by Alice Scarsi
YouGov poll shows that just over half of the population feels safer with CCTV and speed cameras
A YouGov survey has revealed how split the UK is when it comes to CCTV and speed cameras.
The survey, commissioned for ITV‘s two-part documentary, Car Crash Britain: Caught on Camera, starting tonight at 9pm, has shown that almost half of people surveyed think that CCTV and speed cameras have made roads safer.
According to the representative survey which questioned 1,593 adults, it was revealed that 48 per cent of the British population actually felt safer with speed cameras and CCTV on roads, whilst 34 per cent thought they have had no impact at all. Ten per cent of those surveyed believed they have made the roads more dangerous.
Delving further, details of the survey also revealed that more than a half (54 per cent) of people interviewed felt that cameras have either made no difference to driving standards or have worsened them, whilst 33 per cent thought that they had made a good impact.
The study also showed an opinion divide based on both gender and political persuasion, with 40 per cent of men bearing a grudge against CCTV and speed cameras compared to just a quarter of women.
Meanwhile, potential Liberal Democrat supporters seemed more inclined to think that CCTV and speed cameras made roads safer (55 percent) while only 36 per cent of UKIP supporters were on the same page.
More interestingly, the poll found that 55 per cent of younger drivers between 18 – 24 found cameras to bring improvements to road safety – perhaps suggesting the days of speeding boy racers are numbered.
What do you think? Are close circuit television and speed cameras a necessity or just a pain?
