MR Evans (You Say, April 25) suggests money spent on the Safety Camera Partnership's campaign could be better spent on bobbies on the beat.

Regrettably, the letter is a prime example of the misconceptions that are all too common in this valuable area of casualty reduction work.

This money is new money, generated by, and only available because of, the project. Monies collected from speeding fines are paid into the courts and sent to the Lord Chancellor's Department.

The costs involved in operating the cameras, together with directly related educational and administrative activities are then reimbursed.

Over the last three years, on average, 247 people have been killed or seriously injured in Worcestershire and a further 1,030 slightly injured as a direct result of speed-related road collisions.

Our sole objective is to do something to improve this situation by concentrating on the areas where problems are greatest.

We are confident that, as a direct result of this project, there will be people alive and well in the future who would otherwise have been killed or injured.

Viewed from this perspective, this initiative clearly offers tremendous value to the communities it seeks to serve.

HEATHER MEAD,

Communications Manager

Safety Camera Partnership.