SPEED cameras have reduced the number of deaths or serious injuries at accident black spots across Cheshire by up to 58%.
But anti-speed camera campaigners have attacked Cheshire Constabulary's new figures as "misleading".
Last night Chief Superintendent Derek Barnett said the force's Cheshire Safety Camera Partnership has saved lives.
He said: "The performance of the Cheshire Safety Camera Partnership continues to deliver safer roads within our communities.
"Reduction in speeds, fewer collisions and fewer casualties have been the result of dedication and hard work by many people in all of the partner agencies.
"As a result there are people alive today who would otherwise have lost their lives or been seriously injured. We will continue to deliver the message that the use of camera technology is a significant part of the overall tactics in protecting the community."
The Annual Report of the camera partnership shows that between April 2003 and March 2005:
* There were 58 people killed or seriously injured at camera sites compared to 137 between April 2001 and March 2003, a 58% reduction.
* There were 103 fewer collisions at camera sites with 331 compared to 434 between 2001 and 2003, a 24% reduction.
* Motorists have dropped their average speed at camera sites by 3-4 mph.
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