City's speed cameras to be moved

Both speed cameras on Coventry's ring road are to be taken down.

The cameras, at Ringway Swanswell and Ringway St Nicholas, were installed 10 years ago on the city centre road, which has a 40mph speed limit.

West Midlands Casualty Reduction Partnership says they are not visible and should be in a better location.

The ring road is one of several sites in the West Midlands which fail to meet guidelines that state cameras must be visible from at least 60m away.

The partnership which is made up of police, council officers and road safety experts, says speed cameras need to be visible from a distance to remind motorists to slow down.

The group will take the cameras down in two weeks, although alternative sites have not yet been decided.

The partnership wants to move the cameras to other areas in Coventry where there have been speed-related accidents.

The ring road will be monitored once the cameras have been moved to see if there is a change in drivers' speeds and the number of accidents.