Speed cameras are to be turned back on across Bristol, two years after they were switched off after the government stopped funding the safety camera partnership.
All of Bristol's 26 speed and traffic light cameras were switched off in March 2011; however, city mayor George Ferguson has announced that work will start next year to switch the devices back on.
Despite the absence of cameras, the number of people killed or seriously injured on Bristol roads fell by 7 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011; however, the total number of casualties rose slightly to 1338.
Ferguson said: "While the number of those killed or seriously injured on our roads has reduced recently there are still too many incidents, especially those involving pedestrians and cyclists."
"I have asked officers to start work on preparing speed cameras to be switched back on and boost the number of community speed watch programmes in the city."
Earlier this year, all fixed speed cameras across the West Midlands were switched off and last year it was revealed that all the variable speed cameras on the M25 had been out of use for more than twelve months.
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