Speed cameras installed on an accident-plagued stretch of road will be operational by the end of this month.

Six units have been positioned in Halifax Road, between Ingrow and Cross Roads.

The cameras have been installed by West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership, in a programme which has seen the machines introduced at around a dozen speed-and-accident blackspots across the county.

Each location has been scrutinised by Department for Transport officials to ensure it meets strict criteria for the siting of cameras.

Philip J Gwynne, head of public affairs for the partnership, said: "The camera warning signs and housings -- the bright yellow boxes at the side of the road -- have been up for some time at these locations, so motorists have had plenty of advance notice that the cameras are coming.

"These are all dangerous stretches of road where innocent people have been killed or seriously hurt. We hope that this knowledge -- and the knowledge that the cameras are now becoming 'live' and monitoring vehicle speeds -- will encourage motorists to check that they're keeping within the speed limit and take that little bit of extra care that can make the difference between safety and tragedy."