RESIDENTS in Monmouthshire fought for years for a speed camera to be installed at an accident blackspot.
It followed a series of accidents culminating in the death of milkwoman Gwynneth Phillips who was killed in a three-car crash on the A465 near Pandy in October 2002.
Eventually mobile cameras were regularly sited on the road and the speed limit reduced from 60mph to 40mph.
County councillor Bob Wilcox, member for Crucorney, took part in the speed camera campaign.
He told the Argus the cameras had made a definite difference to speeds and accidents.
He said: "It's a small village, if a mobile camera catches people speeding then word soon gets around and people stop speeding.
"The presence of cameras reassures people and makes them feel safer.
"They are a good idea."
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