Statistics from the UK show a substantial reduction in excessive speeding and road accidents within a 0.5 km radius of fixed-post cameras. They also show that over the period 1992 to 2000, cameras installed in urban areas reduced pedestrian fatalities by over 50% and road fatalities by 44%. At fixed camera locations in the UK, there was a 44% reduction in speed related accidents, a 21% reduction in all accidents and an 8% reduction in fatal and serious accidents. The average speed came down by 4.7 mph, the number of vehicles exceeding speed limits was reduced by 81% and the numbers of vehicles massively exceeding speed limits – by 15 mph or more – were reduced by 97%. In the UK, safety cameras also played a part in detecting 289 crimes in addition to their key role in reducing road accidents and casualties.