Campaigners welcome speed camera installed on danger road

A fixed speed camera has begun enforcing the 30mph speed limit on Brediland Road almost three years after a pedestrian was killed.

- EDEL KENEALY

The camera - situated 50 metres north of the junction with Inverkar Drive - came into formal use on Monday following a campaign to improve safety on the road.

Local residents, elected representatives, as well as Renfrewshire Council, had appealed to Police Scotland Safety Cameras to install a camera on the road following issues around poor driver behaviour - with speeding being their number one concern.

The new camera will not only detect speed but also capture those who are distracted via mobile phones and other in-car equipment, whether it is hands free or not.

It will also pick up on people not wearing a seatbelt.

This will, police chiefs say, influence driver behaviour in the area and hopefully prevent any future tragedies on the route.

Yesterday, Alan Bowater, area manager for the West Safety Camera Unit, said: “Most people aren’t aware that the placing of a speed camera is in response to someone having been injured or killed at the location as a result of speeding.

“Excess speed is recognised as one of the most significant factors in fatal collisions.