Seven out of ten want motorists think it’s driver’s responsibility to ensure seat belt compliance
68% of motorists believe drivers should be responsible for ensuring all their passengers wear seatbelts. The RAC has published research released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the law to make seatbelt wearing obligatory. Currently, drivers only have responsibility to make sure they and any children in their vehicles are restrained properly – with […]
3,400 motorists caught on personal cameras in Southwest – video
In a record-breaking year for the road safety initiative Operation Snap, 3,400 motorists in Devon and Cornwall had action taken against them thanks to video footage submitted by members of the public. Dangerous manoeuvres, lethal overtakes, insecure loads and drivers jumping red lights were just some of the offences captured on dashcams, helmet cameras and […]
Compliance will be the key to success for new 20mph limits in Cornwall – Jenoptik
Cornwall County Council is being reminded that signs alone may not deliver the desired benefits of a proposed blanket 20 mile per hour speed limit across all eligible residential roads in the county. As a strong supporter of the ‘20’s Plenty’ and ‘Vision Zero’ campaigns, Timo Thornton, an Account Manager at Jenoptik, is delighted with […]
New Jenoptik average speed cameras for Solihull
Solihull Council has commissioned new Jenoptik average speed enforcement cameras on the A34 Stratford Road in Shirley. Positioned in the 40mph section of the Stratford Road, between the B4102 Marshall Lake Road and the M42 Motorway junctions, the cameras will monitor the speed of vehicles travelling in both directions. Working in partnership with West Midlands […]
Motorist fined for ignoring variable speed limit
In an example of what can happen when people ignore speed limits on smart motorways, a motorist has been told to pay more than £2,000 and been given points on his driving licence after pleading guilty to ignoring a variable speed limit and travelling twice the speed restriction set on the smart motorway in Northamptonshire. […]
Lancashire County Council details new Jenoptik-supplied speed camera installation
Lancashire County Council has announced that the New Year is seeing progress resume on a major project to install average speed cameras on the county’s five highest-risk A-roads. The Safer Road Fund programme is a £7.9m investment to reduce casualties on routes identified by the Department for Transport as the county’s historically most dangerous A-roads. […]
Drivers warned they’ll get points and a fine for ignoring Red X
The Central Motorway Police Group has issued a tweet warning drivers they face punishment for driving under Red X signs on the M6. Officers were dealing with a crash on the motorway near Stafford on Monday 2 January and the signs were closing lanes to allow for recovery. However CMPG Tweeted that more than a […]
Average speed cameras to go live in north west Coventry
Coventry City Council has announced more average speed enforcement cameras will start operating in the city in the coming weeks. Equipment from enforcement firm Jenoptik has been installed on lamp columns along Tamworth Road which will be able to measure the average speed of motorists. The speed cameras will register the average speed of drivers […]
Dangerous manoeuvres banned and enforced at locations across Lancashire
Plans which aim to improve road safety and keep traffic moving at key locations across Lancashire have been approved, with the use of new powers to enforce them. The initiative – which will see Lancashire County Council given new powers to stop drivers attempting dangerous manoeuvres including driving the wrong way down one-way streets – […]
Thousands of drivers get ULEZ fine near McDonald’s drive through
Thousands of drivers may have received £160 fines after visiting a drive-through McDonald’s in south London. London’s Evening Standard newspaper reports that Transport for London has revealed that almost 7,000 drivers who had failed to pay the £12.50-a-day ultra-low emission zone levy had been caught near the Eltham Road branch. The 24-hour restaurant sits just […]