and factory walls; closely spaced iron picket fences and parked vehicles
* WITHIN 200m of a change of speed zone
* ON an unsuitable downhill slope (steep enough to make a car in top gear speed up on its own) or within 300m of the bottom of a hill (unless it has a significant speed-related collision record)
* WHERE it might interrupt traffic flow
* ON or near an overpass or facing any elevated adjacent road
* WHERE there is any possibility of a false reading as a result of the camera radar beam reflecting off obstacles, including: polemounted electricity supply transformers; vehicles travelling along service roads; metal signs; Armco road barriers; metal bus stop shelters; public telephone booths; letterboxes; sheet metal garage doors, fences and factory walls; closely spaced iron picket fences and parked vehicles
THEY MUST BE
* CLEARLY visible, not disguised by signs, logos, breakdown of vehicle, tree branches, lamp posts, rubbish bins or “any other covert means''
* CLEARLY visible, not disguised by signs, logos, breakdown of vehicle, tree branches, lamp posts, rubbish bins or “any other covert means''
Terrorist or camera 'hidden on A55 bridge'?
This picture was taken in July 2014 - the operator had no ID when asked - or refused to show it. He could have been a terrorist on a bridge with a gun? - look at photo. Cars seeing him could have taken evasive action?
A member of the public asked him for his name and ID, he had no numbers or other forms of ID on his black 'Jumper', however it did say the words 'Police Staff' - howver any terrorist could get a jumper with the words Police. The member of the public asked how he could confirm this person was 'The Police', and he said they should phone 101 and tell them he worked at St Asaph. The member of the public did this, however the person answering 101 calls could not give an immediate answer and asked for the member of the public's phone number and contact details.
Rules And Regulations For Speed Cameras
In 2001 the law was changed so that speed cameras had to be painted yellow to ensure visibility. Many other rules were also brought in regarding speed cameras.
The regulations decree that:
- Speed camera housings must be coloured yellow
- Camera housings cannot be obscured, e.g. by trees, bushes or signs
- Cameras must be visible from 60m away in 40mph or less zones and 100m for all other speed limit zones
- Signs warning drivers of an upcoming camera and reminding them of the speed limit must be located within 1km of fixed and mobile camera sites
- Signs must only be placed in areas where camera housings are located or where mobile cameras are in operation
- In order to make them visible, mobile speed camera operators must wearing fluorescent clothing, and their vehicles should be marked with reflective strips
- Camera sites are to be reviewed at least every six months in order to ensure that cameras are adequately visible and signed
All police forces taking part in the netting-off scheme, where the money recouped from speeding fines is put back into setting up more speed cameras in hazardous spots, are bound by the rules above. Non-compliance may result in expulsion from the scheme. If you’re caught by a speed camera which falls short of the rules, however, you will unfortunately not have any defence.
There may be cases where the local authority considers yellow colouring to be inappropriate, for example if it represents an eyesore in a place of outstanding natural beauty, in which case the Safety Camera Netting-off Project Board needs to be consulted.
The Department of Transport (via DOT Circular Roads 1/92) recommends that speed cameras be placed at sites where a large number of speeding accidents occur. Before they are deployed, it should be ascertained whether there are other measures that can be taken beforehand to improve safety (e.g. improving road layout, anti-skid surfacing, improved visibility). ref http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/Road_Traffic_Law/Speed_Cameras
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