New plan to catch dangerous drivers tearing up West Midlands roads A new agreement has been reached in a bid to make roads safer across the West Midlands Drivers face new UK speed limit being 'strongly enforced' with 'hefty fines' A new deal has been reached to help cut speeding drivers on roads across the West Midlands. The 'Joint Working Agreement' means it will be easier to install new cameras to catch culprits as well bringing a consistent approach to enforcement to the region. ‌ The agreement has been reached by West Midlands Police, seven local authorities, the Police and Crime Commissioner and West Midlands Combined Authority. ‌ READ MORE: Major changes to Birmingham bus timetables set to come into force It's aim is to help the bodies reach their targets to halve the number of deaths and serious injuries on the roads by 2030 to zero by 2040. The new agreement will enable: Article continues below • New cameras to be installed in the places where the risk of death or serious injury on our roads is greatest. • Cameras to be better maintained. • Better use of existing cameras. • Other types of camera enforcement, such as ‘spot cameras’ that use the latest technology to more easily capture images of speeding cars and red-light cameras. • More fines to be issued which leads to more drivers going on speed awareness courses, to encourage more people to stay within the speed limit. The agreement will be discussed by members of the WMCA's Transport Delivery Overview and Scrutiny Committee on May 6. Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, said: "It’s a tragedy that so many lives are lost on our roads each year - the impact on victims’ families is truly heartbreaking. ‌ "Unfortunately, speeding and dangerous driving is blighting our region which is why we are cracking down on those who are determined to use our streets as a racetrack. "By working together in this way, we can bring more offenders to justice while protecting responsible road users from this scourge.” Are you proud to live in Birmingham? ‌ Mat MacDonald, West Midlands Road Safety Commissioner, said: "Average Speed Enforcement is a critical tool in getting the most dangerous drivers off the roads and fostering a better culture of safe and respectful behaviour behind the wheel. "Rolling this technology out will without a doubt prevent collisions, save lives and make journeys less dangerous for everyone who uses our road network. "Communities across the region are crying out for more speed cameras, and now this agreement is in place we will be working hard to ensure our local authorities have the resources they need to make this happen as quickly as possible." ‌ Superintendent Gareth Mason, head of roads policing at West Midlands Police, added: “All parties have worked hard to reach this point with a joint working agreement, this is the start of a reinvigorated partnership with the shared vision and concrete determination to reduce death and serious injury in the West Midlands to zero.” And Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, said: "One of the key priorities in my new Police and Crime Plan is to work with partners to halve the number of people killed and seriously injured on the region’s roads by 2030 and the signing of this agreement will continue this important work. "My plan aims to prevent and tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, including careless, dangerous and reckless driving at excess speed, with the aim of reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured on our roads. Article continues below "It will contribute to making the region’s roads safer for everyone."