According to the BBC [1]: "Robert Gifford, director of a road safety charity, told BBC Radio Five Live the current system failed to root out drivers prone to breaking rules."

Safe Speed says that that's quite an admission. It points to the failure of speed cameras and modern policy to identify risky drivers.

Paul Smith, founder of SafeSpeed.org.uk, said: "Mr Gifford has been a leading speed camera proponent. It's extremely interesting to hear him say that the policy has failed to 'root out drivers prone to breaking rules'."

"What good can speed camera prosecutions be if they don't single out those prone to breaking rules?"

"Of course, another problem is that 'rules compliance' isn't the proper measure of a safe driver. If it was, road safety would be easy. Instead road safety is a complex matter of individual risk management. We could write a million rules, obey them perfectly, and still fail to observe someone stepping into the road ahead."

"What's really happening here is that we're seeing the first glimmering admissions that road safety policy has failed catastrophically. Perhaps it's time to stop listening to those who are involved in the failure? Department for Transport is primarily responsible. It is institutionally incapable of understanding the process of safe driving, and requires radical restructuring."