I AGREE that we should all have more of a say in where our hard-earned cash goes. Yet I am alarmed that Michael Dunn (Letters, January 1) actually appears more upset with the fact that organisations are trying to reduce speeding motorists on our roads and assumes that if you are victim of any other crime you will not be dealt with.

I would like to advise on the fact that one third of all collisions in the UK are speed-related and in our region alone this is much worse.

Since the year 2000, on average, 682 people each year were either killed or seriously injured and 3,630 people suffered minor injuries due to speed-related collisions on the roads in West Mercia Constabulary area.

In fact this is such a serious concern that a Safety Camera Partnership has been set up involving councils, police, magistrates courts service and the six NHS primary care trusts based in our area, their aim being to reduce the unacceptable and avoidable deaths and injuries occurring on our roads.

Mr Dunn calls this a war on the motorist. I would have thought if fellow motorists were to adhere to speed restrictions then clearly there would be no need for this.

I am disgusted that there are concerns regarding money as opposed to human life, after one of our colleagues was killed and two seriously injured during their work to fight crime recently, and who knows how many people lost their lives over the Christmas period in road traffic collisions.

MRS K EVANS

Police officer's wife

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