In the major new book "Scared to Death", launching today, Christopher Booker and Dr Richard North reveal 'the anatomy of a very dangerous phenomenon'. The phenomenon is the modern scare story - case after case is examined where little more than fear has resulted in extremely expensive and ineffective policy changes.

Chapter ten deals with modern road safety policy and provides substantial support for the analysis that the Safe Speed road safety campaign has been providing for over 6 years.

Paul Smith, founder of SafeSpeed.org.uk, said: "It's an interesting and important book and I recommend it to all - especially Department for Transport- perhaps it will help them to understand where they went so horribly wrong."

"It is perfectly clear that modern road safety policy founded on speed cameras has failed and this book puts forward some of Safe Speed's evidence in a very clear and compelling way."

"Speed camera policy is revealed to be a billion pound red herring that has actually cost lives by distracting everyone from much more important safety factors."

"It's almost five years since I realised that speed camera policy wasn't just ineffective - it was actually dangerous. During those five years everything I predicted has come true - and is revealed in the book."