£800 to catch politicians speeding
Finance Minister Sammy Wilson said the equipment was being installed as part of a traffic calming study being undertaken by DRD Roads Service at a total cost of £800. He outlined the installation in response to an Assembly Question.
The Sentinel recently revealed how twelve per cent of motorists caught speeding by PSNI safety cameras across Northern Ireland last year were detected on just two stretches of road in Londonderry’s Waterside.
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Hide AdLondonderry motorists were caught speeding by PSNI safety cameras on 8,465 separate occasions in 2010/11 - the highest number of motorists caught in any constituency - far outstripping the second highest offender, North Belfast, by 2,364 detections.