Insurance association calls for average speed cameras, tougher penalties to curb dangerous driving

Insurance association calls for average speed cameras, tougher penalties to curb dangerous driving

The Insurance Association Malta on Thursday called for the introduction of average speed cameras and stiffer penalties for repeat offenders to thwart drivers from using Malta's roads as "race tracks".

While welcoming a drop of 10,000 speeding fines over the past year, the IAM cautioned that the decrease did not necessarily reflect safer driving behaviour. Instead, many motorists may simply be slowing down when approaching fixed speed cameras before accelerating again once past them.

Published on maltaindependent on 12th February 2026

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