The existing average-speed safety camera system on the A10 in North London is to be extended to cover the southern section from Southbury Road to the A406
TfL, working alongside Enfield Council and the Met Police, has extended the average-speed camera system on the A10 to reduce road danger and tackle road-related anti-social behaviour. The new cameras, which cover the southern section from Southbury Road to the A406, support a range of other measures including new lane markings, and an injunction prohibiting ‘car cruising’. TfL is working in partnership with the Metropolitan Police and London boroughs to achieve the Mayor’s goal of eliminating deaths and serious injuries from London’s roads, and tackling speeding is a key part of this.
These measures are supported by local residents and politicians who have been raising concerns about speeding drivers and anti-social road use. In January 2024, Laura Sone-Demetrious was tragically killed by dangerous driving on the A10. Laura’s sister Gina has played a hugely important role calling for more safety measures along the road, and her petition also calls for action at a national level, including a review of sentencing guidelines for those convicted of dangerous driving.
TfL has extended the existing average-speed safety camera system in response to sustained community concern and high levels of extreme speeding, particularly overnight. This replaces the ‘spot speed’ cameras already in place on this stretch of road and ensures a more joined up enforcement approach along both sections of the road. Since average speed cameras were introduced in 2020 on the northern section of the A10 from the M25 to Southbury Road, collisions involving death and serious injury have reduced by over half from seven (2019) to three (2021 and 2022). In 2023 and 2024, there were no collisions involving death, and two collisions involving serious injury at this location.
Lilli Matson, TfL’s Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer, said:
“Working alongside the local borough and the Met we have introduced a range of measures to tackle speeding, car meets, anti-social driving and racing along the A10. Speed camera enforcement is a key part of this, and we are also pleased to see that Enfield Council has now successfully taking its first court enforcement action against ‘car cruising’ meets across the borough. Breaking the speed limit is illegal and dangerous, with devastating consequences across London, and we are determined to ensure that roads are safe for everyone in the capital.”
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