EVO Triangle average speed scheme completed as figures show dramatic fall in crashes
A complex project to install SPECS average speed cameras on all sides of the so-called EVO Triangle of roads on the edge of Snowdonia has been completed, as statistics show how the technology has already made a huge difference to road safety. The triangle, made up of stretches of the A5, A543 and B4501 in […]
Motorists praise the effect of average speed cameras on notorious road in Worcestershire
Drivers who use the A449 between Hartlebury and Ombersley have voiced their support for the improvements they have noticed since SPECS average speed cameras were installed on the road. During the past three years in West Mercia, three people have been killed on the 50mph section of the A449 with a further four suffering serious […]
Welsh 50mph environmental enforcement to begin
Motorists exceeding the 50mph speed limits on some of the most polluted roads in Wales could soon receive a letter or fine through their doors. The decision to introduce environmental speed limits to improve air quality levels in five locations across Wales in 2018 was the first of its kind in the UK, which the […]
Average speed cameras considered in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire and York’s first Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner is considering introducing average speed cameras in the county with a view to cutting the number of speeding drivers. The radio station Yorkmix.com reports that Philip Allot has concerns over the current policy of shunning fixed cameras in favour of 12 mobile camera vans, which […]
More than 50,000 sign pro-average speed camera petition
A petition calling for average speed cameras on roads through the New Forest has received 51,903 signatures supporting the idea. Animal owner Sarah Weston started the petition after her four year old pony was run over and killed in the forest. In her post on change.org she explained how her four year old New Forest […]
MPs unite to address road safety issues
Two of South Cumbria’s MPs have joined a meeting with National Highways to discuss how to make the A590 through the county safer. Cumbrian local newspaper The Mail reports how former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and Conservative backbencher Simon Fell attended the Cumbria Better Connected meeting to discuss ideas such as introducing average speed […]
New average speed cameras for Worcestershire
Work is underway to install average speed cameras along a 50mph stretch of the A449 in Worcestershire in a bid to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured. The project on the road between Hartlebury and Ombersley is the first of its kind to operate within the West Mercia Police area. The system […]
Drivers clocked doing over 100 in M6 roadworks
New figures from police in Lancashire have underlined how a small but, frankly, stupid number of people are still ignoring speed limits in roadworks and driving at ludicrous speeds. A 50mph limit is in place on the carriageway north of Preston while a new bridge is installed. The limit is enforced by Jenoptik average speed […]
Jenoptik’s flexible speed enforcement solution underpins new storm safety scheme on the A14 Orwell Bridge
Highways England’s new variable speed limit scheme to allow vehicles to safely travel over Suffolk’s Orwell Bridge more often during storms is being supported by a flexible average speed camera solution from Jenoptik. The scheme involves new electronic signs on the bridge near Ipswich displaying enforceable, changeable driver speed limits, mandating speeds as slow as […]
Speed cameras and cycling and bus priority considered for busy route in Coventry
Transport planners are looking at plans to reduce the amount of traffic on a busy rat run in Coventry, including putting in a dedicated cycle lane and encouraging cars to take a bigger A road alternative by prioritising buses. CoventryLive reports that planners are looking to cut congestion on on Foleshill Road, and are now […]
