Seatbelt, speed and phone camera catches 2,000 in a week
More than 2,000 people in Devon and Cornwall have been caught speeding, using mobile phones while driving and not wearing seatbelts – in just one week. The Vision Zero South West road safety partnership has released the figures following a week of action to mark the national Brake Road Safety week. Throughout the week (Nov […]
Enforcement of M4 50mph scheme starts today
The Welsh Government is warning motorists exceeding the 50mph speed limits between junctions 24-28 on the M4 that they could be fined from today. This is the final stage of a phased approach that the Welsh Government has taken to improve air quality on some of the most polluted roads across Wales, as well as […]
130 areas of Scotland could get 20 mph limits
A council in Scotland is looking to introduce a blanket 20 mile per hour speed limit on roads in its villages and towns. The Press and Journal newspaper reports Transport Scotland has asked Highland Council to be its pilot local authority for a national 20 mph speed limit plan. Highland Council has already delivered the […]
Unmarked HGV ‘supercabs’ to patrol M25 in bid to reduce road collisions
National Highways has again teamed up with Police forces across the South East in a fresh bid to improve road safety on one of the most important routes in the region. During Operation Orbital, police forces will use National Highway’s unmarked HGV “supercabs” to patrol the M25 and record drivers of all types of vehicles […]
M4 cameras to start leading to fines
Speed cameras on the M4 in South Wales will start issuing fines this month, more than a year after they were installed. The BBC reports the cameras cover the 50mph stretch of road around Newport, but drivers have escaped prosecution up to now. The Welsh government has set a date for the cameras to start […]
Bus gets a ticket for driving in bus lane
A bus company in Yorkshire has been fined after one of its buses was captured picking up passengers at a bus stop. The BBC reports that the single-decker Connexions bus, which operates in West and North Yorkshire, was said to have driven in a bus lane on York Road in Leeds in October. It quotes […]
TfGM criticised for inactive speed cameras
Greater Manchester’s speed cameras have been criticised for “falling behind” after it was revealed more than a hundred cameras are inactive. The Oldham Times reports Local councillor Howard Sykes, who sits on Greater Manchester’s transport Committee criticised the situation saying, “Speed cameras are put in place for a very good reason. Not only do they […]
Plymouth’s road safety enhanced by new Jenoptik speed camera installations
There’s a major change in the thinking behind getting people to stick to 20 mile per hour speed limits as a city turns from engineering solutions to technology. Traditionally the thinking among traffic engineers and the police is that 20 mph-limit roads should be managed using interventions such as speed humps and traffic islands, but […]
Edinburgh parking pricing criticised as fines can be cheaper than charges
Edinburgh’s transport convener is warning that Scottish Government rules means it is cheaper for motorists to accept a fine than pay the parking fee in some parts of the city. The Edinburgh Evening News says Scott Arthur has accused the government of a “massive slap in the face” to law-abiding motorists after it refused his […]
Safer and greener roadworks improved by enhanced Jenoptik enforcement solution
The traffic enforcement specialist Jenoptik has developed a series of enhancements to its temporary speed camera enforcement which means more sites can be monitored through an innovative, environmentally friendly power solution. In the last 20 years, Jenoptik has delivered 500 Temporary Automated Speed Cameras At Roadworks (TASCAR) schemes which use its SPECS average speed cameras […]