SPEED cameras are being credited for more than halving the number of collisions on Cleveland roads during the past three years.
Cleveland Safety Camera Partnership says it has helped to prevent injuries to 366 people.
On camera monitored roads there was an average of 230 injury collisions per year prior to their introduction on April 1, 2000.
That figure has been more than halved to 108 in three years.
Mick Bennett, PR manager, said: "I am encouraged by these figures and hope that this is the start of a culture change in drivers' attitudes towards speed.
"Despite this good news, we can't afford to become complacent as over the three years there were still 326 collisions on these roads resulting in people being hurt."
The reduction is reflected in a report by the Department for Transport showing that Cleveland had the safest roads in England last year.
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