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Welcome to Lothian & Borders Safety Camera Partnership

Lothian and Borders Safety Camera Partnership was set up in 2003 to reduce collisions on our roads. Since then this aim has not changed. It is estimated that every year that 1,000 people lose their lives due to speeding. If we can reduce the speeds that cars and motorbikes travel at we can reduce the amount of collisions and most importantly save lives. The Partnership is made up of Lothian and Borders Police, the City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Borders Council, West Lothian Council, Transport Scotland, NHS Lothian, NHS Borders, Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Ambulance Service. All dedicated to the same aim of reducing collisions. To reduce speeds we use safety cameras at areas where there is a history of collisions and speeding. We can not just enforce speed limits where we want, we must meet strict criteria laid down by the Scottish Safety Camera Programme Office. Safety cameras have been in the Lothians and Borders since 1993, the first ones were in the Scottish Borders on the A1. More safety cameras went live on the A697 in 1996 and the A68 in 1999. These cameras were installed by the then Scottish Office. In Edinburgh the first fixed cameras were operational in 1994 and more were installed when the Partnership started in 2003. We use a mix of fixed cameras, mobile cameras and cameras situated at traffic lights to deter motorist from running red lights. To find out more about the cameras we use go to cameras.

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