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Radars near worksites were particularly effective, snapping 3.5 million drivers, while those installed in cars reported a 26% increase in activity.

Six speed cameras flashed more than 100,000 times each.

But road deaths across France increased 15% in the same period.

鈥淓ven when a car is ever so slightly over the limit, it is caught on camera in France. It doesn鈥檛 do any good,鈥� said Pierre Chasseray of the association 40 Millions d鈥檃utomobilistes. 鈥淭he radars don't catch those who are driving drunk or on drugs, or those on the phone at the wheel.鈥�

But the S茅curit茅 routi猫re said the figures were evidence that the current radar system was effective and working well.

The S茅curit茅 routi猫re says it spends 鈧�3.4 billion on road safety each year.

The Cour des Comptes national auditors said state revenues from speed camera fines rose 11.6% last year alone, pulling in an extra 鈧�131million more than in 2015 to make a total of 鈧�920m.

They pointed out that more than 50% of the money raised was not being spent on its main target, road safety. Of this, 鈧�51m went to local authorities and 鈧�45m to pay off state debts.

"There is inequality between drivers, as some people have technology in their cars that allows them to spot upcoming radars,鈥� says president of the Ligue contre la violence routi猫re, Chantal Perrichon.鈥� She is calling for a ban on radar warning devices in cars.