Deputy calls for roadside speed cameras

Tuesday 18 April 2017

The Deputy of St Ouen has joined calls for the introduction of roadside speed cameras.

In a written question in today's States Assembly, Deputy Richard Renouf is asking Home Affairs Minister Deputy Kristina Moore whether camera evidence can be used in Parish Hall enquiries, and, if not, whether she will be changing the law.

Deputy Renouf is hoping to hear if any steps has been taken to change the law and make the evidence produced by roadside cameras sufficient for prosecution.

He told Express: "I would like to see this go ahead. If we chose to have roadside cameras, it would be nice and easy. We wouldn't need an officer to necessarily be there to corroborate the evidence. The main problem in Jersey at the moment is that courts won't accept the records from the cameras as evidence."

Pictured: Deputy Richard Renouf's full question to the Home Affairs Minister, Deputy Kristina Moore.

The St Ouen Deputy said that parishioners' enquiries prompted him to raise the issue. "The Five Mile Road is a hotspot for speeders but we also have a lot of straight roads around the parish where people don't slow down and put their foot down on the accelerator. It causes worry to the people who live and shop in those areas. There are more and more people using the roads and everyone needs to be careful about their speed." 

Although he's pushing for the implementation of roadside cameras, which he believes would be helpful in detecting speeders, Deputy Renouf does not necessarily want them everywhere. 

He explained: "We don't need them at every junction - that would be too intrusive. We only need to install them in appropriate places."