Study begins into New Forest Average Speed Camera effectiveness
A study is getting underway into the potential effectiveness of using average speed cameras to help reduce animal deaths in the New Forest. The BBC reports that Hampshire County Council is to look into the technical, legal and environmental issues of installing cameras on the B3078 Roger Penny Way. More than 50,000 people signed a […]
Panorama links Traffic Police reduction with road death toll
The failure to reduce road deaths over the past decade is being linked to a cut in the number of dedicated traffic police officers. The Press Association reports that BBC’s Panorama today (17 January) has found that there’s been a 15% fall in how many officers are tasked with enforcing road laws full-time since 2016, […]
TfL “targetting a million fines a year”
Transport for London is reportedly set to target one million speeding fines a year, up from the 623,000 prosecutions that have taken place between 2020 and 2021. London’s Evening Standard quotes Simon Ovens, chief superintendent at the Met’s roads and transport policing command, who said TfL has “a clear position to get to a target […]
Stansted Airport uses Videalert CCTV for parking compliance
London Stansted Airport has installed Videalert CCTV enforcement cameras to eliminate the incidence of tailgating as drivers attempt to leave the drop off zones and short term car parks without paying. The cameras were supplied as part of an ongoing contract with NSL, the UK’s leading provider of parking enforcement services, which includes back office processing and […]
SEA installs red light enforcement system at level crossing
Traffic safety and enforcement system provider SEA has completed an installation of its Red Light Safety Enforcement System at a railway level crossing in Greenland Mill, Bradford-on-Avon which it says, as the first RLSE installed in Network Rail’s Western region, will help improve road safety and save lives. SEA’s RLSE is an enforcement system, detecting […]
TfL increases Red Route fines
Transport for London is planning to increase the level of the penalty charge for road contraventions on its Red Routes from £130 to £160. It says drivers who don’t follow the rules put the safety of themselves and other road users at risk and cause disruption and delays on some of the capital’s busiest and […]
Police in London recorded more than 250 e-scooter crashes in first six months of 2021
There are more question marks about the safety of e-scooters with new figures showing that the Metropolitan Police logged 258 crashes involving private vehicles in the first six months of last year. ITV news reports that the Metropolitan Police data was obtained by Labour’s London Assembly policing and crime spokesman Unmesh Desai, who said the […]
Tyne Tunnel appeals process criticised in parliament
The new free flow tolling solution at the Tyne Tunnel in Newcastle is facing criticism over inconsistencies with how appeals against fines are handled. Drivers are fined £60 for not paying the £1.90 fare, although they say it depends who you speak to as to whether your appeal is upheld. A petition calling for changes […]
Independent research proves the lifesaving value of Jenoptik SPECS average speed enforcement
New analysis of road collision statistics by the independent transport safety and road user behaviour consultancy Agilysis, shows that average speed cameras have contributed to casualty reduction by halving the number of crashes, where someone was either killed or seriously injured. In real terms, these figures equate to the UK benefiting from a reduction of […]
Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police secure £67,000 road safety funding
A West Yorkshire Police operation that has dealt with thousands of dangerous drivers in Leeds has been extended for another 12 months, thanks to a commitment of £67,000 in funding from Leeds City Council. Operation SPARC (Supporting Partnership Action to Reduce Road Casualties) was developed in partnership with West Yorkshire Police (Leeds District) in response […]
