The Treasury could pocket 20 million a year in extra fines once the country's speed camera network is expanded. Motoring organizations warned that the ____1____ could become a poll tax on wheels', ____2____ huge number of drivers. There could be many more incidents of vandalism ____3____ cameras.The warnings came ____4____ a Daily Mail survey found almost all the 23 police forces in England and Wales were either ____5____ to expansion plans or considering ____6____ . Nationwide, the number of speeding tickets is expected to treble, ____7____ 90 million a year. ____8____ the scheme, police keep some of the cash from fines to ____9____ the costs of fitting and maintaining extra cameras and ____10____ that existing ones always have film in them. The rest will go to the Treasury. Both Ministers and police insist the scheme is aimed ____11____ at making roads safer. They point to trials in eight areas which cut collisions by a quarter and deaths and serious injuries by ____12____ a half. But motoring organizations fear cameras will be sited on relatively safe ____13____ fast stretches to catch as many drivers as possible. Some forces are also expected to ____14____ the"threshold"speeds at which cameras are ____15____ to the absolute legal minimum-15 mph in a 10 mph limit, and 26 mph in a 20 mph zone. This could encourage drivers to stare at their speedometers instead of concentrating on the road, and ____16____ to more accidents. Sue Nicholson, head of campaigns at the RAC, said, "We don't have a problem with speed cameras ____17____ . But we do have concerns about ____18____ they are sited. Police risk losing credibility ____19____ motorists if cameras are seen as revenue-raising ____20____ safety devices."
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