HE spots 10,000 tailgaters in two weeks
Almost 10,000 vehicles have been caught tailgating in the first two weeks of new cameras being tested to clamp down on the offence. Highways England and police have joined forces to tackle the offence which is a factor in around one in eight casualties on England’s motorways and major A roads. Soon, motorists caught tailgating can expect to receive […]
Lorry driver caught playing solitaire as he used Dartford crossing
A lorry driver’s been fined after being spotted playing solitaire while he drove at the Dartford Crossing. Kent Police’s roads unit tweeted that patrol bikes had spotted the situation and pulled the driver over. It included an image of the offence (pictured). The image also appears to show a mobile phone besides the laptop mouse. […]
Traffic monitor stolen in Gwent
A traffic monitoring device has been stolen from a lamppost in the Welsh town of Ebbw Vale. The equipment, which is owned by the Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership GoSafe, was installed on Tuesday 29 September and was due to be collected on Wednesday 7 October, but the device had been removed from the lamppost […]
Welsh Government to give Councils powers to crack down on Pavement Parking
Ministers in Wales are backing the recommendations of an independent expert group to give councils additional civil enforcement powers to fine what they call problem parkers. The Welsh Pavement Parking Taskforce rejected the outright ban being pursued in Scotland, which is set to take five years to implement, calling it “overly slow and complex”. Instead it […]
BANES deploys Videalert electric mobile enforcement vehicle
Bath and North East Somerset Council is extending its Videalert CCTV enforcement platform by deploying a new electric mobile enforcement vehicle. The multi-tasking vehicle will be used to enforce a wide range of civil traffic contraventions including digital resident parking permit zones, keep clears outside schools, bus stops and bus lanes. It will also help […]
Cycling violation fines nearly halve in London
New figures suggest that the number of cyclists punished in London for breaking rules such as riding through a red light or on the pavement fell by more than 43% in the first six months of the year. The Times reports that 1,825 cyclists faced enforcement action by police, compared to 6,500 in the whole […]
Northumbria Police increase speed camera site list
Speed enforcement in Northumbria is being widened to take in many streets not previously eligible for camera van deployment. The local police force says Operation Modero is in response to resident complaints in the county, meaning residents who have concerns that speeding is taking place in their community will be able to contact the Force […]
Northants proposing bus lane “crack down”
Enforcement officials in Northamptonshire are pledging to crack down on vehicles illegally using bus lanes in order to improve journey times for bus users. The County Council proposal centres on reliable journey times for bus travel as a way of encouraging people to start using buses and reducing car volumes and congestion. The council’s Cabinet […]
Claims speed cameras are placed to make money, not save lives
The body which overseas the police and fire services has called for more human enforcement on the roads, and claimed cameras can be put in places to raise money rather than where they would reduce accidents. In a new report, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services say that despite the high […]
Cameras installed at level crossings to catch dangerous drivers
Network Rail’s announced it’s installing cameras at 13 level crossings on the part of the network used by Greater Anglia in order to catch people trying to cross tracks once warning lights have started flashing. The red light safety enforcement cameras are used to identify vehicles that fail to stop at level crossings and capture […]