Kinneagh-Kilcullen is speed camera target

When the new speed camera systems roll out from next Monday, one of the local areas which will be targeted by the privately operated vans is the stretch from Kinneagh Cross to Kilcullen, writes Brian Byrne.

That's according to the Garda website which shows the various stretches of road around the country where the vans are to be deployed.

Both the Garda Traffic Division and the Road Safety Authoritiy have emphasised that the vans are to be used in areas known to be traffic safety black spots, particularly where there have been injuries and fatalities. They strenuously deny that the speed cameras will be used as a revenue-gathering exercise.

However, according to the RSA's own website, no collisions of any kind have been reported on the Kinneagh-Kilcullen stretch of road between 2006/2008 (the latest figures which they make available).

Am I missing something?

(Meanwhile, as a commentary on whether speed cameras actually have any effect on fatality figures, this story on Irish Car+Travel is worth looking at; go all the way through to the Australian link.)