SPEED campaigners have heralded a dramatic decrease in the number of days hospital beds are tied up by road traffic casualties in Wiltshire.
In the six months from April to September this year, there has been a 33 per cent reduction in hospital bed days of injured road users compared with the same period in 2002.
Saira Khan, communications officer for the Safety Camera Unit, said: "A reduction in road traffic collisions has a direct impact on the NHS freeing up resources.
"The financial burden of a high speed injury collision on the NHS can be as much as £100,000, which is money that can be spent on other treatments, such as hip replacements or delivering babies.
"It is early days to draw any definitive conclusions, but the figures are encouraging and we hope that this downward trend will continue through the winter months."
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