Speed cameras added and upgraded on Devon roads

Adrian Leisk, head of road safety at Devon and Cornwall Police, said speed cameras protect road users

More speed cameras have been added to roads across Devon while other existing cameras have been upgraded, according to the county council.

A spokesperson said the new cameras have been placed in areas where data suggests a higher number of road traffic injuries and collisions are happening.

They will also be used to catch drivers who do not stop at red lights.

Adrian Leisk, head of road safety at Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "Speed enforcement is there to protect road users and keep people safe by ensuring motorists adhere to speed limits."

'Collision clusters'

He added: "Safety cameras are always installed in collaboration with local authorities and partner agencies and locations are selected based on collision history or where significant concerns have been raised by a community."

Five of the new speed cameras have been installed in Exeter, with two on Bridge Road and one on Alphington Road, said the Local Democracy Reporting Services (LDRS).

Another pair have been installed on Topsham Road at its junction with Barrack Road and another at the Burnthouse Lane junction.

The Topsham Road camera has been put in to enforce red light violations while the Barrack Road one is a new location following a review of what a council spokesperson called "collision clusters".

Plans are in place to install one more camera on the A379, near Newcourt Way junction in Exeter, on a stretch of Old Rydon Lane down to Ikea.

The upgrades are being carried out by Devon and Cornwall Vision Zero South West, a collaboration by Devon County Council and Devon & Cornwall Police.