French speeding camera high efficiency for the government income of 700000000 euros a year

French speeding camera high efficiency for the government income of 700000000 euros a year
French highway speeding camera is very efficient, installed the first since 2003, road crash deaths halved, the camera is also the " gold suction machine ", a year for the government to bring hundreds of millions of speeding fines.
The French government is expected in 2012, speeding camera can record 700000000 euro revenue. At the same time, the highway designated " radar " setting since 2003, road deaths dropped by half.
The French national auto crimes Management Bureau data show, speeding fines revenue since 2007 nearly doubled. 2007 is the 362000000 euro. At the same time, the French national road safety department data show, France road crash deaths reduced substantially, to 7655 in 2002, 3963 in 2011.
The French authorities say, reduce the mortality is initially installed speed camera 's primary purpose, but speeding fines increase state income is also the good result. Repair and upgrade speed photography annual cost about two hundred million euros.
The first half of 2012 speeding fines revenue rose 20%. For speeding case why increased, Paris " echo " quoted an expert as saying, over the past 10 months since the French drivers seem to put their own drive level reduces. The expert said, the May presidential election may also have a relationship, because drivers may expect the new president may have amnesty measures, including reduced traffic violation penalties.
However, speeding fines income rises, another important reason is probably the speed camera has increased in recent years. In 2008 France has 1400 fixed camera, before the end of 2012 could increase to more than 2200. In addition, the whole of France has 933 mobile radar installation, and since 2009 659 traffic cameras.
Another new measures, France and neighboring Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland reached an agreement, the Three Kingdoms of motorists in France was caught speeding, and French fined.