Road safety concerns addressed in North Devon
Councillors from Devon County Council will meet this week to discuss options to improve road safety along the A361 corridor between Barnstaple and Ilfracombe. The North Devon Gazette reports that the meeting tomorrow (Wednesday 8 January) will address persistent speeding issues, particularly at the Strand Lane junction, identified as a significant speeding hotspot in North […]
EXCLUSIVE: Transport Minister reiterates that road safety strategy is guided by industry’s knowledge and experience
The Future of Roads Minister has pledged to publish the first national road safety strategy in more than a decade, saying safer roads underpin each of the government’s guiding missions. Speaking at a Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) event in Parliament, Lilian Greenwood (pictured) said the strategy will deliver “long awaited direction […]
CCTV could be used to monitor school parking in Bristol
CCTV cameras to catch parents parking illegally while dropping their children off at school could be installed across Bristol. ITV X reports that Bristol City Council will meet on today (Thursday 5 December) to decide whether to introduce a trial of Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras across the city. It says a report concluded enforcement […]
Average speed cameras to be installed in Flintshire
Average speed cameras are being installed on the A548 between Llanerch-y-Mor and Mostyn in North Wales. The installation by enforcement and ANPR camera technology provider Jenoptik is part of a collaborative effort to improve road safety between Flintshire County Council and North Wales Police. Funded by Welsh Government, the project aims to tackle speeding and […]
Kent County Council starts enforcement of moving traffic offences
Kent County Council (KCC) has introduced the first moving traffic offences enforcement sites in Ashford to help reduce dangerous manoeuvres, congestion and disruption on the road network. In 2022, the Government announced that local authorities in England outside of London will be able to apply to the Secretary of State for new powers to enforce […]
Warwickshire Police get three new enforcement vans
Warwickshire Police has taken delivery of three new enforcement vans, fitted out with the latest mobile camera technology that will be deployed at over 70 sites across the county. The force says that, as well as using the vans’ visible presence to slow down traffic and educate road users on appropriate legal speeds, the vans […]
Jenoptik speed camera schemes planned for two major roads with history of safety concerns in Lancashire
Plans to install average speed cameras along two major roads in Lancashire which have a history of safety concerns are set to move forward, with the county council thanking residents coming forward in Burnley for helping make it happen. The two schemes – which cost a total of £2.1 million – will see Jenoptik’s SPECS […]
Council approves lay-by for speed camera van
Leeds City Council has approved plans to create a lay-by for speed camera vans along a busy route in the city. The Yorkshire Evening Post says proposals would see the introduction of a police hard-standing area for the purposes of enforcing the speed limit along the A659 Harewood Road as it passes into and through […]
Road safety activities support introduction of Jenoptik red light enforcement in Hull
Hull City Council, Humberside Police and Safer Roads Humber have been undertaking a programme of education and enforcement activity at an East Hull junction to help reduce crashes and improve safety. Earlier this summer, four Jenoptik red light enforcement cameras were installed on the approaches to the Holderness Road and Mount Pleasant junction, using £240,000 […]
New average speed cameras go live by Loch Lomond
New Jenoptik Average speed cameras beside Loch Lomond are now being used for enforcement, after their installation earlier in the summer. The cameras have been installed on a stretch of the A82 between Cameron House and Tarbet. The local newspaper, the Lochside Press a Police spokesperson as saying: “The average speed cameras will be deployed […]
